Is a 2290 on the SAT good?

Question

Well.... on my PSAT I had received a score of 1980. I was a bit reserved about my score. When I received my SAT score; 2290. It was a minor improvement from my PSAT score although, I was mildly ashamed of the slight augmentation. Should I be proud? Is this score satisfactory? Ivy league possibly? Staten Island student

Answer 1

Do you have to brag about your good, although not astounding SAT scores so unsubtly? Just feeling like answering a question with a question.

Answer 2

This SAT score means that you scored better than 99.59% of test takers.



Total Percentile: 99.59%

Male Percentile: 99.51%

Female Percentile: 99.65%



In 2006, 848 students scored 2290 on the SAT. There were 1,376,745 test takers in 2006. (Meaning, you did pretty good!)



A 2290 translates into an old SAT score (before the writing section was added) of 1510 out of 1600.



Here are the ranges for some colleges (ivy especially):



Harvard University (2100-2380)

Princeton University (2080-2360)

Yale University (2080-2370)

California Institute of Technology (2150-2350)

Dartmouth College (2020-2320)

University of Chicago (1980-2295)

Brown University (1990-2290)

Columbia University (1990-2290)

Duke University (1990-2290)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2040-2310)

Stanford University (2000-2310)

Georgetown University (1950-2235)

Tufts University (2010-2230)

University of Notre Dame (1930-2230)

University of Pennsylvania (1990-2270)

Washington University in St Louis (2055-2295)

College of William and Mary (1870-2160)

Northwestern University (1980-2250)

Vanderbilt University (1940-2210)

Brandeis University (1890-2190)

Swarthmore College (2040-2300)

Amherst College (2000-2290)

Harvey Mudd College (2110-2320)

Reed College (1960-2200)

Williams College (1980-2280)

Carleton College (1960-2220)

Haverford College (1940-2240)

Oberlin College (1880-2190)

Wellesley College (1960-2210)

Wesleyan University (1930-2210)

Barnard College (1910-2170)

Bowdoin College (1950-2200)

Grinnell College (1875-2190)

Middlebury College (1900-2220)

Scripps College (1920-2160)

Vassar College (1950-2190)

Washington and Lee University (1960-2190)

Macalester College (1870-2160)

Colby College (1910-2150)