A 1040 on the Digital SAT is in approximately the 40th percentile — a near average SAT score. A Digital SAT score near the national average. Many open-admission and regional universities will consider you.
Most students who score a 1040 are relatively balanced between the two Digital SAT sections. A typical split looks like this:
You can model different section splits using the free Digital SAT score calculator.
A 1040 SAT score is in range at schools including:
Note: College admissions consider GPA, essays, extracurriculars, and course rigor in addition to your SAT score. A 1040 is one data point in a holistic file.
Focus on the easier half of each module. Getting every easy and medium question right is the fastest way to add 100+ points.
Start by taking a full-length Digital SAT practice module and logging which question types you miss. Then drill those exact skills in the SAT question bank.
A balanced 1040 usually comes from roughly 520 in Reading & Writing and 520 in Math, but you can lean 20–40 points either direction and still land at 1040.
A 1040 on the Digital SAT is roughly the 40th percentile nationally, meaning you scored higher than about 40% of test takers.
A 1040 is competitive at schools such as University of Kentucky, San Diego State, Washington State. Many more schools are reachable depending on your GPA and application.
Focus on the easier half of each module. Getting every easy and medium question right is the fastest way to add 100+ points.
A 1040 typically corresponds to roughly 37 missed questions across the Digital SAT, but the adaptive module routing means exact counts vary.