A 1340 on the SAT is in the 89th percentile among recent SAT users — a above average SAT score. An above-average SAT score that can fit the reported ranges at many four-year universities.
Compare this score with college target ranges →
Percentile source: College Board SAT-user percentiles.
Use each college's middle-50% range to decide.
Submit when the score is competitive for that school. Consider a retake when it falls below the reported range and your section results show a repeatable path to improvement.
Section scores are reported in 10-point increments. One valid, balanced planning split for a 1340 is:
You can model different section splits using the free SAT score calculator.
At each of these colleges, a 1340 falls inside the current published middle-50% SAT range of enrolled students:
These are comparison starting points, not admission predictions. Testing policies and score ranges change, and colleges also consider grades, course rigor, essays, activities, and institutional priorities.
Lock down the medium-difficulty questions you are still missing and start breaking into harder content consistently.
Start by taking a full-length SAT practice module and logging which question types you miss. Then drill those exact skills in the SAT question bank.
Priority: Push both sections into the hard-module range. This is the range where missed medium questions are expensive. Your job is to make the first module automatic enough that you reach the harder second module consistently.
| If your next report shows... | Do this before retesting |
|---|---|
| Math is lower than Reading and Writing by 40+ points | Run two Math domain drills, then a timed Math module. |
| Reading and Writing is lower by 40+ points | Split practice between Standard English Conventions and evidence/inference drills. |
| Both sections are balanced but below target | Alternate full timed modules with narrow review sets from the bank. |
| Most misses are careless or from rushing | Add a checkpoint plan and practice leaving two minutes for flagged questions. |
One valid balanced 1340 split is 670 in Reading & Writing and 670 in Math. Other combinations work if each section is a 10-point score between 200 and 800 and the two sections add to 1340.
College Board's current SAT-user table places a 1340 in the 89th percentile. SAT-user percentiles compare you with students who took the SAT in the most recent three graduating classes.
A 1340 falls inside the current published middle-50% SAT range at schools such as Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, The University of the South, Drexel University. Use those ranges as starting points — a 1340 alone cannot predict admission.
Lock down the medium-difficulty questions you are still missing and start breaking into harder content consistently.
A 1340 does not map to one fixed missed-question count. SAT scoring depends on question difficulty, adaptive routing, and equating, so use the detailed score report for the actual test instead of estimating misses from the total.
Use each college's middle-50% range to decide. Submit when the score is competitive for that school. Consider a retake when it falls below the reported range and your section results show a repeatable path to improvement.