ACT Score Calculator – Section & Composite
Enter your correct answers for each section to see your live scaled scores, composite score, and national percentile.
Section Scores
How to Use the ACT Score Calculator
Get a comprehensive analysis of your ACT performance by simply entering the number of questions you answered correctly.
Enter Correct Answers
For each of the four ACT sections (English, Math, Reading, Science), input the number of questions you got right.
View Live Scores
The dashboard updates instantly. You'll see your scaled score (1-36) for each section as you type.
Analyze Your Composite
The tool calculates your final composite score and visualizes your performance on a bell curve, along with a strategic insight.
Understanding Your ACT Score
Your ACT score is more than just one number. It's composed of four section scores that average together to create your final composite score.
- Four Section Scores: You receive a score from 1 to 36 on each of the four multiple-choice sections: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science.
- The Composite Score: This is the most important number. It's the average of your four section scores, rounded to the nearest whole number. This is the main score that colleges look at.
What is a "Raw Score"?
Your raw score is simply the number of questions you answered correctly in a section. The ACT does not penalize for wrong answers. Our calculator takes your raw scores and converts them into the scaled scores (1-36) that appear on your official report.
What is a "Good" ACT Score?
A "good" score depends on your goals. Our calculator provides an insight to help you understand your competitiveness relative to national averages.
Good (21-24)
A score in this range is above the national average, making you a solid candidate for many state universities and other colleges.
Strong (25-30)
This score range makes you a competitive applicant for more selective universities and can open doors to significant scholarship opportunities.
Excellent (31-36)
Scores in this top tier make you a highly competitive applicant for the most selective universities in the country, including Ivy League schools.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get quick answers to common questions about the ACT and our score calculator.
Is the score conversion the same for every ACT test?
No. Similar to the SAT, the ACT uses a process called "equating" to adjust the raw-to-scaled score conversion for each test date. This accounts for minor differences in difficulty. Our calculator uses a representative conversion that provides a very accurate estimate, but your official score might vary by a point.
Do colleges care about individual section scores?
Yes, they do. While the composite score is the main focus, section scores provide important context. A competitive engineering program, for example, will want to see very high scores in the Math and Science sections. A top liberal arts college might place more emphasis on the English and Reading scores.
What is "Superscoring"?
Superscoring is a policy used by many colleges where they take your highest section scores from all the times you've taken the ACT and combine them to create your best possible composite score. For example, if you got a 32 in English on your first test and a 34 in Math on your second test, a superscoring college would use both of those high scores for their evaluation.