SAT Through Time
The Vanishing 100 Points
Based on
Sean Trende's thread
, July 2026 — drag the year handle to feel the recalibration
Fixed ability level
99th percentile
50th (median)
75th
90th
99th (top 1%)
Score trajectory for a fixed ability, 1990–2025
Verbal
Math
Total
Columbia Rate
Verbal (out of 800)
Math (out of 800)
Total (out of 1600)
Columbia admission rate
Score a friend
Score a friend
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Their era
Before 2010 (pre-second recalibration)
After 2010 (post-second recalibration)
Their year
Their raw total score
Find today's equivalent
Equivalent score
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Year-by-year conversion (current ability)
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Year
Verbal
Math
Total
Columbia %
Perfect scores
SAT Through Time
The Vanishing 100 Points
1600
1000
400
1990
1997
2005
2013
2025
1995 verbal recalibration
2010s second recalibration
A 1991 1450
=
A 2025 1550
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