You’ll usually get your SAT scores about 2 weeks after your test date, with scores starting to roll out around 8 a.m. Eastern Time on the scheduled release day.

Quick Scoop: How long until SAT scores come out?

For the new digital SAT, the pattern is pretty consistent.

  • Scores are typically released 13–14 days after your test date for weekend SATs.
  • On the release day, scores begin appearing around 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).
  • Not everyone gets scores at the exact same minute; they roll out in batches throughout the day , often between about 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET.
  • You’ll see them by logging into your College Board account (or BigFuture School app) once they are posted.

Think of it like a slow “score wave”: the official date is set, the first big wave hits around early morning ET, and the rest of the batches fill in over the next several hours.

Recent and upcoming dates (example)

For the 2025–2026 testing year, public schedules show the same ~2‑week gap:

SAT Test Date Score Release Date Gap (Days)
Dec 6, 2025 Dec 19, 2025 13 days
Mar 14, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 13 days
May 2, 2026 May 15, 2026 13 days
Jun 6, 2026 Jun 19–22, 2026 (varies by source) 13–16 days
These align with official and prep-site schedules for the 2025–2026 cycle.

If you’re waiting right now

Use this little checklist:

  1. Count about 13–14 days from your test date to estimate your score day.
  1. On that date, start checking around 8 a.m. ET (adjust for your time zone; for example, that’s about 5:30 p.m. in India).
  1. If scores aren’t there in the morning, don’t panic; many students only see them later in the afternoon or evening.
  1. Make sure you can log in to your College Board account and that your test is correctly linked, because account issues can delay when you see scores even after they’re released.

“SAT scores are about to come in 4 minutes!” – posts like this pop up on forums right before the main 8 a.m. ET wave, which shows how tightly people watch that release window.

TL;DR

  • Plan on ~2 weeks after test day for SAT scores.
  • Expect the first big drop around 8 a.m. ET on the scheduled date, with more batches through the day.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.