What your ACCUPLACER score means
Pick the test and type your score. See its College Board band and what it places into at four colleges that publish their charts.
College Board score band
241 to 250
College level at 1 of the 4 listed colleges that place with this test.
- Minnesota State colleges and universities: College-level Statistics with a self-reported high school GPA of 2.7 or higher.
- Palm Beach State College: MAT0056 (Advanced Developmental Algebra).
- Western Kentucky University: MATH 109/112 or MATH 115/116/123.
- Harford Community College: A pre-college math course, Math 020 to Math 025 by score.
Where college level starts
The lowest score each college lists for a college-level course, read on its own page on 13 October 2026.
| College | Reading | Writing | QAS | AAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State colleges and universities (Minnesota) | 250 or higher | Not listed | 255 or higher | 240 or higher |
| Palm Beach State College (Florida) | 256 or higher | 253 or higher | 276 or higher | 250 or higher |
| Western Kentucky University (Kentucky) | 250 or higher | 250 or higher | 250 or higher | Not listed |
| Harford Community College (Maryland) | 263 or higher | 263 or higher | 263 or higher | Not listed |
Minnesota State also places students at 236 in Reading with a high school GPA of 2.5, into College Algebra at 240 in AAF with a GPA of 2.7, and into Statistics at 245 in QAS with a GPA of 2.7.
College Board's score bands
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, QAS and AAF are each scored from 200 to 300. College Board groups scores into seven bands: 200 to 220, 221 to 230, 231 to 240, 241 to 250, 251 to 260, 261 to 270, 271 to 300. It does not set a pass mark: each college sets its own placement scores. College Board: understand my ACCUPLACER scores; College Board: setting course placement scores.
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Questions people ask
What is a passing score on the ACCUPLACER?
There is none. College Board scores each test from 200 to 300 and leaves placement to colleges. Each college sets the score for each course; among the four listed here, college level starts between 240 and 276.
What is a good ACCUPLACER score?
One at or above your college's score for the course you want. At Western Kentucky University that is 250 in Reading, Writing and QAS; at Palm Beach State College, College Algebra needs a QAS score of 276.
What do the ACCUPLACER score bands mean?
College Board groups scores into seven bands, from 200 to 220 up to 271 to 300, and publishes a statement of what a student in each band can usually do. Your college's placement scores decide your course.
Do colleges look at anything besides my ACCUPLACER score?
Some do. Minnesota State and Western Kentucky University also place students by high school GPA, and Minnesota State accepts lower ACCUPLACER scores with a GPA of 2.5 for reading or 2.7 for math.