Elon Musk has not publicly disclosed his official SAT score, and no verified record of his exact score is available from official sources. However, it has been widely reported in reputable biographies and media outlets, including Ashlee Vance’s authorized biography Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, that Musk achieved a near perfect score on the SAT.
According to these accounts, Musk scored 1580 out of 1600 on the SAT, which was the maximum possible score under the pre 2005 SAT format that consisted of only two sections: Math and Verbal. A score of 1580 placed him in the top percentile of test takers nationwide and contributed to his acceptance to the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned degrees in physics and economics.
While this figure is frequently cited in credible publications, it has not been officially confirmed by Musk himself. As with many personal academic records, the exact score remains part of well documented public reporting rather than a formally verified document.