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For Parents/Guardians: Viewing Scattergrams

Scattergrams are visual tools that show past college admissions outcomes based on previous students' GPAs and SAT/ACT scores. They help provide insight into potential acceptance chances but are not a guaranteed predictor of admission.

Important notes before diving in:

  • Scattergrams are only available if your student is linked to a high school using Scoir.
  • A student will only appear as a data point if they have both a GPA and an ACT or SAT score in their profile. This may impact students applying test-optional.
  • Scattergram settings vary by high school, which may affect the data you can see.

If you’re not yet linked to your student or their high school, follow these steps to get connected.

Related article: Why can't parents see Scattergrams, Surveys, and other Scoir features?

How do I view Scattergrams?

You can view scattergrams from a College Profile or from your student's profile. You can also access scattergrams anywhere on Scoir where you see the symbol (includes Predictive Chances) or the symbol.

Related resource: For Parents: View and simulate your student’s Predictive Chances

📱Scattergram data is also available on the Scoir mobile app!

Can’t see Scattergrams? This could be due to a few reasons: you may no longer have current students at the school (like parents of alumni), your account isn’t linked to your student’s school yet, or your high school doesn’t share this data in Scoir.

Check out this help article for more information, and share it with your student’s counselor for further assistance: Why can't parents see Scattergrams, Surveys, and other Scoir features?

If your student’s school has granted access to Predictive Chances, the button may instead say View Admission Intelligence.

Viewing scattergrams from a college profile

  1. Begin by searching for a college whose scattergram you'd like to see. See here for further step by step directions on searching for colleges in Scoir.
  2. Once you've selected a college, you'll be taken to it's profile page.
  3. Once there, choose Admissions and then View Scattergram
  4. If you have multiple students, use the dropdown in the top right to select the student whose scattergram you'd like to view

Viewing Scattergrams from a Student's Profile

  1. View your student's profile by clicking on the Profile tab at the top and choosing your student from the list that appears.


  1. Go to the Colleges and Applications option on the left side and select Scattergram.

  1. On the Scattergram page, you will be able to toggle between scattergrams for any college you have suggested to your student, as well as any college your student is Following, Applying to, or has Applied to. The purple star will indicate your student's position on the scattergram in relation to historical admission data from the student's school.
When viewing your student's scattergram, if they don't have SAT or ACT scores, we will use their NMSQT scores (or PSAT10 scores if NMSQT scores are unavailable) along with their GPA to plot their position.

  1. Use the scattergram tools to adjust the display of the data presented with filters, listed below:
    Scattergram filters
  • Toggle between Unweighted and Weighted GPA
Please note: The high school controls the GPA values shown, and the Class Range that users can see. All users will not be able to toggle between values if they are not being shared by the high school.
  • Change the Class Year Range
  • Toggle display of the Acceptance Heatmap
  • Filter data by Application type
  • Use the Superscore filter to select whether to plot data points using the highest single test scores or superscores. A checkmark will indicate when the superscore is being used.

Keep in mind that when you navigate to a different school, the filters will be reset.


  1. Click on a data point to see more information, such as their acceptance status, GPA, and test score(s).
Point details on a scattergram

  1. Switch between a plot view and table view by using the icons in the upper right corner to see additional data such as Test Optional.
  • In the table view, click on the column headers to easily sort the data.

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