Recent national research on the validity of the SAT shows that students with higher SAT scores are more likely to earn higher grades in college, and that SAT scores add about 15% more predictive power above high school grade point average (HSGPA) to estimate students' college performance (Westrick, Marini, Young, Ng, Shmueli, & Shaw, 2019). While this large sample included international students attending U.S. higher education institutions, it did not allow for an understanding of how well the SAT predicts college outcomes specifically for international students. The current study is the first analysis of the validity of the redesigned SAT and HSGPA to predict first year college performance for international students attending U.S. institutions. Results showed that SAT scores are strongly predictive of first-year GPA for international students. Also, on average, SAT scores add 44% more predictive power above HSGPA alone to understand how a student will perform in the first year, compared to 15% in the full sample. This is likely because the HSGPA holds a less clear and consistent meaning across students coming from different countries and educational systems outside the U.S., which elevates the utility and value of SAT scores, and the college readiness information conveyed within, to inform enrollmentrelated decisions for international students.