 |
|
| Type | Paper-based and computer-based standardized test |
|---|---|
| Administrator | ACT, Inc. |
| Skills tested | English, math, reading, science (optional), writing (optional). [1] |
| Purpose | Undergraduate admissions (mostly in the US and Canadian universities or colleges). |
| Year started | 1959; 66 years ago (1959) |
| Duration | English: 35 minutes, Math: 50 minutes, Reading: 40 minutes, Optional science test: 40 minutes, Optional writing test: 40 minutes. Total: 2 hours and 5 minutes (excluding optional sections and breaks).[1] |
| Score range | Composite score: 1 to 36, Subscore (for each of the four subject areas): 1 to 36. (All in 1-point increments.)[2] Optional Writing Score: 2 to 12. (Sum of two graders’ scoring from 1-6) |
| Offered | US and Canada: 7 times a year.[3] Other countries: 5 times a year.[4] |
| Regions | Worldwide[5][6] |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers |  Over 1.37 million high school graduates in the class of 2024[7] |
| Prerequisites | No official prerequisite. Intended for high school students. Fluency in English assumed. |
| Fee | Without writing or science: US$65.00 as of 2025[update]. Science add-on: US$4.00 as of 2025[update]. Writing add-on: US$25.00 as of 2025[update]. [8] Outside US: $125.50 surcharge and $6.00 surcharge for science add-on as of 2025[update] in addition to the above amounts.[9] (Fee waivers are available for 11th or 12th grade students who are US citizens or testing in the US or US territories, and have demonstrated financial need.[10]) |
| Used by | Colleges or universities offering undergraduate programs (mostly in the US and Canada). |
| Website | www.act.org |
|
|
| Type | Paper-based and computer-based standardized test |
|---|---|
| Administrator | ACT, Inc. |
| Skills tested | English, math, reading, science (optional), writing (optional). [1] |
| Purpose | Undergraduate admissions (mostly in the US and Canadian universities or colleges). |
| Year started | 1959; 66 years ago (1959) |
| Duration | English: 35 minutes, Math: 50 minutes, Reading: 40 minutes, Optional science test: 40 minutes, Optional writing test: 40 minutes. Total: 2 hours and 5 minutes (excluding optional sections and breaks).[1] |
| Score range | Composite score: 1 to 36, Subscore (for each of the four subject areas): 1 to 36. (All in 1-point increments.)[2] Optional Writing Score: 2 to 12. (Sum of two graders’ scoring from 1-6) |
| Offered | US and Canada: 7 times a year.[3] Other countries: 5 times a year.[4] |
| Regions | Worldwide[5][6] |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers | Over 1.37 million high school graduates in the class of 2024[7] |
| Prerequisites | No official prerequisite. Intended for high school students. Fluency in English assumed. |
| Fee | Without writing or science: US$65.00 as of 2025[update]. Science add-on: US$4.00 as of 2025[update]. Writing add-on: US$25.00 as of 2025[update]. [8] Outside US: $125.50 surcharge and $6.00 surcharge for science add-on as of 2025[update] in addition to the above amounts.[9] (Fee waivers are available for 11th or 12th grade students who are US citizens or testing in the US or US territories, and have demonstrated financial need.[10]) |
| Used by | Colleges or universities offering undergraduate programs (mostly in the US and Canada). |
| Website | www.act.org |
