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| Type | Paper-based and computer-based standardized test |
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| Developer / administrator | ACT, Inc. |
| Knowledge / skills tested | English, math, reading, science, writing (optional). |
| Purpose | Undergraduate admissions (mostly in the US and Canadian universities or colleges). |
| Year started | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
| Duration | English: 45 minutes, Math: 60 minutes, Reading: 35 minutes, Science: 35 minutes, Non-Graded Test: 20 minutes, Optional writing test: 40 minutes. Total: 3 hours and 55 minutes (excluding breaks).[1] |
| Score / grade 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] |
| Countries / regions | Worldwide[5][6] |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers |  Over 1.38 million high school graduates in the class of 2023[7] |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | No official prerequisite. Intended for high school students. Fluency in English assumed. |
| Fee | Without writing: US$63.00 as of 2022[update]. With writing: US$88.00 as of 2022[update]. Outside US: $108.50 surcharge as of 2021[update] in addition to the above amounts.[8] (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.[9]) |
| Scores / grades used by | Colleges or universities offering undergraduate programs (mostly in the US and Canada). |
| Website | www.act.org |
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| Type | Paper-based and computer-based standardized test |
|---|---|
| Developer / administrator | ACT, Inc. |
| Knowledge / skills tested | English, math, reading, science, writing (optional). |
| Purpose | Undergraduate admissions (mostly in the US and Canadian universities or colleges). |
| Year started | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) |
| Duration | English: 45 minutes, Math: 60 minutes, Reading: 35 minutes, Science: 35 minutes, Non-Graded Test: 20 minutes, Optional writing test: 40 minutes. Total: 3 hours and 55 minutes (excluding breaks).[1] |
| Score / grade 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] |
| Countries / regions | Worldwide[5][6] |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers | Over 1.38 million high school graduates in the class of 2023[7] |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | No official prerequisite. Intended for high school students. Fluency in English assumed. |
| Fee | Without writing: US$63.00 as of 2022[update]. With writing: US$88.00 as of 2022[update]. Outside US: $108.50 surcharge as of 2021[update] in addition to the above amounts.[8] (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.[9]) |
| Scores / grades used by | Colleges or universities offering undergraduate programs (mostly in the US and Canada). |
| Website | www.act.org |
