Introduction
What is ACT about?
- The ACT Test is a standardized test that measures a high school student’s academic skills and readiness for college by testing an individual knowledge.
- ACT tests your English, math, science, and writing skills. It was created using extensive research into expected high school abilities and necessary college expectations. It is all about setting you up for success in college.
- ACT is a test offered by a nonprofit organization, with the same name, ACT (American College Testing). This test is seen as one of the two major standard tests used in the United States for admission into colleges.
- The ACT test is also often taken by students in the US to determine whether they are "ready for college". Sometimes, regardless of whether they are going to college or not, states and individual school districts require all high school students to take the ACT, using it to assess the students' learning and/or the performance of schools. It is used a standard of determining the academic performance and/or excellence of individual students, or schools at large.
Scores
When available, your scores are posted online and accessed using your secure ACT web account. Scores are processed and added each week, so keep checking in if you can’t see yours yet. Viewing your scores online does not speed up reporting.
Please note: Customer Care cannot provide your scores by phone, email, chat, or fax.
- Multiple-choice scores are normally available within two weeks after each national test date, but it can sometimes take up to eight weeks.
- Writing scores are normally available about two weeks after your multiple-choice scores.
| National test dates | Multiple-choice scores first posted online |
|---|---|
| September 14, 2019 | September 24 - November 8, 2019 |
| October 26, 2019 | November 12 - December 30, 2019 |
| December 14, 2019 | December 26, 2019 - February 7, 2020 |
| February 8, 2020 | February 25 - April 3, 2020 |
| April 4, 2020 | April 14 - May 29, 2020 |
| June 13, 2020 | June 23 - August 7, 2020 |
| June 13, 2020 | June 23 - August 7, 2020 |
| July 18, 2020 | July 28 - August 31, 2020 |
| Type of report | Where it's delivered | When it's delivered | What it reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student report | Your online ACT web account | About 2–8 weeks after the test date | ACT scores, college and career planning information |
| High school report | Your high school | About 2–8 weeks after the test date | ACT scores, college and career planning information |
| College report | Each valid college or scholarship agency code you listed and paid for when you registered or tested (up to six) | Varies based on college and when ordered | Everything on the Student and High School Report, plus the grades you reported in up to 30 high school courses; it may also include predictions about your performance in specific college programs and courses |
If you test through one of the administrations listed below, your scores will be posted after you receive your official score report in the mail. If you do not have an ACT web account, you will need to create one using the ACT ID printed on your score report when creating your account.
- State and District—testing March 2008 and later
- DANTES, Special, Arranged, Project—testing September 2008 and later
Certain national test dates and centers give you the opportunity to order a copy of your questions, your answers, the answer key, and scoring instructions—plus the writing prompt, scoring rubric, and scores assigned to the optional writing test.
Request for Score Verification (PDF).
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