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
Online request — create or sign in to your ACT Web account. You must pay by valid credit card.
- Order by phone at 319.337.1270.
Download a PDF copy of the request form.
- OR Send a letter of request to:
ACT Customer Care — Score Reports
PO Box 451
Iowa City, IA 52243-0451
Your letter must include all of the following information:
- current full name
- full name at the time you registered or tested (if different)
- current mailing address
- address at the time you registered or tested (if different)
- ACT ID from your score report
- date of birth
- home phone number
- the test date (month and year) for which you want scores reported, include test location if you tested more than once in the same month
- The valid codes and names (with city and state) for the colleges and scholarship agencies to which you want ACT to report your scores
- signature
Fess
Regular report
Processed within one week after your request is received, ACT delivers regular reports to colleges and agencies you've selected depending on their preferred schedule—at least every two weeks.
Fees for Regular Report
(effective through 8/31/2020)
Tested after 9/1/2017 - $13.00 per test date per report
Tested before 9/1/2017 - $38.00 per test date per report (includes a nonrefundable $25.00 archived scores fee)
Note:
- Once submitted, your request cannot be changed or canceled.
- If you tested before September 1, 2017, those scores have been archived. Archived reports cost $25 more per report and take an additional working day to process. This additional, nonrefundable fee covers the cost of searching for archived scores, even if no scores are located.
Phone
As soon as your scores become available, you may order additional reports by phone. You will need a valid credit card and there is an additional $15.00 phone service fee. This is on top of the report fee.
Some things to keep in mind:
- To keep your scores confidential, they will not be given to anyone by phone, email, chat, or fax.
- If all of the scores for your test option—the ACT or the ACT with writing—have been added to our files, you can request up to eight reports per day when you order by phone. Once you've made your request, it cannot be canceled or changed.
- You may also create or access your ACT web account to request score reports online.
Call 319.337.1720 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., central time, Monday–Friday.
Avoid calling Monday between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., central time—this is the busiest time.
When you call ACT, you will need to provide the following identifying information:
- ACT ID
- Current name
- Current mailing address
- City, state/territory/province, and ZIP/postal code
- Home phone number (include area code)
- Your full name at the time you registered or tested (unless you have since corrected your ACT test record)
- Your address, including city, state/territory/province, and ZIP/postal code, at the time you registered or tested
- Your date of birth (month, day, year)
- The test date (month and year) for which you would like scores reported
- Test Location (e.g., National, State, International, School)
- The valid codes and names of up to eight colleges to which you would like the scores sent (include city and state/province). You can request up to eight reports per day to be delivered only to institutions within the U.S.
- Code Name, City, and State/Territory/Province
- You must provide valid information for the credit card you are using.
- Card number
- Expiration date (month/year)
- Card holder name
- Security Code
Tips
The following tips will help your process go smoothly:
- Use valid ACT codes only. If the recipient college has more than one campus, you must indicate the campus where you want your scores sent by city and state. The College Code List and the Congressional Code List are available online to provide you with the most updated information.
- Avoid delays by avoiding mistakes when you provide your personal information (name, date of birth, etc.), as well as your ACT ID from your score report with the month and year when you took the test.
- We report ONLY the scores from the test date you designate, not any other test scores. This ensures that you direct the reporting of your scores.
- Reports you request will include the ACT ID currently on your record. You can request a correction to the identifying information on records for test dates after September 1, 2017. If you tested more than once in the same month, be sure to specify the test location you want to be reported (for example, National, State, International).
- We can send your report only to the office designated by the college or agency, not to any other individual or office.
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