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ACT (test)

ACT (/ˈeɪ.

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Administrator
ACT, Inc.
Annual number of test takers
Over 1.38 million high school graduates in the class of 2025
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 optiona…
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]. Outside US: $125.50 surcharge a…
Languages
English
Offered
US and Canada: 7 times a year. Other countries: 5 times a year.

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ACT (test)

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples17
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

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ACT (test)

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Administrator · 1
ACT (test) → ACT, Inc.
Annual number of test takers · 1
ACT (test) → Over 1.38 million high school graduates in the class of 2025
Duration · 1
ACT (test) → 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 optiona…
Fee · 1
ACT (test) → 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]. Outside US: $125.50 surcharge a…
Languages · 1
ACT (test) → English
Offered · 1
ACT (test) → US and Canada: 7 times a year. Other countries: 5 times a year.
Prerequisites · 1
ACT (test) → No official prerequisite. Intended for high school students. Fluency in English assumed.
Purpose · 1
ACT (test) → Undergraduate admissions (mostly in the US and Canadian universities or colleges).
Regions · 1
ACT (test) → Worldwide
Score range · 1
ACT (test) → Composite score: 1 to 36, Subscore (for each of the four subject areas): 1 to 36. (All in 1-point increments.) Optional Writing Score: 2 to 12. (Sum of two graders’ scoring from…

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ACT (test)AdministratorACT, Inc.1.00infobox
ACT (test)Annual number of test takersOver 1.38 million high school graduates in the class of 20251.00infobox
ACT (test)DurationEnglish: 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 optiona…1.00infobox
ACT (test)FeeWithout 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]. Outside US: $125.50 surcharge a…1.00infobox
ACT (test)LanguagesEnglish1.00infobox
ACT (test)OfferedUS and Canada: 7 times a year. Other countries: 5 times a year.1.00infobox
ACT (test)PrerequisitesNo official prerequisite. Intended for high school students. Fluency in English assumed.1.00infobox
ACT (test)PurposeUndergraduate admissions (mostly in the US and Canadian universities or colleges).1.00infobox
ACT (test)RegionsWorldwide1.00infobox
ACT (test)Score rangeComposite score: 1 to 36, Subscore (for each of the four subject areas): 1 to 36. (All in 1-point increments.) Optional Writing Score: 2 to 12. (Sum of two graders’ scoring from…1.00infobox
ACT (test)Skills testedEnglish, math, reading, science (optional), writing (optional).1.00infobox
ACT (test)TypePaper-based and computer-based standardized test1.00infobox
ACT (test)Used byColleges or universities offering undergraduate programs (mostly in the US and Canada).1.00infobox
ACT (test)Websitewww.act.org1.00infobox
ACT (test)Year started1959; 67 years ago (1959)1.00infobox

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