2008–2009 ACT Fees and Services
All fees are nonrefundable unless otherwise noted.
For information on fee waivers, see Am I eligible for a fee waiver?
Basic registration fee (per test option)
| ACT (No Writing) | $31.00 |
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Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register). | |
| ACT Plus Writing | $46.00 |
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Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register). The $15.00 Writing Test fee is refundable, on written request, if you are absent on test day or switch to the ACT (No Writing) before you begin testing. | |
Additional registration fees and services
Add to the basic fee for your test option
| 5th and 6th college choices | add $9.00 each |
Requested online before the test date; refundable on written request, if you do not test. Find out how much it costs to send your scores after you test. | |
| Telephone re-registration | add $12.00 |
| Late registration fee (U.S. or Canada only) | add $20.00 |
For registration or test date change submitted during the late period for a national test date. | |
| Standby testing on test day (U.S. or Canada only) | add $40.00 |
| International testing (required outside the U.S. or Canada) | add $25.00 |
The ACT Plus Writing is available at international test centers only on the October, December, and April test dates. |
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| Test date change | add $20.00 |
For different date only if absent on original date. If you request a test date change after the regular deadline for the new date, you must also add the late fee. | |
| Test center change | add $20.00 |
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For the same test date. | |
| Viewing scores online | FREE |
| Test Information Release (TIR) service | add $17.00 |
On December, April, and June national test dates at a national test center; refundable if not available. |
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