SAT and ACT Test Dates for 2017-2018

Date of Test	Test	Register by	Get Online Scores Starting On †
August 26 2017	SAT & SAT Subject	July 28 (8/15 with late fee)	Sep. 15
September 9 2017	ACT	Aug. 4 (8/18 with late fee)	Sep. 19
October 7 2017	SAT & SAT Subject	Sep. 8 (9/27 with late fee)	Oct. 20
October 28 2017	ACT	Sep. 22 (10/6 with late fee)	Nov. 14
November 4 2017	SAT & SAT Subject	Oct. 5 (10/25 with late fee)	Nov. 17
December 2 2017	SAT & SAT Subject	Nov. 2 (11/21 with late fee)	Dec. 15
December 9 2017	ACT	Nov. 3 (11/17 with late fee)	Dec. 19
February 10 2018	ACT	Jan. 12 (1/19 with late fee)	Feb. 21
March 10 2018	SAT only	Feb. 9 (2/28 with late fee)	Mar. 23
April 14 2018	ACT	Mar. 9 (3/23 with late fee)	Apr. 24
May 5 2018	SAT & SAT Subject	Apr. 6 (4/25 with late fee)	May 18
June 2 2018	SAT & SAT Subject	May 3 (5/23 with late fee)	July 11
June 9 2018	ACT	May 4 (5/18 with late fee)	June 19
July 14 2018	ACT	June 15 (6/22 with late fee)	July 24
August 25* 2018	SAT & SAT Subject	July 27 (8/14 with late fee)	Sep. 14
September 8* 2018	ACT	Aug. 3 (8/17 with late fee)	Sep. 18
October 6* 2018	SAT & SAT Subject	Sep. 7 (9/26 with late fee)	Oct. 19
October 27* 2018	ACT	Sep. 21 (10/5 with late fee)	Nov. 13
November 3* 2018	SAT & SAT Subject	Oct. 4 (10/24 with late fee)	Nov. 16
December 1* 2018	SAT & SAT Subject	Nov. 1 (11/20 with late fee)	Dec. 14
December 8* 2018	ACT	Nov. 2 (11/16 with late fee)	Dec. 18

Notes

† Online SAT and ACT scores are commonly released over the course of several days. The date shown in the table is the earliest date at which scores for multiple-choice test sections will be available, typically at roughly 5 a.m. Eastern Time for the SAT, and roughly 1 a.m. Eastern Time for the ACT. Scores for the optional SAT writing section are generally available about ten days after the SAT scores (without essay) are posted. Scores for the optional ACT writing section are generally available about two weeks after the ACT multiple-choice scores are posted.

* Dates with an asterisk are tentatively scheduled.

Current U.S. registration fees are $46 for the SAT (without essay) and $60 for the SAT (with essay), and $46 for the ACT (without writing), and $62.50 for the ACT (with writing). Current U.S. registration fees for SAT Subject tests are $26 per test date plus $21 for each test scheduled. (SAT Subject Language tests with listening are $26 for each test scheduled.)

Current U.S. late fees are $29 for the SAT and $29.50 for the ACT. Standby testing is available for the ACT for an additional fee of $53. No standby testing is available for the SAT; however, post-deadline registration to be on a waitlist is available for an additional fee of $49. Standby and waitlist fees are charged only if the student is admitted to the test center.

The World History and Latin SAT Subject tests are available in December and June only. The Italian SAT Subject test is available in December only. The German SAT Subject test is available in November and June only. The Modern Hebrew SAT Subject test is available in June only. All SAT Subject tests with Listening are available only in November.

Locations to take the tests can be found here: ACT Test Centers and SAT Code Search. (Select "Test Centers" in the "Search By" drop-down for SAT locations.)

The March SAT is available in the U.S. and Canada only.

The September ACT is available in the U.S. and Canada only.

The February and July ACT tests are not available in New York, possibly due to New York's 1979 Admissions Testing Law (also known as the "Truth-In-Testing Law"), which requires the release of all test questions for all test administrations. (If you have better information than I do about this please let me know.) In addition, the July ACT test date is not available in California.

Dates are for U.S registration only. See collegeboard.com and actstudent.org for a complete list of SAT dates and ACT dates for the U.S. as well as international locations.

The "Register by" dates are both the latest postmark dates for registration by mail and the latest submission dates for phone or online registration without incurring the late fee. (Phone or online for SAT: deadlines expire at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the date shown.) The second date shown is the final available date for online or phone registration.

SAT paper score reports are generally mailed within roughly ten days after scores are made available. ACT paper score reports are mailed from two to eight weeks after the test date.

QAS (a service for SATs by which you can get your scored test returned to you) is available for Saturday tests taken in January and October in the U.S. and Canada, and for Saturday and Sunday tests taken in May worldwide. The fee for this service is $18.

TIR (a service for ACTs by which you can get your scored test returned to you) is available for U.S. tests taken in December, April, and June tests only. The fee for this service is $20.