College Admission Testing

There are two tests you can take for college admissions, the SAT and the ACT. Below are the breakdowns of either test. For more information and to register for a test, please go to their respective websites.

THE SAT

Section

Number of Questions

Time Limit

Reading

52 questions

65 minutes

Math (no calculator)

20 questions

25 minutes

Math (calculator(

38 questions

55 minutes

Writing and Language

44

35

THE ACT

Section

Number of Questions

Time Limit

English

75

45 minutes

Math

60

60 minutes

Reading

40

35 minutes

Science Reasoning

40

35 minutes

TEST OPTIONAL

There are many schools that are no longer requiring college admissions tests in order to be considered for that school. You can find a list of these schools at fairtest.org.