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How Can I See My ACT Scores?
When available, your scores are posted online and accessed using your MyACT account.
When Do ACT Scores Come Out?
The initial score release table provides the date when scores start becoming available. The initial release of scores includes any test (paper or online) that has been received, processed, passed all validation checks, and are not impacted by an irregularity.
You’ll see your scores as soon as they become available, but if you take the optional writing test, your scores won’t be reported until all scores from your test date are released.
See the chart for initial score release dates.
2025-2026 Score Release Dates
Over 97% of scores are available within a 2-4 week period after the test date.
| National Test Date | Initial Score Release Date |
| October 18, 2025 | October 28 |
| December 13, 2025 | December 30 |
| February 14, 2026 | March 3 |
| April 11, 2026 | April 21 |
| June 13, 2026 | June 23 |
| July 11, 2026 | July 21 |
What Affects Your Score Release?
While a majority of scores are released on the initial score release date, not every score will release and this can be due to a variety of issues:
- Answer documents from your test center arrived late due to rescheduled testing, testing later in the Special Testing window or mailing delay.
- The "Matching Information" you provided on the answer document (name, date of birth, and Match Number) is not consistent with the Matching Information on your admission ticket.
- An irregularity is reported at your test center.
- Your test record may be undergoing additional equating analysis to ensure fairness across administrations and test cycles.
When are ACT Writing Scores Released?
While you’ll see your multiple-choice scores, including your composite score as soon as they become available. Your scores will not be reported to score recipients until all scores from the event are available, so they have a complete record of your test.
Learn more about scoring the writing test.
ACT Superscore
ACT provides an automatically calculated ACT Superscore to all students who have taken the ACT more than once from September 2016 to current day.
Sending ACT Test Scores
In addition to the four institutions you selected upon registering, you can send your scores to others, even after you test. When you select score recipients, you'll have the options of sending either score reports from the specific test event or you can choose to send your superscore. You may print an unofficial copy of your ACT test score by using your browser’s print option.
What Do ACT Score Recipients Get?
Once all scores for a test event are available, they are sent to institutions you elect in MyACT. Recipients receive:
Type of Report |
How you choose to send |
Where it's delivered |
What it reports |
| High school report | By providing your high school information in MyACT | ACT's online reporting portal | ACT scores, college and career planning information as both a data file and pdf downloadable report |
| College report | To any college recipient you identify in MyACT for score release during registration or as an additional score report |
Encoura | Everything on the Student and High School Report, plus the grades you reported in up to 30 high school courses; it may also include predictions about your performance in specific college programs and courses |
Can You Retake the ACT?
Yes, you can choose to take the ACT as many times as you want. In fact, 43% of ACT test takers chose to take it more than once, and more than half of them improved their scores.
What Scores Are Reported if I Test More Than Once?
You determine which set of scores is sent to colleges or scholarship programs. You can choose to send either scores from a specific test, or your superscore.
Can I Report Only My Writing Scores or Only My Multiple-Choice Scores From a Test Date?
No. All scores from a test date will be reported together.
Can I Combine My Writing Scores From One Test Date With My Multiple-Choice Scores From Another?
Yes - superscoring enables you to combine writing scores from one test date with multiple-choice scores from another test date.
Additional Services
Can I Request a Copy of My ACT Questions and Answers?
Certain national test dates and centers give you the opportunity to order a copy of your questions, your answers, the answer key, and scoring instructions—plus the writing prompt, scoring rubric, and scores assigned to the optional writing test.
How Can I Find an Old ACT Score?
If you tested before September 2011, you scores will not be available in MyACT. Contact ACT to request scores.
Can ACT Test Scores Be Cancelled?
ACT reserves the right to cancel test scores when there is reason to believe the scores are invalid. See the ACT Terms and Conditions (PDF) for details.
Outside of State testing and District testing, you may request to cancel scores for a particular test date. Contact us online and we will provide you a form to complete and return to us. We will then permanently cancel that score record for the indicated test date and send cancellation notices to any score recipients.
Can I Change a Score Recipient?
If you need to change a score recipient, you have until Thursday, 12 pm CT after the regularly scheduled test date.
Test Security Hotline
ACT’s test security practices are designed to ensure students who do their own work are not disadvantaged by students who do not and you can help – anonymously!
If you see it, report it.
Understanding Your Scores - What Does it All Mean?
There's a lot of information provided with your ACT scores!