Question: How Much Does the ACT Cost?
Answer:
How many greenbacks is the ACT test going to set you back? Here's the breakdown:
- Basic ACT registration fee is $31, which includes score reporting to four colleges, your high school and you.
- Basic ACT registration plus Writing fee is $46, which includes everything the Basic fee does, but includes the fee for the optional writing test.
- 5th and 6th college choice fee is $9 for each school.
- Late registration fee is $20.
- Standby testing on test day fee is $40 in addition to the Basic fee, if you missed registration for some reason and would like to take the test as a walk-in.
- Test date change fee is $20.
- Test location change fee is $20.


