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SAT or ACT?

Colleges take either one. Pick the test that fits how you work, then put your time into that one.

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SATACT
Length2 hours 14 minutes2 hours 5 minutes, 2 hours 45 with Science
Questions98131, or 171 with Science
SectionsReading and Writing, MathEnglish, Math, Reading, Science (optional)
Score400 to 16001 to 36
CalculatorEvery Math questionMath section
Gets harder or easier as you goYes, by moduleNo
Next testNovember 7, 2026December 12, 2026

Turn an ACT score into an SAT score

29
936
About the same as an SAT score of1340Range 1330 to 1350
From the official 2018 ACT/SAT concordance tables.

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