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The ACT (/ eɪ s iː t iː /; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) [10] is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States.It is administered by ACT, Inc., a for-profit organization of the same name. [10]
In 2003, according to one estimate, 1.4 million students took the SAT and 1.4 million also took the ACT test, [96] paying about $50 per test. [97] Generally counselors suggest that students should plan on taking the SAT or ACT test twice, so that a low score can possibly be improved. [99]
Data prior to class year 1985 include all tests taken by all participants and may include students other than seniors (typically, juniors). Data for 1985 and on are for seniors who graduated in the year shown and had taken the ACT in their junior or senior years. Data for 2013 and on includes extended-time test takers.
Of the students who enrolled in 2023, the university said those who submitted their test scores were shown to have a higher GPA of about 0.86 grade points in their first semester in college ...
The university started test-optional admissions with the fall 2021 incoming class. Of the 33% of incoming students in 2023 who submitted SAT scores, the interquartile range was 1230–1390; of the 6% of incoming students in 2023 who submitted ACT scores, the interquartile range was 27–32.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); State achievement tests are standardized tests.These may be required in American public schools for the schools to receive federal funding, according to the US Public Law 107-110 originally passed as Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and currently authorized as Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015.
On the 2008 test, female students continued to have higher average reading scores than male students at all three ages. The gap between male and female 4th graders was 7 points in 2008. By 12th grade, there was an 11-point gap between males and females. [8]
The ACT test became the leading college readiness assessment in 2012, surpassing the SAT in the number of students taking the exam. [13] For the US high school graduating class of 2019, [14] 52 percent of all graduates took the ACT. The total number of 2019 high school graduates taking the ACT exceeded 1.78 million.