American College Testing

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American College Testing (ACT) is a standardized college admissions exam in the United States that assesses high school students' readiness for postsecondary education.

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ACT, Inc. 2
American College Testing canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college admissions test
educational assessment
standardized test
abbreviation ACT
administeredBy American College Testing self-linksurface differs
surface form: ACT, Inc.
assesses college readiness
competesWith SAT
compositeScoreCalculation average of section scores
country United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAdministered 1959
frequency multiple times per year
geographicAvailability United States of America
surface form: United States

international test centers
hasOptionalSection Writing
hasRegistrationRequirement advance registration
fee payment
hasScoreReport ACT score report
hasSection English
Mathematics
Reading
Science
headquartersOfAdministeringBody Iowa City, Iowa
introducedAsAlternativeTo SAT
language English
measures academic achievement
readiness for postsecondary education
primaryUse college admissions
purpose scholarship consideration
undergraduate admissions
scoreRangeComposite 1–36
scoreRangeSection 1–36
scoresSentTo colleges
scholarship agencies
subjectArea English language skills
mathematics
reading comprehension
scientific reasoning
targetPopulation high school students
testFormat computer-based
multiple choice
paper-based
typicalGradeLevel 11th grade
12th grade
usedBy colleges
universities
website https://www.act.org/
writingSectionType essay

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ACT fullName American College Testing
ACT administeredBy American College Testing
this entity surface form: ACT, Inc.
American College Testing administeredBy American College Testing self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ACT, Inc.