Planning for act test dates 2025 and act test dates 2026? ACT offers seven national Saturday test administrations each academic year: September, October, December, February, April, June, and July. The 2025–2026 national schedule is confirmed by ACT’s official site:
Also, the ACT exam consists of 215 multiple-choice questions, takes 2 hours 55 minutes, and includes a required 15-minute break after Math. Adding the optional Writing essay adds a 5-minute break and 40 minutes, totaling 3 hours 35 minutes. This page covers all act timing, act time breakdown with breaks, and length of ACT exam, along with how VEGA AI automates practice-test generation, question ingestion, classification, and tagging for ACT prep programs.
Test Date
Time zone note: All ACT deadlines occur at 11:59 p.m. U.S. Central Time (CT). (ACT)
No test centers in New York State for the July administration. All deadlines at midnight Central Time. (ACT, ACT, ACT, ACT)
Need help registering for the ACT? Jump to our ACT Registration Guide for Schools & Districts 2025-26.
Test Date
All international deadlines close at 11:59 p.m. ACT International Central Time equivalent. (ACT)
Download the 2025–2026 ACT U.S. Calendar(.ics)
Pre-populated with national test dates, regular and late registration deadlines, and photo upload cut-offs.
Download the 2025–2026 ACT International Calendar(.pdf)
Pre-populated with 6 international windows + deadlines.
Core exam (English, Math, Reading, Science): 215 questions in 2 hours 55 minutes, including a 15-minute break after Math.
With Writing: add an optional 5-minute break + 40-minute essay, for a total testing time of 3 hours 35 minutes.
English: 75 questions, 45 minutes
Math: 60 questions, 60 minutes
Reading: 40 questions, 35 minutes
Science (optional): 40 questions, 35 minutes
Writing (optional): 40 minutes, preceded by 5-minute break
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