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Everything about getting ready for college requires a pretty considerable amount of preparation, and there are a lot of important dates that you need to be aware of. If you’re in starting to feel the threat of application deadlines casting a cloud over your spring semester, then you will want to know everything you can […]

One of the key ACT test taking tips is to have an effective time management strategy. But to do that, you need to know how long the ACT test is as a whole, but also how long each section of the ACT test is individually. Each section of the ACT test has a different time

When it comes to taking the ACT, time management and a good plan is everything. No one expects you to know everything, but knowing how to work with what you do know is the difference between a great ACT score, and one that’s not so great. The most important ACT tip is this: Have a

Last updated: April 2026. Written by Josh Hutcheson. See our review methodology. The ACT is scored on a 1-36 composite scale. The national average is approximately 19.5-20.5 (per ACT.org data). Whether your score is “good” depends entirely on where you want to apply. Here’s the full breakdown. ACT Score Ranges and Percentiles ACT Score Percentile