The ACT

The ACT is the leading US college admissions test, measuring what you learned in high school to determine your academic readiness for college. The ACT® test contains four multiple-choice tests: English, mathematics, reading, and science. The ACT with writing includes the four multiple-choice tests and a writing test.

• English (45 minutes)
  Measures standard written English and rhetorical skills.
  75 Questions
• Mathematics (60 minutes)
  Measures mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses taken up to the beginning of grade 12.
  60 Questions
• Reading (35 minutes)
  Measures reading comprehension.
  40 Questions
• Science (35 minutes)
  Measures the interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills required in the natural sciences.
  40 Questions
• Optional Writing Test (40 minutes)
  Measures writing skills emphasized in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses.
  1 Prompt

Registration

You'll need to create an ACT student web account or log in to your existing account. Registration takes approximately 40 minutes. Continue to ACT.org to register.

Testing Services

• Main Office
• 97 N. Razorback Road
  Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
• 479-575-3948
• Testing Locations
• testing@uark.edu