ACT score calculator
Enter your English, Math and Reading scores to calculate your ACT Composite. Add more test results to combine your highest score in each section into a superscore.
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Enter your ACT section scores
Use scores from 1 to 36. Add another test to calculate a superscore.
Your calculated Composite
Enter all three scores for each test, or remove an unfinished test, to see your result.
Current formula: English, Math and Reading. Science and Writing do not enter this calculation.
How the calculation works
The current Composite is the average of English, Math and Reading, rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, 30 in English, 24 in Math and 27 in Reading gives (30 + 24 + 27) ÷ 3 = 27. ACT explains the scoring and rounding rules.
For a superscore, take the highest score in each of those three sections across your tests, then average and round. If a second test gives you 28 in English, 29 in Math and 26 in Reading, your best scores become 30, 29 and 27. Their average is 28.67, which rounds to 29. See ACT's superscore guidance.
This calculator uses the current three-section formula throughout. Older score reports may have a Composite that included Science. Recalculating those three sections here does not change the original reported score. Read ACT's explanation of the change.
Choose a score goal and a next step
Compare your results with the published score ranges and testing policies at the colleges on your list. Use the score-goal and retake worksheet to record those policies, your section scores and what you want to work on next.
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Try Sharp for freeFrequently asked questions
Does Science count toward the ACT Composite?
Science does not count toward the current Composite or Superscore Composite. Writing is also excluded. Science is still reported separately when taken.
Can I enter the number of questions I got right?
Use your section scores from 1 to 36. If you have raw totals from a practice test, use that test's own scoring key to convert them first. A raw total does not have one universal ACT scale score.
Can I use scores from an older ACT?
Older English, Math and Reading scores can contribute to a current superscore. This tool always uses the three-section formula; it does not reproduce a historical four-section Composite. Use your score report when reporting an older test's original Composite.
Do all colleges accept ACT superscores?
No. Check each college's current admissions policy and any scholarship's requirements before deciding which scores to submit.
Can I combine practice tests with official results?
Keep them separate. You can use this tool to explore practice scores, but those scores cannot contribute to an official ACT superscore. Check MyACT for your official report.
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