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ACT exam fees
$70
ACT EMR composite
Source-stated
- Unit / scope
- EMR composite $70 and the official science $5, writing $25, and late $42 adders from the ACT fees table.
- Data period
- Accessed 2026-09-06
- Source
- ACTUnited States — ACT national fee table
- Last verified
- 2026-09-06
These are ACT’s published national registration fees, not a school’s local proctoring charge.
Additional sourced observations are listed below and are not blended into this headline.
How to use this figure
Use this page to assemble one ACT registration from the published national line items: the composite fee plus only the adders you select.
- Start from the $70 English, math, and reading fee.
- Turn on science, writing, or late only when that fee applies to this registration.
- Read the sum as a table assembly. ACT lists the lines. CostMage adds the ones you selected.
What the result means
Composite plus science plus writing is $70 + $5 + $25 = $100. Late is another $42 when selected. Waivers are not applied.
A comparison that stays on this source
An AP exam fee is a College Board schedule. Do not reuse these ACT adders there.
If the number looks wrong
- International ACT fees are outside this table.
- A school charge that is not on the ACT fee table will not appear, because it was not extracted.
This does not estimate a student’s chance of a fee waiver.
Record last verified 2026-09-06. That date is the record’s verification stamp, not a claim that a market price is unchanged today.
Official fee: line items come from a published schedule. Optional adders appear only when that schedule names them.
High evidence confidence
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Labels: 75–100 high, 60–74 moderate, below 60 limited. The number is not a probability that the cost is correct.
Estimator
$70 + optional official add-ons
Source basis: ACT fees page accessed 2026-09-06
The total below is a CostMage calculation from sourced inputs. It is not a figure the publisher printed as your bill or quote.
CostMage calculation
$70.00
- ACT EMR composite$70.00
- Science add-on$0.00
- Writing add-on$0.00
- Late registration$0.00
- US national schedule only.
What this figure covers
- Included
- EMR composite $70 and the official science $5, writing $25, and late $42 adders from the ACT fees table.
- Excluded
- International ACT fees, score reports beyond the table, and fee waivers.
Worked example
CostMage calculation from the fee table: $70 + $5 science + $25 writing = $100. That combination is assembled here; ACT lists the line items.
Sourced observations
| What was published | Figure | Claim kind | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT EMR composite | $70 | Source-stated | English, math, reading. |
| Science add-on | $5 | Source-stated | Official optional add-on. |
| Writing add-on | $25 | Source-stated | Official optional add-on. |
Sources
CostMage shows what the source published. Derived figures are labeled. We do not claim partnership with these publishers.
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Current ACT Fees and Services
- Publisher
- ACT
- Published / dated
- 2026-09-06
- Data period
- Accessed 2026-09-06
- Last verified by CostMage
- 2026-09-06
EMR $70; science $5; writing $25; late $42. Homepage $68 was not used.
What changes the cost
- Science section
- Writing section
- Late registration
Methodology
The estimator adds only fees printed on the ACT fees table. Marketing homepage prices were ignored when they conflicted with the schedule.
Limitations
- International ACT fees are a different schedule.
- Fee waivers are eligibility-based and not applied automatically.
Questions
Why not $68?
The ACT homepage showed $68 at capture time. The official fees table listed $70. CostMage uses the fee table.
What does the $70 EMR fee cover?
ACT’s fees table lists $70 for the English, math, and reading composite. Science and writing are separate official add-ons.
Are waivers in the estimator?
No. Eligibility is individual. CostMage does not apply unpublished waiver math.
Related cost pages
- AP Exam feesCollege Board 2026-27 AP Exam fee for U.S. schools, plus official late and reduction amounts.