When preparing to apply to college, there’s a lot to plan for. Applications, admission exams, grades, course rigor are all major components. We’re making it a little bit easier for you by providing all college admissions exam dates in one place. This includes SAT®, PSAT®, ACT® and all AP® exam dates for the 2024/25 school year. Take a look and start planning!
SAT Test Dates and Registration Deadlines
Use the dates below to plan when to register and take the SAT.
| Test Date | Registration Deadline | Late Registration Deadline* |
| August 24, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | August 13, 2024 |
| October 5, 2024 | September 20, 2024 | September 24, 2024 |
| November 2, 2024 | October 18, 2024 | October 22, 2024 |
| December 7, 2024 | November 22, 2024 | November 26, 2024 |
| March 8, 2025 | February 21, 2025 | February 25, 2025 |
| May 3, 2025 | April 18, 2025 | April 22, 2025 |
| June 7, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
*late fee applies
PSAT/NMSQT Test Dates
See below for the dates of the PSAT, which is the exam to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship. Students don’t register for this exam through the College Board. School districts decide if they will offer the PSAT exam.
| Primary Test Day | Saturday Test Day |
| October 1–October 31, 2024
(each school decides what day to offer) |
October 12, 2024, or October 26, 2024
(Note: For fall 2024 only, the PSAT/NMSQT will be offered on two Saturdays to accommodate schools or students who cannot test on October 12 due to Yom Kippur.) |
ACT Test Dates and Registration Deadlines
Use the dates below to plan when to register and take the ACT. If a student is unable to test on Saturday, there may be options available for non-Saturday testing.
| Test Date | Registration Deadline | Late Registration Deadline* |
| September 14, 2024 | August 9, 2024 | August 25, 2024 |
| October 26, 2024 | September 20, 2024 | October 7, 2024 |
| December 14, 2024 | November 8, 2024 | November 22, 2024 |
| February 8, 2025 | January 3, 2023 | January 20, 2025 |
| April 5, 2025 | February 28, 2025 | March 16, 2025 |
| June 14, 2025 | May 9, 2025 | May 26, 2025 |
| July 12, 2025* | June 6, 2025 | June 20, 2025 |
*No test centers are scheduled in New York for the July test date.
AP Exam Dates
The 2025 AP Exams will be administered in schools over two weeks in May.
| Week 1 | Morning 8:00 AM Local Time |
Afternoon 12:00 PM Local Time |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 |
Biology
Latin |
European History
Microeconomics |
| Tuesday, May 6, 2025 |
Chemistry
Human Geography |
United States Government and Politics |
| Wednesday, May 7, 2025 |
English Literature and Composition | Comparative Government and Politics
Computer Science A |
| Thursday, May 8, 2025 |
African American Studies
Statistics |
Japanese Language and Culture World History: Modern |
| Friday, May 9, 2025 |
Italian Language and Culture
United States History |
Chinese Language and Culture
Macroeconomics |
Art and Design: Friday, May 9, 2025 (8 p.m. ET), is the deadline for AP Art and Design students to submit their three portfolio components as final in the AP Digital Portfolio.
| Week 2 | Morning 8:00 AM Local Time |
Afternoon 12:00 PM Local Time |
| Monday, May 12, 2025 |
Calculus AB
Calculus BC |
Music Theory
Seminar |
| Tuesday, May 13, 2025 |
French Language and Culture
Precalculus |
Environmental Science
Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
| Wednesday, May 14, 2025 |
English Language and Composition
German Language and Culture |
Physics C: Mechanics |
| Thursday, May 15, 2025 |
Art History
Spanish Language and Culture |
Computer Science Principles
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism |
| Friday, May 16, 2025 |
Physics 1: Algebra-Based
Spanish Literature and Culture |
Psychology |
AP Seminar and AP Research: The deadline for students to submit performance tasks as final and their presentations to be scored by their AP Seminar or AP Research teachers is April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET).
AP Computer Science Principles: The deadline for students to submit their Create performance task as final is April 30, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET).
