A standardized test widely used for undergraduate admissions in the United States, first administered in 1926 by the College Board and substantially revised multiple times since, most recently moving to a fully digital, adaptive format in 2024. It measures reading, writing and mathematics skill on a composite scale, is taken by millions of US high school students annually, and, alongside the rival ACT, has occupied a central and contested place in American college admissions policy, with a growing number of universities adopting test-optional or test-blind admissions since the early 2020s.
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Key ProvisionA standardized college-admissions test measuring reading, writing and mathematics, administered by the College Board since 1926 and now fully digital. 1 Enacted / Adopted Year Classification
Policy TypeAssessment or Standards Policy 1 Education LevelUpper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 1 FAQs
How is the digital SAT structured and how long does it take?
It has two sections of two adaptive modules each and takes 2 hours and 14 minutes in total.
The digital SAT has two sections, Reading and Writing and Math. Each section is divided into two equal-length modules. How you perform on the first module of a section decides whether the second module is more difficult or less difficult, which is what makes the test adaptive. The College Board gives 64 minutes for the Reading and Writing section and 70 minutes for the Math section, for a total of 2 hours and 14 minutes.
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A standardized test widely used for undergraduate admissions in the United States, first administered in 1926 by the College Board and substantially revised multiple times since, most recently moving to a fully digital, adaptive format in 2024.
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It measures reading, writing and mathematics skill on a composite scale, is taken by millions of US high school students annually, and, alongside the rival ACT, has occupied a central and contested place in American college admissions policy, with a growing number of universities adopting test-optional or test-blind admissions since the early 2020s.
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