SAT Registration: Fees, Steps and Retakes
How to register for SAT: the fee, the booking steps with College Board, and what to know about results and retakes.
- Questions and time
- 98 questions · 134 minutes
- Pass mark
- No universal pass mark; institutions set their own requirements.
- Exam fee
- $68 registration + $43 international fee; additional charges may apply.
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Fees
$68 registration + $43 international fee; additional charges may apply (source).
Registration steps
- Sign in to your College Board account.
- Choose an available date and test centre and complete your details.
- Check fees and identification requirements and confirm your booking.
- Install Bluebook and complete exam setup before test day.
Results and retakes
- Results: Total score 400–1600; each section 200–800.
Before you pay the fee
Try the 10 free questions, no sign-up, to see what you would score today and your weakest sections, then plan your study with the study plan.
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Sources and references
- College Board – exam page satsuite.collegeboard.org
- College Board – registration satsuite.collegeboard.org
- College Board – fees satsuite.collegeboard.org
- College Board – results satsuite.collegeboard.org