Scores
ACT superscores after the 2025 changes
The current Composite uses English, Math and Reading. Science has a separate role, and colleges still choose their own policies.
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Three sections in the current calculation
For students taking an ACT® in or after September 2025, the superscore Composite averages the highest English, Math and Reading scores across test dates. The enhanced online test began using this approach in April 2025. Older four-section calculations included Science; do not apply that formula to a current three-section Composite. ACT: multiple scores and the enhanced Composite.
ACT's calculation instructions round the average to the nearest whole number. ACT: superscore FAQs.
An invented example makes the arithmetic clear:
- Best English: 32.
- Best Math: 29.
- Best Reading: 34.
- Average: (32 + 29 + 34) ÷ 3 = 31.67, rounded to 32.
Those best sections may come from different test dates. A Science score is not a fourth input in this current Composite. ACT: multiple scores and the enhanced Composite.
The receiving college still sets its policy
ACT leaves institutions and scholarship organizations to decide how to use multiple results. ACT: multiple scores and the enhanced Composite. For example, Bowdoin recalculates an ACT superscore from English, Reading and Math, excluding Science from that Composite even when submitted; it may separately consider a submitted Science score. Bowdoin: test-optional policy and superscoring.
Your MyACT account provides the official superscore once you are eligible. ACT also provides a calculator that accounts for the test dates and formats you enter. Use those tools for a record containing older administrations rather than rewriting the Composite printed on an old score report. ACT: superscore FAQs.
Check the official ACT pages and each receiving institution's current policy before sending scores. See also SAT® superscoring and the PSAT/NMSQT® qualifying-test rule.