The cost of the exam will also go down, Godwin told CNN in an email. Approximately 60% of students who graduated in 2023 took the ACT exam at least once, according to the organization.

The cost of the exam will also go down, Godwin told CNN in an email. Approximately 60% of students who graduated in 2023 took the ACT exam at least once, according to the organization.

The science section will now be optional on the ACT exam, and the exam duration will be decreased, the organization announced earlier this week. The writing section was made optional in 2005.

Major changes are coming to the ACT college entrance exam starting next year — the most significant modifications to the test in its more than 60-year history. Like the SAT exam, the ACT is a ...