SAT test dates and registration deadlines 2026–27
The next SAT® sitting is on Sat 7 Nov 2026. Registration closes on 23 Oct 2026 (27 Oct 2026 with late registration). Scores are released on 20 Nov 2026.
Dates read from the College Board on 10 Oct 2026; score release days checked on 4 Oct 2026.
When are the SAT test dates in 2026–27?Link to the section: When are the SAT test dates in 2026–27?
Every confirmed sitting from today, with the day registration closes and the day scores come out.
| Test date | Register by | Late registration until | Scores released |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | |||
| December 2026 | |||
| March 2027 | |||
| May 2027 | |||
| June 2027 |
What do the registration and score release dates mean?Link to the section: What do the registration and score release dates mean?
Each deadline is the College Board's own, and each one is a last day, not a suggestion.
Register by is the last day to register for that sitting at the regular price. Late registration until is the last day after that: still possible, and it costs extra. The College Board sets the fee and changes it, so we do not print one here.
Scores released is the day the College Board publishes scores for that sitting. A dash means we have not read that day from its schedule, and we do not guess one, because a retake is planned backwards from the day a score arrives.
The College Board lists the same dates for the US and for test centres abroad. Seats at a test centre are limited, so a deadline that has not passed does not promise a seat.
Which SAT dates are expected after that?Link to the section: Which SAT dates are expected after that?
The College Board lists these sittings as expected, with no registration deadlines yet.
- (August 2027, expected)
- (September 2027, expected)
- (October 2027, expected)
- (November 2027, expected)
- (December 2027, expected)
- (March 2028, expected)
- (May 2028, expected)
- (June 2028, expected)
Treat an expected date as a plan, not a booking. We move it to the table above when the College Board confirms it.
How do you plan practice around a test date?Link to the section: How do you plan practice around a test date?
Count back from the date you will sit, not forward from today.
When you set up a free account you enter your test date, and your study plan counts back from it. If you are still choosing a date, count the weeks from today to each sitting in the table above. How many full-length practice tests should you take? says how to space them.
Practice scores come as a range with the confidence stated, not a single number, and the range narrows as you sit more mocks. How your score is calculated explains the method and its limits.
Source: the College Board’s SAT dates and deadlines page. Check it before you register, because it is the one that decides. If a date here differs from it, the College Board is right, and we would like to know: tell us.
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