How much does the SAT cost?

The $68 is a flat fee per registration, so two attempts cost $136 and three cost $204, before any fee waiver. That is also the answer to how much it costs to take the SAT more than once: every sitting is a new $68. Registering after the regular deadline but before the late deadline adds $38. To change your test date you cancel and register again. Changing only your test center costs $34, and canceling costs $34 by the change deadline and $44 after it, up to Thursday 11:59 p.m. ET before test day.

Score reports are where the extras add up. Every weekend registration includes four free score sends. You pick the colleges at registration or until 9 days after the test, and after that each report costs $15. Rush reports add $31 on top of the report fee, archived scores cost $35, score verification costs $55 and getting your scores by phone costs $15 a call. Outside the US the fee is $68 plus $43, and a few international test centers charge their own fee.

You may not have to pay at all. Eligible low-income 11th and 12th graders in the US get a fee waiver: two free SAT tests, free score reports to as many colleges as you like, no late registration or cancellation fees, and waived application fees at participating colleges. A waiver does not cover changing your test center, rush scores or scores by phone. Many states and districts also pay for the SAT on a school day, so ask your counselor before you register for a weekend test.