The CLT® is an online college entrance exam for 11th and 12th graders. Accepted at hundreds of colleges across the US, the CLT is an alternative to the SAT® and ACT®. Over $100 million in scholarships are tied to CLT scores annually.
If you are a school administrator seeking to administer the CLT to your students, please visit this page for available test dates and ordering instructions.
Contains three sections: Verbal Reasoning, Grammar & Writing, and Quantitative Reasoning
Optional essay included for in-school, online testers
View all 2025-2026 CLT test dates in one glance here
Length
2 Hours
Cost
$69**
Results
Within 3 Weeks
Upcoming Test Dates for CLT
Remotely Proctored
18
September
Thursday September 18, 2025
Registration Deadline: September 11, 2025
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, October 8th
In School
18
September
Thursday September 18, 2025
Registration Deadline: August 21, 2025
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Print Test Registration Deadline: August 7, 2025
Accommodations Deadline: August 21, 2025
Import Deadline: September 3, 2025
Score Release: September 24, 2025
In School
11
October
Saturday October 11, 2025
Registration Deadline: September 11, 2025
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: September 13, 2025
Import Deadline: September 24, 2025
Score Release: October 15, 2025
Remotely Proctored
11
October
Saturday October 11, 2025
Registration Deadline: October 2, 2025
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, October 29th
In School
22
October
Wednesday October 22, 2025
Registration Deadline: September 25, 2025
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Print Test Registration Deadline: September 11, 2025
Accommodations Deadline: September 24, 2025
Import Deadline: October 8, 2025
Score Release: October 29, 2025
In School
8
November
Saturday November 8, 2025
Registration Deadline: October 9, 2025
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: October 11, 2025
Import Deadline: October 22, 2025
Score Release: November 12, 2025
Remotely Proctored
8
November
Saturday November 8, 2025
Registration Deadline: October 30, 2025
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, November 25th
In School
3
December
Wednesday December 3, 2025
Registration Deadline: November 6, 2025
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: November 5, 2025
Import Deadline: November 19, 2025
Score Release: December 10, 2025
Remotely Proctored
3
December
Wednesday December 3, 2025
Registration Deadline: November 25, 2025
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, December 19th
In School
24
January
Saturday January 24, 2026
Registration Deadline: December 17, 2025
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: December 27, 2025
Import Deadline: December 17, 2025
Score Release: January 28, 2026
Remotely Proctored
24
January
Saturday January 24, 2026
Registration Deadline: January 15, 2026
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, February 11th
In School
19
February
Thursday February 19, 2026
Registration Deadline: January 21, 2026
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Print Test Registration Deadline: January 8, 2026
Accommodations Deadline: January 22, 2026
Import Deadline: January 21, 2026
Score Release: February 25, 2026
Remotely Proctored
19
February
Thursday February 19, 2026
Registration Deadline: February 12, 2026
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, March 11th
In School
12
March
Thursday March 12, 2026
Registration Deadline: February 11, 2026
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: February 12, 2026
Import Deadline: February 11, 2026
Score Release: March 18, 2026
In School
21
March
Saturday March 21, 2026
Registration Deadline: February 18, 2026
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: February 21, 2026
Import Deadline: February 18, 2026
Score Release: March 24, 2026
Remotely Proctored
21
March
Saturday March 21, 2026
Registration Deadline: March 12, 2026
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, April 8th
In School
16
April
Thursday April 16, 2026
Registration Deadline: March 18, 2026
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Print Test Registration Deadline: March 5, 2026
Accommodations Deadline: March 19, 2026
Import Deadline: March 18, 2026
Score Release: April 9, 2026
Remotely Proctored
16
April
Thursday April 16, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 9, 2026
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, April 22nd
In School
16
May
Saturday May 16, 2026
Registration Deadline: April 15, 2026
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: April 18, 2026
Import Deadline: April 15, 2026
Score Release: May 20, 2026
Remotely Proctored
16
May
Saturday May 16, 2026
Registration Deadline: May 7, 2026
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, June 3rd
In School
11
June
Thursday June 11, 2026
Registration Deadline: May 13, 2026
Only schools can register students for in-school tests. If you are an individual student wishing to take the CLT at home, please sign up for one of the remotely proctored exams.
Accommodations Deadline: May 14, 2026
Import Deadline: May 13, 2026
Score Release: June 17, 2026
Remotely Proctored
11
June
Thursday June 11, 2026
Registration Deadline: June 4, 2026
This CLT test date is open to all students; register by signing in to or signing up for your CLT account.
Score Release: Wednesday, July 1st
Ready to register for a remotely proctored, at-home CLT?
The SAT® and ACT® are designed to reflect public school curricula, specifically the Common Core State Standards framework. The CLT is different.
Instead of evaluating how much students have crammed for the test, CLT considers students’ intellectual capacity and aptitude, making it a better fit for students from a variety of educational backgrounds. CLT also uses meaningful pieces of literature for its reading passages to offer a more enjoyable and enriching testing experience.
See why so many students are signing up to take the CLT instead of other college entrance exams.
The CLT is gaining broad acceptance by colleges and universities across the United States and abroad. In September 2023, the state of Florida approved the CLT for all of its public universities.
Find out which schools partner with CLT and provide scholarships based on CLT scores.
If you are planning to take the Remotely Proctored CLT, it is vital that you understand our remote proctoring guidelines so you can have a successful test.
Have you registered for an upcoming CLT? Start preparing for the test today. Take a practice test, explore the type of content on the exam, order a Student Guide, and more.
Students in Florida can use the CLT to qualify for Bright Futures scholarships, apply to Florida state universities, satisfy graduation requirements, and more.
Get notified about at-home test dates and deadlines.
“The CLT was fun to take, because it was engaging. The exam wasn’t just solving pointless puzzles; it was really about thinking.”
Caroline A.
CLT Test-Taker
“It was the only standardized test I took where I felt like I was being tested in a way that mattered.”
Lianna Y.
CLT Test-Taker
Register for Your Free CLT Account
The first step toward taking the CLT is to create a free account. With your account, you can sign up for a test, try a practice exam, and take your in-person or remotely proctored exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the CLT accepted by all colleges?
Though the CLT is not accepted by all colleges, over 300 colleges partner with CLT, accepting the exam as a complete replacement of the ACT or SAT. Additionally, with many colleges going test-optional, even colleges who do not partner with CLT will accept CLT scores. Sharing your scores is a great way to strengthen your application and student profile even if they are not required.
CLT Partner Colleges tend to be private, liberal arts, or faith-based colleges which share our mission to reconnect knowledge and virtue in the classroom.
How do CLT scores equate to SAT or ACT scores?
Please visit our CLT vs. SAT and CLT vs. ACT pages for more information about score concordances.
Why should I take the CLT if I have already taken or plan to take the ACT/SAT?
If you are planning on attending a CLT Partner College, sending CLT scores to those colleges demonstrates that you are a student who is well-prepared for their academics. Our Partner Colleges have noted that CLT students do very well in their classes, so these colleges respond with excited interest and generous scholarships to CLT scores.
Even if you are not planning to attend a CLT Partner College, the Student Analytics that accompany each test give invaluable insight into your education, highlighting your strengths and areas for improvement.
Will I be penalized for guesses or wrong answers?
No. Test scores are calculated from the cumulative number of correct answers; it benefits students to choose an answer for every question.
How often can I take the CLT?
Students are welcome to take the CLT as many times as they would like. However, students are only allowed to take one exam per exam date.Students attempting to take the test more than one time on a test date will have their test voided.
