Test Taking
Many high school students across the United States take the ACT in preparation for college.
Map reads: In Florida, more than 100,000 students from the high school graduating class of 2013 took the ACT.
Number of ACT-Tested High School Graduates, 2013
State | Number of ACT-Tested High School Graduates |
---|---|
Alabama | 20,001–40,000 |
Alaska | 1–10,000 |
Arizona | 20,001–40,000 |
Arkansas | 20,001–40,000 |
California | 100,001 or more |
Colorado | 40,001–100,000 |
Connecticut | 10,001–20,000 |
Delaware | 1–10,000 |
District of Columbia | 1–10,000 |
Florida | 100,001 or more |
Georgia | 40,001–100,000 |
Hawaii | 1–10,000 |
Idaho | 1–10,000 |
Illinois | 100,001 or more |
Indiana | 20,001–40,000 |
Iowa | 20,001–40,000 |
Kansas | 20,001–40,000 |
Kentucky | 40,001–100,000 |
Louisiania | 40,001–100,000 |
Maine | 1–10,000 |
Maryland | 10,001–20,000 |
Massachusetts | 10,001–20,000 |
Michigan | 100,001 or more |
Minnesota | 40,001–100,000 |
Mississippi | 20,001–40,000 |
Missouri | 40,001–100,000 |
Montana | 1–10,000 |
Nebraska | 10,001–20,000 |
Nevada | 1–10,000 |
New Hampshire | 1–10,000 |
New Jersey | 20,001–40,000 |
New Mexico | 10,001–20,000 |
New York | 40,001–100,000 |
North Carolina | 40,001–100,000 |
North Dakota | 1–10,000 |
Ohio | 40,001–100,000 |
Oklahoma | 20,001–40,000 |
Oregon | 10,001–20,000 |
Pennsylvania | 20,001–40,000 |
Rhode Island | 1–10,000 |
South Carolina | 20,001–40,000 |
South Dakota | 1–10,000 |
Tennessee | 40,001–100,000 |
Texas | 100,001 or more |
Utah | 20,001–40,000 |
Vermont | 1–10,000 |
Virginia | 20,001–40,000 |
Washington | 10,001–20,000 |
West Virginia | 10,001–20,000 |
Wisconsin | 40,001–100,000 |
Wyoming | 1–10,000 |
- 1,799,243 students from the high school graduating class of 2013 took the ACT.
- Just over half (52%) of all ACT-tested high school graduates live in 9 states: CA, CO, FL, IL, MI, NC, OH, TN, and TX.
- Of the 9 states with the most ACT-tested high school graduates, 5 states (CO, IL, MI, NC, and TN) administered the ACT statewide to all public high school 11th graders.
Map reads: In Texas, 26%–50% of the high school graduating class of 2013 took the ACT.
Percent of High School Graduates Who Took the ACT, 2013
State | Percent Who Took the ACT |
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Alabama | 76%–100% |
Alaska | 26%–50% |
Arizona | 26%–50% |
Arkansas | 76%–100% |
California | 26%–50% |
Statewide | Statewide (100%) |
Connecticut | 26%–50% |
Delaware | 25% or less |
District of Columbia | 26%–50% |
Florida | 51%–75% |
Georgia | 51%–75% |
Hawaii | 26%–50% |
Idaho | 26%–50% |
Illinois | Statewide (100%) |
Indiana | 26%–50% |
Iowa | 51%–75% |
Kansas | 51%–75% |
Kentucky | Statewide (100%) |
Louisiana | Statewide (100%) |
Maine | 25% or less |
Maryland | 25% or less |
Massachusetts | 25% or less |
Michigan | Statewide (100%) |
Minnesota | 51%–75% |
Mississippi | 76%–100% |
Missouri | 51%–75% |
Montana | 51%–75% |
Nebraska | 76%–100% |
Nevada | 26%–50% |
New Hampshire | 25% or less |
New Jersey | 25% or less |
New Mexico | 51%–75% |
New York | 26%–50% |
North Carolina | Statewide (100%) |
North Dakota | Statewide (100%) |
Ohio | 51%–75% |
Oklahoma | 51%–75% |
Oregon | 26%–50% |
Pennsylvania | 25% or less |
Rhode Island | 25% or less |
South Carolina | 51%–75% |
South Dakota | 76%–100% |
Tennessee | Statewide (100%) |
Texas | 26%–50% |
Utah | Statewide (100%) |
Virginia | 26%–50% |
Vermont | 26%–50% |
Washington | 25% or less |
West Virginia | 51%–75% |
Wisconsin | 51%–75% |
Wyoming | Statewide (100%) |
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- Nationally, more than half (54%) of all students from the high school graduating class of 2013 took the ACT.
- High school graduates in 10 states (CO, IL, KY, LA, MI, NC, ND, TN, UT, and WY) participated in a statewide administration of the ACT during 11th grade.
- Several states, including CA, NY, and TX, had both a sizable number of ACT-tested high school graduates and a relatively low ACT participation rate.