SAT Fee Waivers

If you're eligible for a fee waiver, you can take the SAT for free and get other benefits.

Getting a Fee Waiver: You can request a fee waiver directly from College Board!

Review the eligibility criteria.

• Read the Fee Waiver: Student Self-Identification resource below for an overview of the process.
• Be mindful of registration deadlines and request fee waivers early so you can apply those benefits in a timely manner. Please aim to submit your request as early as possible and at least 1–2 weeks before the registration deadline.
• Be prepared to share the contact information of an adult who can verify your eligibility.
• Talk to your school counselor if you have questions about the process.

Do you meet the eligibility criteria? If so, you can request a fee waiver directly from the College Board.

Important: When you're filling out the form, please double-check that your address is accurate and correctly formatted. You will see instructions on how to format data correctly on the form itself.

A complete, accurate, and correctly formatted address helps us review your fee waiver request more efficiently, and it helps you avoid issues with registration or submitting your scores to colleges and scholarships.

If your address is incomplete, inaccurate or incorrectly formatted, your fee waiver request will be delayed. If you need to update your address, you can do so in Account Settings before filling out the form.

By making sure you meet the eligibility criteria, it ensures we can continue to offer this benefit efficiently for qualified students. Providing false information about your eligibility for a fee waiver may ban you from taking future College Board assessments (including without limitation the SAT, Advanced Placement (AP) and CLEP Exams).

Fee Waiver Benefits

If you qualify for a fee waiver, you'll get free tests and several other benefits to help you apply for college:

• Free Tests
• Two free SAT tests
• Free College Benefits
• Unlimited score reports to send to colleges
• Waived application fees at participating colleges
• Free CSS Profile™ applications to apply for financial aid from participating schools

Other Benefits

• No non-U.S. regional fees for free tests (if you're a U.S. student testing abroad)
• No late registration fees for free tests
• No cancellation fees (upon cancellation, your unused fee waiver benefits will be returned to you)
• Fee reductions for score verification reports