Fee Waivers
Fee Waiver Information for Standardized Testing
College Board Fee Waiver Eligibility for PSAT/SAT Testing
PSAT/SAT fee waivers are available to low-income 11th- and 12th-grade students living in the United States or territories and U.S. citizens living abroad.
You're eligible if one or more of these descriptions apply to you:
- You're enrolled in or eligible to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
- Your family's annual income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.
- You're enrolled in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families (e.g., TRIO programs like Upward Bound).
- Your family receives public assistance.
- You're unhoused or reside in federally subsidized public housing or a foster home.
- You're a ward of the state or an orphan.
If you would like to apply for a SAT fee waiver please complete the Collegeboard PSAT/SAT FEE WAIVERS form. Once you have submitted a counselor will communicate with you.
ACT Fee Waiver Eligibility
- Be currently enrolled in high school in the 11th or 12th grade.
- Be testing in the United States, US territories, or Puerto Rico.
- Meet one or more of the indicators of economic need listed below:
- Enrolled in a federal free or reduced-price lunch program at school, based on US Department of Agriculture (USDA) income levels.
- Enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged (for example, a federally funded program such as GEAR UP or Upward Bound). Note: If the student participates in a program, but is not economically disadvantaged, they are not eligible for a fee waiver.
- Resides in a foster home, is a ward of the state, or is homeless.
- Family receives low-income public assistance or lives in federally subsidized public housing.
- Family’s total annual income is at or below USDA levels for free or reduced-price lunches on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website.
If you would like to apply for a ACT fee waiver please complete the ACT Fee Waiver form.Once you have submitted a counselor will communicate with you
