SAT Test Dates 2027: Deadlines and Score Dates

The SAT is given three times in the first half of 2027: Saturday, March 6, Saturday, May 1, and Saturday, June 5. Regular registration closes on February 19, April 16, and May 21, and scores come out on March 19, May 14, and June 21, 2027. For fall 2027, College Board lists anticipated test dates of August 28, September 18, October 9, November 6, and December 4, with no deadlines yet. One 2026 date is still open: Saturday, December 5, 2026, with registration until November 20 (late registration until November 24) and scores on December 18. College Board's 2026-27 calendar has no weekend SAT in January, February, April, or July, so after December 5 the next chance is March 6. Every date here comes from College Board's dates, score release, and fees pages, read on November 13, 2026.

SAT test dates and registration deadlines for 2027

These are the confirmed SAT Weekend dates from now through June 2027. College Board's deadlines expire at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Test date	Registration deadline	Late registration, changes, and regular cancellation	Scores to students
Saturday, December 5, 2026	November 20, 2026	November 24, 2026	Friday, December 18, 2026
Saturday, March 6, 2027	February 19, 2027	February 23, 2027	Friday, March 19, 2027
Saturday, May 1, 2027	April 16, 2027	April 20, 2027	Friday, May 14, 2027
Saturday, June 5, 2027	May 21, 2027	May 25, 2027	Monday, June 21, 2027

Three things to notice:

• The regular deadline is about two weeks before the test, and the late deadline four days after that. Late registration costs an extra $38 on College Board's current fee list.
• If you need to borrow a device, your deadline is earlier. College Board says students who need to borrow a device from it must register at least 30 days before test day. For March 6, that is February 4, 2027, by our count.
• March 6 is a long way from December 5. The gap is 13 weeks, the longest of the school year. If you are a senior with January application deadlines, December 5 is the last date that helps.

Anticipated SAT test dates for fall 2027 and spring 2028

College Board's dates page also lists anticipated SAT Weekend dates for the 2027-28 school year. It gives no registration deadlines or score release dates for them yet, and it marks the October date as updated, so treat all of them as subject to change:

Anticipated test date	Status
Saturday, August 28, 2027	Anticipated
Saturday, September 18, 2027	Anticipated
Saturday, October 9, 2027	Anticipated (marked as updated)
Saturday, November 6, 2027	Anticipated
Saturday, December 4, 2027	Anticipated
Saturday, March 4, 2028	Anticipated
Saturday, May 6, 2028	Anticipated
Saturday, June 3, 2028	Anticipated

If College Board follows its 2026-27 pattern, each registration deadline would fall about two weeks before the test, but it has not published them, so we are not guessing at dates.

When do 2027 SAT scores come out?

College Board publishes a student score release date for each weekend test and no time of day:

Test date	Scores to students	Scores to educators	Days after the test
December 5, 2026	Friday, December 18, 2026	December 21, 2026	13
March 6, 2027	Friday, March 19, 2027	March 22, 2027	13
May 1, 2027	Friday, May 14, 2027	May 17, 2027	13
June 5, 2027	Monday, June 21, 2027	June 21, 2027	16

College Board's general guidance is that most weekend scores are released two to four weeks after test day, so the 13-day turnaround is the pattern, not a promise. Our SAT score release guide covers what happens on release day, what to do if a score is missing, and how score sends work.

SAT School Day dates in spring 2027

If your school gives the SAT on a weekday, it picks a day inside College Board's spring in-school window, March 1 to April 30, 2027. Scores then follow when your school submits answers, not the weekend table above:

Student answers submitted	Scores to students
By March 12, 2027	Thursday, April 1, 2027
By March 26, 2027	Thursday, April 15, 2027
By April 9, 2027	Thursday, April 29, 2027
By April 30, 2027	Thursday, May 13, 2027

Ask your counselor which day your school tests. The same window covers the PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9; our PSAT score guide has the full table.

What the SAT costs in 2027

College Board's fee page lists these amounts through June 2027:

• Registration: $68. Some students qualify for a fee waiver.
• Late registration: $38 on top, if you register after the regular deadline and before the late deadline.
• Changing your test center: $34.
• Canceling: $34 by the change deadline, or $44 after it, through 11:59 p.m. ET on the Thursday before test day.
• Score reports: four free if you order them within nine days of the test, then $15 per report. Rush reporting adds $31.

International fees are listed separately on College Board's site.

Which 2027 SAT date should you take?

The useful question is what each date lets you do next. Reading the registration and score dates against each other:

• March 6 gives you the most room. Scores arrive March 19, four weeks before the May 1 registration deadline of April 16. You can see your score, decide, and still register for May on time.
• May 1 leaves one week. Scores arrive May 14 and regular registration for June 5 closes May 21 (late registration May 25). You can still make the decision with your score in hand, but only just.
• May 1 lands right before AP Exams. The 2027 AP Exams run May 3-7 and May 10-14, so a May 1 SAT is the Saturday before the first AP week. If you have several APs, March or June is the calmer choice. Our AP exam dates guide has the day-by-day schedule.
• June 5 is after school-year exams, with the slowest scores. June scores arrive on Monday, June 21, 16 days after the test, and the next anticipated test is August 28.
• Juniors have six more dates before November 2027. March, May, and June 2027, then the anticipated August 28, September 18, and October 9 dates. That is enough to plan two attempts with real preparation between them rather than three with none.

If you are also considering the ACT, its 2027 dates are February 27, April 10, June 12, and July 10; see our ACT test dates guide.

Use the weeks before your test date

From November 13, 2026, the March 6 SAT is 16 weeks away. Whichever date you pick, the plan is the same: find the content areas where you lose points and practice those, not everything.

• Paste class notes or a prep book chapter into the practice test generator for untimed practice questions with answers; you do not need an account.
• Use the flashcard maker for grammar rules and math formulas you keep blanking on.
• Put your test date, both registration deadlines, and the score release date in a short document and upload it to the AI calendar generator for an .ics file. It uses one AI Creation Credit, and downloading the file needs a paid plan.

Scholarly starts from your own sources and makes a narrated video lecture, flashcards, timed exams, or an AI chat grounded in them. The Free plan includes one AI Creation, one upload (8 MB, first 32 PDF pages), and one exam attempt, and those limits never reset.

SAT test dates 2027: quick FAQ

What are the SAT test dates for 2027? March 6, May 1, and June 5, 2027 are confirmed. College Board lists August 28, September 18, October 9, November 6, and December 4, 2027 as anticipated dates.

When is the next SAT? Saturday, December 5, 2026. Regular registration closes November 20 and late registration November 24. After that, the next SAT is March 6, 2027.

Is there a January or February SAT in 2027? No. College Board's calendar goes from December 5, 2026 straight to March 6, 2027.

When is the registration deadline for the March 2027 SAT? February 19, 2027, with late registration, changes, and regular cancellation until February 23, 2027, both at 11:59 p.m. ET.

When do March 2027 SAT scores come out? Friday, March 19, 2027, with educator reports on March 22. May 1 scores come out May 14, and June 5 scores come out June 21.

Is there an SAT in August 2027? College Board lists Saturday, August 28, 2027 as an anticipated date. It has not published the registration deadline.

How much does the SAT cost in 2027? $68 to register, per College Board's fee page, which lists its fees through June 2027. Late registration adds $38.

Sources

• College Board, SAT Dates and Deadlines: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/dates-deadlines
• College Board, SAT Suite Score Release Dates: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/scores/score-release-dates
• College Board, SAT Test Fees: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration/fees-refunds/test-fees

Last verified: November 13, 2026. College Board can revise a date, and the 2027-28 dates are anticipated rather than final, so check the official pages above before you plan around a specific day.