SSAT: dates, deadlines and fees 2026–27

SSAT · The Enrollment Management Association (now part of E3n)

The Secondary School Admission Test, used by many U.S. private and boarding schools for admission. It comes in three levels — Elementary (students now in grades 3–4), Middle (5–7) and Upper (8–11) — and can be taken on paper on set Saturdays, at a Prometric center or at home.

Who takes it

Students applying to independent middle and high schools, including boarding schools. Check whether each school accepts the SSAT, the ISEE or both.

Next date

Oct 10, 2026 (October 2026 (paper))

Fee

U.S./Canada: Middle/Upper $177 (paper Standard), $250 (Prometric), $263 (at home); Elementary $112. Outside the U.S./Canada: Middle/Upper $339, Elementary $229. Paper late registration +$59, rush +$100.

Outside the U.S.

Paper Standard tests are given in the U.S., Canada and many international locations. Prometric centers (Middle/Upper, on most days) are available worldwide except China, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Korea, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, where students take the paper test. SSAT at Home is only for students physically in the U.S. or Canada.

• The testing year runs August 1 to July 31. Middle/Upper students may take up to six Standard tests and one Flex test per year.
• Accommodated testing must be requested at least 14 days before the test.

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