Conquer the Enhanced ACT® with Confidence
The Enhanced ACT 2025 has a lot of changes, from shorter timing to an optional science section, and Acely is fully aligned to make sure students are ready for test day!
How is the Enhanced ACT® Different?
Shorter Test
The Enhanced ACT is 125 minutes (about 2 hours) instead of ~195 minutes. This means the whole exam is a lot shorter!
Fewer Questions
Each section has fewer questions overall
Optional Sections
The Science section (and the optional Writing section) are now completely optional. You can choose the ACT Core (English, Math, Reading) or add on Science/Writing depending on your goals.
Digital Option
Students can choose between taking the Enhanced Digital ACT or the old paper version. By September 2025, all ACT tests will use the Enhanced format. Bottom line: the Enhanced ACT is here to stay.
Why It Matters
The 2025 ACT® isn’t just slightly different—it’s a whole new experience. With a shorter format and fewer scored questions, every answer matters more than ever. Old strategies won’t cut it. You need to know the new timing, tools, and layout cold.
The good news? The Enhanced ACT® is built to reduce fatigue and sharpen focus—but only if you’ve practiced under the same conditions. With Acely’s updated platform, you’ll get comfortable with both the Enhanced and the digital format ahead of time—so test day feels familiar, not stressful.
Digital ACT® Timeline
April 2025
Online National test-takers took the new Enhanced Digital ACT
September 2025
Changes apply to paper tests and international students
Spring 2026
State and district testing adopts the new format
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There is now a digital version with the enhancements that students can take. Students can also take the old paper ACT through Septepmber 2025. As of September, both the digital and paper ACTs will have the new Enhanced updates.
The 2025 Enhanced ACT, now available in a digital format, introduced major updates to streamline the test experience. The biggest change was a reduction of 44 questions, which cut the total testing time from 195 minutes down to just 125 minutes for the core digital ACT.
Key changes included:
- The Science section became optional, leaving Math, Reading, and English as the only required sections
- More time per question across sections:
- +6 seconds (English)
- +7 seconds (Math)
- +14 seconds (Reading)
- +7 seconds (Science)
- Math section updates: 4 answer choices instead of 5, and fewer advanced questions
- English section changes: shorter passages and clearer question stems
- Reading section tweaks: 9-question passages instead of 10
These changes make the Enhanced ACT 2025 test format more concise, student-friendly, and focused—without sacrificing rigor.
Yes! Acely offers 4,200+ ACT practice questions plus 10 full-length Yes! Acely offers 4,200+ practice questions and 10 full-length exams to prepare students for the ACT®. Students can continue taking the practice tests until they run out of new questions.
Acely also offers 7,000+ SAT questions, 20 SAT tests, 2,500+ PSAT questions, and 10 full-length PSAT practice tests, as well as question banks for AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Pre Calculus, AP English Literature, AP World History, and AP US History.
Currently, Acely is designed as a website accessible by both desktop and mobile.
We built a system that interfaces with foundational LLMs to facilitate conversations between the user and the Acely bot. We can plug in various generative AI models to this system and rapidly experiment in order to evaluate which foundation model can deliver the most helpful, conversational, and natural-sounding study buddy for users. Hints are generated by AI and answer explanations are augmented by AI.
Our content is handcrafted by the Acely curriculum team, who are assisted by Acely’s AI workflows. The curriculum team consists of educators and test prep experts who have experience building questions for multiple standardized tests, including the SAT and ACT.
All questions, answers, hints and explanations are reviewed and verified by our team to ensure they meet College Board standards in terms of topics, accuracy, difficulty, and structure.
Yes, the 2025 Enhanced ACT permits the use of calculators, but only during the Mathematics section. This policy applies to both the digital and paper-based formats of the test. For students taking the digital ACT, a built-in calculator is available within the test platform. However, you are still permitted to bring and use your own approved calculator if you prefer.