CLT Test Dates 2026–27
Every CLT date from December 2026 through June 2027, with its registration deadline and score release date.
The CLT is offered about once a month during the school year. You can take it at home on a remotely proctored date, or at a school that has ordered the test. The two routes have different registration deadlines and different score release dates, so find the table that matches how you will test.
Remote CLT dates (at home)
Remote dates are open to any student. You register through your own CLT account, and on test day you can start at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
In-school CLT dates
Only a school can register students for an in-school date. If your school offers the CLT, your test coordinator handles registration; you do not sign up yourself. Schools that test on paper have an earlier order deadline than the online deadline shown here.
How registration works
- Create a free CLT account. You need it to register, to take the official practice test and to see your scores.
- Pick a remote date and register before its deadline, which falls between five and nine days before the test.
- The published price was $112 when we checked. CLT says that includes its Student Analytics report and unlimited score sharing with colleges.
- Homeschool groups and networks sometimes have a discount. Ask your group before you pay.
When scores come out
Score release depends on how you tested. The dates in the tables above follow these rules with one exception: the December 8, 2026 remote date releases on Tuesday, December 22. Use the date listed for your sitting when one is published.
Remote scores take longer because every remote sitting is reviewed before release. Scores appear in your CLT account.
How to choose a date
- Find the earliest application or scholarship deadline among the colleges you are applying to.
- Pick a test date whose score release falls before that deadline. For remote testing, that means testing at least three weeks earlier.
- If you might retake, choose a first date that leaves room for a second sitting and its score release.
- If you need accommodations, apply at least four weeks before the test. For remote dates that is about three weeks before registration closes.
- Count back from the test date to set your study start. Our study plans run 14, 30 or 60 days.