ACT® Difficulty Ratings

Test Code Test Date Overall English Math Reading Science
2015-2016
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.38
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.27
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.97
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.35
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.93
2015-2016
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.02
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.05
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.64
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.71
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.68
2015-2016
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.2
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.80
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.89
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.11
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.00
2018-2019
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.43
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.27
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.16
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.27
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.03
2011-2012
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.85
Easy Difficulty Rating 0.76
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.23
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.12
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.28
2011-2012
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.12
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.10
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.72
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.90
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.78
2008-2009
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.5
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.88
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.79
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.47
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.89
2011-2012
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.63
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.97
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.80
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.11
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.65
1996
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.81
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.10
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.70
Easy Difficulty Rating 0.75
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.69
May 2002
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.62
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.36
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.48
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.20
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.46
January 2001
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.57
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.40
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.46
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.63
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.81
2000
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.19
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.49
Easy Difficulty Rating 0.48
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.87
Easy Difficulty Rating 0.93
December 2001
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.08
Easy Difficulty Rating 0.23
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.95
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.48
Easy Difficulty Rating 0.68
January 2002
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.56
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.74
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.74
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.75
Easy Difficulty Rating .01
January 2003
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.74
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.32
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.16
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.38
Easy Difficulty Rating 0.08
2011-2012
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.53
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.80
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.52
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.08
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.70
April 2005
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.49
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.45
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.44
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.56
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.52
2008-2009
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.86
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.71
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.05
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.31
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.36
2007-2008
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.66
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.05
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.54
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.90
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.15
June 2005
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.98
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.10
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.82
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.23
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.75
December 2003
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.45
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.66
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.48
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.99
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.69
January 2009
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.3
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.80
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.41
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.65
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.33
2010
December 2005
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.47
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.80
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.15
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.99
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.95
December 2006
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.81
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.40
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.13
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.76
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.96
April 2006
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.89
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.88
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.44
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.12
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.12
June 2006
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.85
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.36
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.38
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.90
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.78
April 2007
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.53
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.62
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.08
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.50
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.92
June 2007
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.68
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.18
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.59
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.02
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.92
April 2008
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.14
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.36
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.39
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.17
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.63
December 2007
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.99
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.84
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.87
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.73
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.52
June 2008
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.03
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.62
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.51
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.08
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.91
April 2009
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.63
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.97
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.80
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.11
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.65
December 2008
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.53
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.80
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.52
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.08
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.70
June 2009
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.57
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.53
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.36
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.19
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.20
April 2011
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.12
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.54
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.02
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.55
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.39
December 2009
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.17
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.84
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.84
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.64
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.35
June 2010
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.16
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.84
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.77
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.14
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.89
April 2010
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.02
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.58
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.64
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.17
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.69
December 2010
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.56
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.54
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.75
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.76
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.18
June 2011
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.81
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.36
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.07
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.00
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.83
December 2011
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.16
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.75
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.51
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.70
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.69
June 2012
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.65
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.19
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.13
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.93
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.34
April 2012
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.93
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.45
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.38
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.87
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.03
December 2012
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.0
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.10
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.11
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.08
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.72
June 2013
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.28
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.75
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.21
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.97
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.17
December 2013
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.61
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.49
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.84
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.59
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.53
April 2013
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.02
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.84
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.36
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.84
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.06
April 2014
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.59
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.88
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.54
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.08
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.86
June 2014
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.25
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.53
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.07
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.27
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.12
2015-2016
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.49
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.53
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.79
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.27
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.37
December 2015
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.61
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.40
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.97
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.26
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.83
June 2016
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.25
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.27
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.20
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.52
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.01
December 2014
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.68
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.92
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.67
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.69
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.42
June 2015
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.94
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.27
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.20
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.35
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.93
April 2016
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.34
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.57
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.89
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.37
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.53
April 2015
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.77
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.05
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.66
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.71
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.68
June 2017
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.43
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.27
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.16
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.27
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.03
April 2017
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.30
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.14
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.62
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.88
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.56
2018-2019
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.30
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.14
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.62
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.88
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.56
December 2016
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.37
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.40
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.34
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.59
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.13
April 2018
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.89
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.71
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.74
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.29
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.84
December 2017
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.46
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.92
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.49
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.63
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.78
June 2018
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.13
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.01
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.02
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.90
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.59
June 2019
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.63
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.48
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.43
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.14
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.46
April 2019
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.67
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.53
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.21
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.90
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.04
December 2018
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.27
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.92
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.16
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.10
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.89
July 2020
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.97
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.49
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.75
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.00
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.63
June 2020
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.75
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.79
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.56
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.82
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.84
December 2019
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.21
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.05
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.57
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.37
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.85
December 2020
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.15
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.79
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.05
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.59
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.18
April 2021
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.00
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.75
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.31
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.72
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.23
June 2021
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.81
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.53
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.08
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.67
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.97
December 2021
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.16
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.22
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.15
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.82
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.46
April 2022
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.86
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.75
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.59
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.16
Easy Difficulty Rating 1.96
June 2022
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.97
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.57
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.8
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.69
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.80
December 2022
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.60
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.05
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.07
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.23
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.04
April 2023
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.88
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.92
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.48
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.2
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.91
September 2023
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.76
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.26
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.52
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.34
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.93
April 2021
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.27
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.44
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.82
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.58
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.23
April 2022
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.69
Hard Difficulty Rating 7.53
Hard Difficulty Rating 9.07
Easy Difficulty Rating 3.63
Easy Difficulty Rating 2.56
April 2019
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.27
Hard Difficulty Rating 8.35
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.85
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.38
Hard Difficulty Rating 6.48
June 2023
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.93
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.19
Medium Difficulty Rating 4.41
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.14
Medium Difficulty Rating 5.97