Ordering and Registration
For schools, follow these quick steps for ordering tests in the SAT Suite of Assessments.
For districts, follow these quick steps for ordering tests in the SAT Suite of Assessments.
Need help with SAT Suite Ordering and Registration (SSOR)? Check out this short demo on how to access SSOR, order tests, and register students.
PSAT 8/9 and PSAT/NMSQT Fees
Schools pay the following fee:
- PSAT/NMSQT test registration: $18 each
- PSAT 8/9 test registration: $14 each
Invoices will be based on the number of students on the SSOR Registration Roster that have a status of "registered" at the end of the testing window which is October 31, 2023.
Note: There will be no international shipping fees for paper tests shipped for students approved for a paper accommodation for 2023–24 PSAT 8/9 or PSAT/NMSQT tests.
Price adjustments are available for the following scenarios:
- Schools and districts serving low-income students will receive a price discount based on the federally estimated poverty rate exchange.
- Schools and districts administering one or more assessments in both fall and spring.
Visit District and School Pricing Details for more information on these pricing adjustments, as well as others that may apply to your school or district.
SAT Suite Registration Overview
Download the SAT Suite Ordering and Registration Troubleshooting to understand the two steps for creating a data file for student registration in SSOR and to check for common data errors.
Schools and districts upload data files with test taker information to the SAT Suite Ordering and Registration System (SSOR). Schools validate this data and register students securely before test day.
Note: Homeschooled or away students may reach out to participate in your school's administration. You will need to collect the required data to register these students so they can be included when test taker information is uploaded in SSOR.
Students must be registered in the SAT Suite Ordering and Registration (SSOR) site for digital testing before their testing start date. SAT Suite registration will be available in the SSOR site in early September.
To access the SSOR site for registration, you must be assigned the appropriate role(s) by your organization's SSOR access manager. More information on this process can be found in our Help Center in the Accessing section.
Test taker data must be submitted in the correct format. Review the file specifications below before submitting your file.
Ensure your student data is uploaded and that the uploaded data is validated and students are registered in SSOR in enough time before test day. Read more about testing timelines.
For additional support, download our Digital Registration Guide for Domestic Schools or Digital Registration Guide for International Schools.
Registration Data File Specifications
Test taker information must be submitted using the SSOR Registration template, a comma delimited (.csv) format. If you use a student information system, we recommend exporting student data and transferring to this template. The file must match the format of the template and meet the specifications below. At this time, there are no data import capabilities from outside systems to College Board for SAT Suite registration.
Notes about submission:
- Files must be submitted with columns in the correct order and Column Headers for data to be processed correctly.
- Your file name may not contain special characters.
- Acceptable file name characters: uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), numbers (0-9), period ( . ), hyphen ( - ), parentheses ( ( ) ), underscore ( _ ), space ( ).
- If any unaccepted characters are present, you will receive an error message and will be required to fix the file name and reupload your file.
- The following columns are required (in the specified order) in the file upload, however not all columns require data.
- Required data: Testing AI Code, First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth, Gender, Grade, Test, Season.
- Optional data (columns still required): Attending AI Code, Middle Initial, School Student ID, District Student ID, State Student ID.
| Column Position in .csv File | Column Header (to use in your file upload) | Description | Required? | Allowable Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Testing AI Code | The "Testing AI Code" is the 6-digit AI/CEEB code (which may include a leading 0) of the school where students are testing. This value will determine which school's registration roster to upload the student's data to in SSOR. The Testing AI code must must be a valid or existing code and should match the submitting organization's AI/CEEB Code (for schools) or must be a corresponding AI/CEEB Code of a school included in a district's SSOR order (for districts). | Required | Length: 6 characters Format: Numeric |
| B | Attending AI Code | The "Attending AI Code" is the 6-digit AI/CEEB code (which may include a leading 0) of the school the student currently attends. This field is used for reporting scores to the student's school after test day. If the school the student attends is the same school the student is testing at (the AI/CEEB Code used in the "Testing AI Code" field), then you can leave this field blank. Otherwise, you must provide the valid or existing AI/CEEB Code that corresponds to the school the student attends. If a homeschooled student is testing at your school, you will need to enter the appropriate AI/CEEB code for their state. Read more about registering away students. | Optional | Length: 6 characters Format: Numeric |
| C | First Name | Provide the student's legal first name in this field. You must provide their legal first name and should not provide a preferred name. Any names provided that are longer than the maximum number of allowed characters will be truncated. | Required | Length: Maximum of 20 characters Format: Alpha (A-Z), hyphen ( - ), space ( ), apostrophe ( ' ) |
| D | Middle Initial | Provide the student's middle initial. This is an optional field and may be left blank. Do not delete this column in your .csv data upload even if you don't plan to provide data in this field for any students. | Optional | Length: 1 character Format: Alpha (A-Z) Leave blank for no response. |
| E | Last Name | Provide the student's legal last name in this field. Any names provided that are longer than the maximum number of allowed characters will be truncated. | Required | Length: Maximum of 35 characters Format: Alpha (A-Z), hyphen ( - ), space ( ), apostrophe ( ' ) |
| F | Date of Birth | Provide the student's date of birth in this field. IMPORTANT: You may need to update the formatting of this column in your .csv file to ensure that the correct format is retained.
|
Required | Length: 10 characters Format: MM/DD/YYYY, MM/D/YYYY, M/DD/YYYY, M/D/YYYY |
| G | Gender | Provide the student's gender in this field. | Required | Length: 1 character Format: Alpha F = Female M = Male A = Another |
| H | Grade | Provide the student's grade in this field. You can only provide a grade that is covered by the school or district order for which you are uploading data. | Required | Length: 2 characters Format: Alphanumeric Acceptable grades: 6 = 6th grade 7 = 7th grade 8 = 8th grade 9 = 9th grade 10 = 10th grade 11 = 11th grade 12 = 12th grade N = No longer in high school 1C = First year in college 2C = Second year in college |
| I | Test | Provide the test the student is taking in this field. Reminder: When uploading student data, you can only do this one test at a time. You cannot have a .csv file upload that includes more than one test. | Required | Length: Maximum of 10 characters Format: Alphanumeric PNM = PSAT/NMSQT P89 = PSAT 8/9 P10 = PSAT 10 SAT = SAT School Day |
| J | Season | Provide the season when the student is testing. The season provided must be the season that is covered by the school or district order for which you are uploading data. | Required | Length: 1 character Format: Alpha F = Fall S = Spring |
| K | School Student ID | Provide the student's school ID in this field. We recommend you provide a student ID for purposes of data matching when scores are delivered after test day. You should not use the student's Social Security Number in this field. Additionally, if there are two students with the exact same details (e.g. twins), you should use this field to distinguish between the two students. If you decide not to provide this data, do not delete this column in your .csv upload, just leave all fields blank. | Optional | Length: Maximum of 30 characters Format: Alphanumeric (A-Z, 0-9), No spaces allowed Leave blank for no response |
| L | District Student ID | Provide the student's district ID in this field. You should not use the student's Social Security Number in this field. If you decide not to provide this data, do not delete this column in your .csv upload, just leave all fields blank. | Optional | Length: Maximum of 30 characters Format: Alphanumeric (A-Z, 0-9), No spaces allowed |
| M | State Student ID | Provide the student's state ID in this field. You should not use the student's Social Security Number in this field. If you decide not to provide this data, do not delete this column in your .csv upload, just leave all fields blank. | Optional | Length: Maximum of 30 characters Format: Alphanumeric (A-Z, 0-9), No spaces allowed |
For more information on registration, check out our Help Center: