Editing PSAT/NMSQT (section)

{{Short description|High school standardized test}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox examination
| name                = Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test 
| image_name          = PSAT NMSQT logo (2017).svg
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| caption             = Logo since 2017
| acronym             = PSAT/NMSQT
| type                = Computer-based [[standardized test]]
| test_admin          = [[College Board]], [[National Merit Scholarship Program|NMSC]]
| skills_tested       = Reading, mathematics
| purpose             = 
| year_started        = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
| year_terminated     = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} -->
| duration            = 2 hours 14 minutes
| score_range         = 160–760 for two sections, adding up to a maximum score of 1520
| score_validity      = 
| offered             = High school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen (only in some schools)
| attempt_restriction =
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| language            = 
| test_takers         = 
| prerequisite        = 
| fee                 =  
| score_users         = 
| qualification_rate  = 
| free_label          = 
| free                = 
| website             = <!-- {{URL|https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10|College Board:PSAT/NMSQT}} -->
| footnotes           =  
}}

The '''Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test''' ('''PSAT/NMSQT''') is a [[standardized test]] administered by the [[College Board]] and cosponsored by the [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)]] in the [[United States]]. In the 2018–2019 school year, 2.27 million high school sophomores and 1.74 million high school juniors took the PSAT.<ref name="CB">{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=2019 SAT Suite of Assessments Annual Report Total Group|url=https://reports.collegeboard.org/pdf/2019-total-group-sat-suite-assessments-annual-report.pdf |access-date=July 19, 2020 |publisher=[[College Board]] |page=7}}</ref> It is expected that in 2024, 3.5 million students will take this exam, according to the [[National Merit Scholarship Corporation]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024 |title= 2024 Estimation of Students taking PSAT|url=https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/interior.aspx?sid=1758&gid=2&pgid=1876#:~:text=It%20is%20expected%20that%20about,requirements%20to%20enter%20this%20program}}</ref>

Scores from the PSAT/NMSQT are used to determine eligibility and qualification for the [[National Merit Scholarship Program]].<ref name="quickref">{{cite web |title=2014 PSAT/NMSQT® Quick Reference |url=https://www.collegeboard.org/pdf/psat/psat-nmsqt-quick-reference-handout.pdf |access-date=2015-03-16}}</ref>