How much does the TEAS cost?

There is no single price. The seat is priced by ATI or by the institution administering it, and institutions add their own administrative fees. Check the registration page for the specific site you plan to test at.

How long do I have to wait to retake the TEAS?

ATI applies a 14-day wait between attempts for exams taken directly through ATI. If you took it at an institution, many schools require a 30-day wait — check with the school.

How many times can I take the TEAS?

ATI does not publish a universal limit; the number of attempts is set by the program you are applying to. Note that every completed and scored exam counts as an attempt, even if you do not submit the results.

Is a retake cheaper than the first attempt?

No. A retake is a full new registration at the same price.

TEAS cost and retake rules

Two questions, and both have the same shape of answer: part of it comes from ATI and part of it comes from your school, and the school’s part is usually the one that decides what you do.

Why there is no single price

The seat is priced by whoever is selling it. Sitting the TEAS at ATI directly and sitting it at a college testing center are two different transactions, and institutions add administrative fees on top of the exam itself.

Published figures vary by testing location and change over time, which is exactly why this page does not quote one. The number you need is the one on your testing site’s registration page, and there is no way to shortcut looking it up.

Check the price at the specific site you plan to test at, not a national average.
Ask whether the fee includes sending your score to your program, or whether a transcript costs extra.
Ask whether a remote-proctored attempt costs more than an on-site one.
Budget for the possibility of a second attempt, because there is no retake discount — a retake is a fresh registration at full price.

Sites that print one confident dollar figure for "the TEAS" have taken one testing center’s price and generalized it. Treat any single number you see as a sample, not a rate.

How soon you can retake it

ATI publishes two different wait periods, and which one applies depends on where you sat the exam.

Where you took it	Wait between attempts
TEAS at ATI (directly through ATI)	14 days
TEAS at an institution	Many schools require 30 days

From ATI’s help center, read 22 August 2026.

How many times you can take it

ATI does not set a universal limit. What it does say is that every completed and scored exam counts as an attempt — including one whose results you choose not to submit.

That last clause is the one worth reading twice. Sitting the exam "just to see" is not free in the way people assume: it is on the record as an attempt, and if your program limits attempts, you have spent one.

The number of attempts your program accepts, and which attempt it uses, are program policies. Ask before you book a second sitting, not after.

The questions to ask your program

That last one catches people out more than any other item on this page. The exam date and the score-delivery date are not the same date, and applications have been missed in the gap between them.

How many TEAS attempts do you accept?
Which attempt do you use — highest, most recent, or an average?
How long must I wait between attempts under your policy?
What is your cut score, and do you set separate minimums for any section?
What is your deadline for the score to reach you, as opposed to the deadline for sitting the exam?

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Frequently asked

How much does the TEAS cost?: There is no single price. The seat is priced by ATI or by the institution administering it, and institutions add their own administrative fees. Check the registration page for the specific site you plan to test at.
How long do I have to wait to retake the TEAS?: ATI applies a 14-day wait between attempts for exams taken directly through ATI. If you took it at an institution, many schools require a 30-day wait — check with the school.
How many times can I take the TEAS?: ATI does not publish a universal limit; the number of attempts is set by the program you are applying to. Note that every completed and scored exam counts as an attempt, even if you do not submit the results.
Is a retake cheaper than the first attempt?: No. A retake is a full new registration at the same price.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of the documents below, with the date it was read. Requirements change; if a source has moved on since that date, the source is right and this page is out of date.

ATI Help — How soon can I retake the ATI TEAS exam? Read August 22, 2026
ATI Help — How many times can I take the ATI TEAS exam? Read August 22, 2026
ATI — TEAS Exam Details (section table) Read August 22, 2026

Page facts last verified August 22, 2026.

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