Standardized Testing: ACT and SAT Testing Policies – 2022-23
As you start your college search it is important to get a handle on the standardized testing policies at each of your prospective schools.
Questions to ask include: Is a college test-optional or do they require SAT and ACT scores? Do they superscore the SAT and/or ACT? Do they allow Score Choice? College Transitions has you covered with a comprehensive look at the testing policies at 400+ of the top colleges and universities in the U.S, all in one easy-to-search database.
*Data collected from college websites and via phone calls/email correspondence with admissions staff.
Table updated on September 30, 2022
| Institution | ACT Superscore | SAT Superscore | Test-Optional | Allow Self-Report Scores | Allows Score Choice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.adelphi.edu/admissions/first-year/apply/ | |
| Agnes Scott College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.agnesscott.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/high-school-students/index.html |
| Allegheny College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://sites.allegheny.edu/admissions/why-test-optional/ |
| American University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.american.edu/admissions/first-year/test-optional.cfm | |
| Amherst College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.amherst.edu/admission/apply/firstyear |
| Appalachian State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.appstate.edu/testwaiver |
| Arizona State University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admission.asu.edu/first-year | |
| Auburn University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.auburn.edu/admissions/prospective-students/freshmen/index.php | |
| Augustana College (IL) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.augustana.edu/admissions/apply/criteria |
| Austin College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.austincollege.edu/admission/apply/freshman/ | |
| Babson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.babson.edu/admission/undergraduate-school/apply/# |
| Bard College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bard.edu/admission/firstyear/ | |
| Barnard College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://barnard.edu/admissions/testing |
| Bates College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bates.edu/admission/apply/ |
| Baylor University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.web.baylor.edu/admissions/incoming-freshman/application-process |
| Belmont University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.belmont.edu/admissions/apply/freshmen/index.html | |
| Beloit College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.beloit.edu/admission/apply/ | |
| Bennington College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bennington.edu/admissions-aid/apply/dimensional-application/application-guidelineshttps://www.bennington.edu/admissions-aid/apply/dimensional-application/application-guidelines | |
| Bentley University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bennington.edu/admissions/apply |
| Berea College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.berea.edu/admissions/applying-for-admission/test-optional-admissions/ | |
| Binghamton University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.binghamton.edu/admissions/apply/freshman/index.html |
| Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bloomu.edu/admissions-aid/how-to-apply/first-year | ||
| Boston College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/admission/apply.html#appid=info-item-7 | |
| Boston University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bu.edu/admissions/apply/first-year/#Tests |
| Bowdoin College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bowdoin.edu/admissions/our-process/test-optional-policy/index.html |
| Bowling Green State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bgsu.edu/admissions/test-optional.html | ||
| Bradley University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.bradley.edu/sites/test-optional/ | |
| Brandeis University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/apply/test-optional-policy.html |
| Brigham Young University-Provo | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://enrollment.byu.edu/admissions/educational-history | |
| Brown University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.brown.edu/ask/standardized-tests |
| Bryant University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.bryant.edu/applying-to-bryant/test-requirements-test-optional-policy |
| Bryn Mawr College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.brynmawr.edu/admissions-aid/admissions-aid-policies/standardized-testing-policy |
| Bucknell University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.bucknell.edu/admissions-aid/apply-bucknell/undergraduate-admission-requirements |
| Butler University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.butler.edu/admission-aid/first-year/applying-as-a-first-year-student/ |
| Cal Poly, Pomona | Test-Blind | https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Explained-Admissions-Without-the-SAT-or-ACT.aspx | ||||
| Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | Test-Blind | https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Explained-Admissions-Without-the-SAT-or-ACT.aspx | ||||
| California Institute of Technology | Test-Blind | https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Explained-Admissions-Without-the-SAT-or-ACT.aspx | ||||
| California State University, Fresno | Test-Blind | https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Explained-Admissions-Without-the-SAT-or-ACT.aspx | ||||
| California State University, Fullerton | Test-Blind | https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Explained-Admissions-Without-the-SAT-or-ACT.aspx | ||||
| California State University, Long Beach | Test-Blind | https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Explained-Admissions-Without-the-SAT-or-ACT.aspx | ||||
| Carleton College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/apply/steps/criteria/ |
| Carnegie Mellon University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.cmu.edu/admission/admission/standardized-testing | |
| Case Western Reserve University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://case.edu/admission/features/admission-financial-aid/cwrus-test-optional-policy |
| Catholic University of America | Yes | Yes | Test Blind | Yes | https://www.catholic.edu/admission/undergraduate/visit-campus/interviews/index.html | |
| Central Michigan University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.cmich.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate/freshmen/how-to-apply | |
| Centre College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.centre.edu/apply/ |
| Chapman University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.chapman.edu/admission/undergraduate/how-to-apply/test-optional.aspx | |
| Christopher Newport University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://cnu.edu/admission/freshman/howtoapply/testoptional/ | |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.citadel.edu/root/covid-19-admission-information | |
| Claremont McKenna College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.cmc.edu/admission/first-year-application-instructions#:~:text=Deadlines%20for%20First%2DYear%20Admission,admission%20decision%20by%20April%201. |
| Clark University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.clarku.edu/undergraduate-admissions/test-optional-policy/ |
| Clarkson University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.clarkson.edu/apply-now |
| Clemson University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.clemson.edu/admissions/applying-to-clemson/freshman-students.html | |
| Coastal Carolina University | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min GPA) | https://www.coastal.edu/admissions/testopt/ | ||
| Colby College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.colby.edu/admission/apply/first-year-faq/ |
| Colgate University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.colgate.edu/news/stories/colgate-university-announces-three-year-test-optional-pilot-program-all-applicants |
| College of Charleston | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.cofc.edu/applyingtothecollege/freshmen/partsoftheapplication.php |
| College of Saint Benedict | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.csbsju.edu/admission/apply/actsat | |
| College of the Holy Cross | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.holycross.edu/apply/first-year-applicants |
| College of William and Mary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/how-to-apply/freshmanapplicants/standardizedtesting/index.php |
| Colorado College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.coloradocollege.edu/admission/for-students/admission-requirements/admission-test-optional.html |
| Colorado School of Mines | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.mines.edu/undergraduate-admissions/new-firstyear-faq/ |
| Colorado State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.colostate.edu/submitting-documents/ | |
| Columbia University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/testing |
| Connecticut College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.conncoll.edu/admission/apply/standardized-test-policy/ |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://cooper.edu/admissions/faq |
| Cornell College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.cornellcollege.edu/admissions/apply-to-cornell/index.shtml |
| Cornell University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/admissions-requirements |
| Creighton University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.creighton.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate/how-to-apply/test-optional | |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Yes | Yes | Test Blind | Yes | https://enrollmentmanagement.baruch.cuny.edu/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/ | |
| CUNY Hunter College | Yes | Yes | Test Blind | Yes | https://hunter.cuny.edu/students/admissions/undergraduate/apply/freshman/ | |
| Dartmouth College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-term/standardized-testing |
| Davidson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-financial-aid/apply/admission-policies/testing-policy |
| Denison University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://denison.edu/forms/test-optional-policy |
| DePaul University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.depaul.edu/admission-and-aid/Pages/test-optional-faqs.aspx |
| DePauw University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.depauw.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-applicants/test-optional-faqs/ |
| Dickinson College | Yes | Yes | Test Free | Yes | Yes | https://www.dickinson.edu/info/20256/apply/996/standardized_testing_information/2 |
| Drake University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.drake.edu/admission/first-yearstudents/first-yearapplicationprocess/ |
| Drew University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | http://www.drew.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/test-optional-policy/ |
| Drexel University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://drexel.edu/admissions/apply/undergrad-instructions/first-year-instructions/standardized-tests | |
| Duke University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.duke.edu/apply/ |
| Duquesne University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.duq.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/apply-for-admission/requirements |
| Earlham College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://earlham.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/undergraduate-admissions/test-optional-policy/ | |
| East Carolina University | Yes | Yes | Test Blind | Yes | https://admissions.ecu.edu/apply/freshmen/ | |
| Eckerd College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.eckerd.edu/admissions/faq/ |
| Elon University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.elon.edu/u/admissions/undergraduate/apply/application-requirements/ |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-time | |
| Emerson College | No | No | Yes | https://emerson.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admission/application-process/first-year | ||
| Emory University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://apply.emory.edu/apply/faq.html |
| Fairfield University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.fairfield.edu/undergraduate/admission/how-to-apply/first-year-applicants/index.html#standardized-test |
| Florida Atlantic University | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.fau.edu/admissions/freshmen/howtoapply.php | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.fgcu.edu/admissionsandaid/undergraduateadmissions/freshmanadmissions#Step3GatherYourTestScores | |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.fit.edu/freshman-admissions/visit-florida-tech/ |
| Florida International University | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://admissions.fiu.edu/admission-standards/freshman-pathways/index.htmlhttps://admissions.fiu.edu/admission-standards/index.html | |
| Florida Southern College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.flsouthern.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/test-optional-policy.aspx | |
| Florida State University | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.fsu.edu/first-year/apply/ |
| Fordham University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.fordham.edu/undergraduate-admission/apply/what-were-looking-for/testing-policy/ |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.fandm.edu/admission |
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.olin.edu/admission/apply/process-requirements/ | |
| Furman University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/how-apply/freshman |
| George Mason University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/how-apply/freshman |
| George Washington University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://undergraduate.admissions.gwu.edu/test-optional | |
| Georgetown University | No | Yes | No | No | https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/applying/preparation-process/#TestRequirements | |
| Georgia College | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.gcsu.edu/admissions/apply |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://admission.gatech.edu/apply/documents |
| Georgia Southern University | Yes | Yes | No | https://admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/requirements/freshmen/ | ||
| Georgia State University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://perimeter.gsu.edu/admissions/freshman-2/ | |
| Gettysburg College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.gettysburg.edu/admissions-aid/applying-to-gettysburg/application-process/standardized-test-policy |
| Gonzaga University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.gonzaga.edu/undergraduate-admission/apply/admission-requirements | |
| Goucher College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.goucher.edu/become/apply/first-year-students | |
| Grinnell College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.grinnell.edu/admission/apply/first-year/requirements | |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://gustavus.edu/admission/visit/schedule-a-visit.php |
| Hamilton College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.hamilton.edu/admission/apply/testing |
| Harvard University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/application-requirements | |
| Harvey Mudd College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.hmc.edu/admission/apply/ |
| Haverford College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.haverford.edu/admission/blog/haverford-adopts-test-optional-policy |
| Hendrix College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.hendrix.edu/testoptional/ |
| High Point University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.highpoint.edu/admissions/test-optional/ | |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.hws.edu/admissions/apply/testing-policy.aspx | |
| Hofstra University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.hofstra.edu/admission/standardized-testing-policy.html | |
| Hope College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://hope.edu/admissions/apply.html#:~:text=Hope%20College%20has%20adopted%20a,of%20our%20holistic%20review%20process. | |
| Howard University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.howard.edu/undergraduate/first-year | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.iit.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admission/first-year-students | |
| Illinois State University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://illinoisstate.edu/admissions/freshman-requirements/ | |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/applications/ | |
| Indiana University Bloomington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.indiana.edu/apply/freshman/index.html#before |
| Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://international.iupui.edu/admissions/how-apply/freshman/submit-documents.html | |
| Iowa State University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.iastate.edu/admission-and-aid/admissions/first-year-students | |
| Ithaca College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.ithaca.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/apply-ic/test-optional | |
| James Madison University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply/faq.shtml#undefined | |
| John Carroll University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://jcu.edu/test-optional-faq | |
| Johns Hopkins University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://apply.jhu.edu/standardized-test-information/ |
| Juniata College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.juniata.edu/admission/apply/index.php | |
| Kalamazoo College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.kzoo.edu/how-to-apply-2/test-optional/ | |
| Kansas State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.k-state.edu/admissions/undergrad/manhattan/apply/incoming-freshmen/scores-precollege-curriculum.html | |
| Kenyon College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.kenyon.edu/admissions-aid/apply-to-kenyon/standardized-testing-policy/ |
| Kettering University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.kettering.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/how-apply | |
| Knox College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.knox.edu/admission/apply-to-knox/test-scores | |
| Lafayette College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.lafayette.edu/first-year-applicants/ | |
| Lake Forest College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.lakeforest.edu/admissions/first-year-students/first-year-application-requirements |
| Lawrence University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.lawrence.edu/admissions-aid/apply |
| Lehigh University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www1.lehigh.edu/admissions/apply |
| Lewis & Clark College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/apply/portfolio_path/ |
| Louisiana State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.lsu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman.php | |
| Loyola Marymount University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.lmu.edu/learnmore/prospectivestudents/firstyearapplicants/ |
| Loyola University Chicago | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.luc.edu/undergrad/apply/freshman/ |
| Loyola University Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.loyola.edu/admission/undergraduate/application-process/admission-policy#standardized-testing |
| Macalester College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.macalester.edu/admissions/us-admissions/faq/testing-policy/ |
| Manhattan College | Yes | https://catalog.manhattan.edu/undergraduate/admission/ | ||||
| Marist College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.marist.edu/admission/undergraduate/test-optional-policy |
| Marquette University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.marquette.edu/explore/test-optional.php | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/tests-scores/ |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.maritime.edu/undergraduate-admissions/test-optional | ||
| McDaniel College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.mcdaniel.edu/admissions-cost/undergraduate-admissions |
| Mercer University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://undergrad.mercer.edu/test-optional/ | |
| Mercyhurst University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.mercyhurst.edu/admissions-aid/admissions-requirements | |
| Merrimack College | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.merrimack.edu/admission/fall-2021-admission/#faq | |
| Miami University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://miamioh.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-students/test-optional-faqs.html |
| Michigan State University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/freshman/act-sat-test-optional | |
| Michigan Technological University | No | No | Yes | https://www.mtu.edu/admissions/apply/requirements/ | ||
| Middlebury College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/apply/standardized-tests |
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.millersville.edu/admissions/undergrad/basics/sat-optional.php#anchor-1-1 | ||
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.msoe.edu/admissions-aid/undergraduate-admissions/undergraduate-admission-requirements/ | |
| Mississippi State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.admissions.msstate.edu/prospective-students/steps-to-enrollment | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Yes | http://catalog.mst.edu/undergraduate/generalinformation/admissionrequirements/ | ||||
| Monmouth University | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.monmouth.edu/admission/undergraduate/how-to-apply/ | ||
| Morehouse College | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://morehouse.edu/admissions/apply-2/ | |
| Mount Holyoke College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.mtholyoke.edu/admission/apply-undergraduate-first-year/standardized-testing-policies |
| Muhlenberg College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.muhlenberg.edu/regulardecision/ |
| New College of Florida | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/first-year-students/ |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.njit.edu/admissions/how-we-evaluate-applicants |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.nmt.edu/admission/entering-freshmen.php | |
| New York University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/standardized-tests.html |
| North Carolina State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.ncsu.edu/apply/first-year/ |
| Northeastern University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.northeastern.edu/application-information/required-materials/ |
| Northern Arizona University | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://nau.edu/admission/plan-ahead/ | |
| Northwestern University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.northwestern.edu/faqs/standardized-testing-for-2020-21/index.html |
| Oberlin College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-aid/arts-and-sciences/testing-policy |
| Occidental College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.oxy.edu/admission-aid/apply/test-optional-admission-policy |
| Ohio State University | No | No | Yes | http://undergrad.osu.edu/covid-19-response/students-applying-for-autumn-2022#test-optional-faqs | ||
| Ohio University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/apply/test-optional |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.owu.edu/admission/apply/test-optional/ | |
| Oklahoma State University | Yes | No | Yes | https://go.okstate.edu/admissions/freshman/admission-requirements.html | ||
| Old Dominion University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.odu.edu/admission/undergraduate#done1612907281342=&tab617651206820=3 | |
| Oregon State University | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.oregonstate.edu/test-optional-admissions |
| Pennsylvania State University - University Park | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.psu.edu/coronavirus/frequently-asked-questions-faq/test-optional/ | |
| Pepperdine University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/admission/application/undergraduate/firstyear.htm |
| Pitzer College | Test Free | Yes | https://www.pitzer.edu/admission/admission/apply/first-year-applicants/ | |||
| Pomona College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply/how-apply |
| Princeton University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.princeton.edu/how-apply/covid-19-update | |
| Providence College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.providence.edu/apply/standardized-testing/ |
| Purdue University | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/apply/criteriafreshmen.php |
| Quinnipiac University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.qu.edu/admissions/undergraduate/admission-requirements/#testscorepolicy |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.ramapo.edu/undergraduate/freshmen/admission-requirements/ | |
| Reed College | Test Blind | Yes | https://www.reed.edu/apply/guide-to-applying/first-year/index.html#requirements | |||
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.rpi.edu/high-school-preparation/fall-2023-admission-cycle-test-optional-faq |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.risd.edu/admissions/first-year/apply-risd | ||
| Rhodes College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.rhodes.edu/admission-aid/apply-rhodes/first-year-application-checklist |
| Rice University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.rice.edu/apply/first-year-domestic-applicants# |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.rit.edu/admissions/first-year-application |
| Roger Williams University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.rwu.edu/undergraduate/admission-aid/first-year-applicants/standardized-test-optional-policy | |
| Rollins College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.rollins.edu/apply/test-optional-admission |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.rose-hulman.edu/admissions-and-aid/the-application-process/application-and-deadlines/application-evaluation-criteria.html | |
| Rowan University | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.rowan.edu/admissions-process/freshman-requirements/standardized-scores.html | ||
| Rutgers University-Camden | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply/first-year-applicants#tab=panel-4 | ||
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply/first-year-applicants#tab=panel-4 | |
| Rutgers University-Newark | Test Blind | https://admissions.rutgers.edu/apply/first-year-applicants#tab=panel-4 | ||||
| Sacred Heart University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.sacredheart.edu/admissions--aid/undergraduate-admissions/freshman-admission/test-optional-policy/ | |
| Saint Anselm College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.anselm.edu/admission-aid/first-year-applicants | |
| Saint Johns University (MN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://csbsju.edu/admission/apply/actsat |
| Saint Joseph's University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.sju.edu/portal/test-optional-policy |
| Saint Louis University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.slu.edu/admission/freshman/requirements.php |
| Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.saintmarys.edu/admission-aid/first-year-students/apply/test-optional |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/undergraduate-admissions/first-year-students | |
| Saint Michael's College | No | No | Yes | https://www.smcvt.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year-students/ | ||
| Salisbury University | Yes | Yes | https://www.salisbury.edu/admissions/freshman-students/test-optional-policy.aspx | |||
| Salve Regina University | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://salve.edu/first-year-applicants | ||
| Samford University | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.samford.edu/admission/apply | ||
| San Diego State University | Test Blind | https://www.calstate.edu/apply/Pages/first-time-freshman-faq.aspx# | ||||
| San Francisco State University | Test Blind | https://future.sfsu.edu/admissions/freshmen | ||||
| San Jose State University | Test Blind | https://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/freshman/admissions-requirements/csu-eligibility-requirements/index.php | ||||
| Santa Clara University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.scu.edu/admission/undergraduate/first-year-students/ |
| Sarah Lawrence College | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/admission/apply/first-year.html#acc-11-sat-i-sat-ii-or-act-scores | |
| Scripps College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.scrippscollege.edu/admission/apply/first-year-applicants |
| Seattle University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.seattleu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshman/requirements/sat-and-act-exams/ |
| Seton Hall University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.shu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/test-optional-admission.cfm | |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://new.sewanee.edu/admission-aid/application-process/application-review/ |
| Siena College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.siena.edu/news/story/what-does-test-optional-really-mean/ |
| Simmons University | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.simmons.edu/undergraduate/admission-and-financial-aid/how-apply/first-year-applicants | ||
| Skidmore College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.skidmore.edu/admissions/apply/index.php |
| Smith College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.smith.edu/admission-aid/how-apply/first-year-students | |
| Soka University of America | Yes | https://www.soka.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/how-apply | ||||
| Southern Methodist University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.smu.edu/Admission/Apply/FirstYear |
| Southwestern University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.southwestern.edu/admission/application-faqs/?acc=4996 |
| Spelman College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.spelman.edu/admissions/applying-to-spelman/test-optional-admissions-policy | |
| St John's University-New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.stjohns.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/application-requirements/test-optional | |
| St Lawrence University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.stlawu.edu/admissions/applying-st-lawrence |
| St Olaf College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/checklist/ |
| St. John's College (MD) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.sjc.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/apply/first-year-applicants | |
| St. John's College (NM) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.sjc.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/apply/first-year-applicants |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.smcm.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/first-year-students/ |
| Stanford University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.stanford.edu/apply/freshman/interview.html |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.newpaltz.edu/admissions/freshmen.html#requirements | ||
| Stetson University | Yes | https://www.stetson.edu/administration/admissions/first-year-applicants/application-instructions.php | ||||
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.stevens.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-apply |
| Stonehill College | Test Blind | Yes | https://www.stonehill.edu/apply-for-admission/first-year-applicants/apply/ | |||
| Stony Brook University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/first-year.php | |
| Suffolk University | Yes | Yes | https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/first-year.php | |||
| SUNY at Albany | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.albany.edu/admissions/how-apply-first-year-student | |
| SUNY at Purchase College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.purchase.edu/admissions/first-year/ | |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.geneseo.edu/admissions/test-optional-faqs | |
| SUNY College at Oswego | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://ww1.oswego.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/plan-your-visit |
| SUNY College at Potsdam | No | No | Yes | https://www.potsdam.edu/admissions/test-optional | ||
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.esf.edu/admissions/firstyear/test-faq.htm | |
| SUNY Cortland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.suny.edu/attend/apply-to-suny/testing-requirements/ | |
| SUNY Oneonta | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://suny.oneonta.edu/admissions/first-year |
| Susquehanna University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.susqu.edu/admission-and-aid/apply/first-year-applicants/ | |
| Swarthmore College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.swarthmore.edu/admissions-aid/standardized-testing-policy |
| Syracuse University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year/requirements/ | |
| Temple University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.temple.edu/apply/first-year-students | |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.tamu.edu/apply/freshman | |
| Texas Christian University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.tcu.edu/apply/first-year/index.php#accd22e113-sat-or-act-scores-optional |
| The College of New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.tcnj.edu/applications/first-year-applicants/#requirements | |
| The College of Wooster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://wooster.edu/admissions/apply/test-optional-policy/ |
| The University of Montana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.umt.edu/admissions/apply/default.phphttps://admissions.utexas.edu/standardized-testing-policy-FAQ |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.utk.edu/apply/first-year/uts-test-score-policy/ |
| The University of Texas at Austin | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.utexas.edu/standardized-testing-policy-FAQ | |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://enroll.utdallas.edu/freshman/application-process/ | |
| Towson University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.towson.edu/admissions/undergrad/freshmen/faq.html | |
| Transylvania University | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.transy.edu/admission/apply-now/test-optional/ | ||
| Trinity College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.trincoll.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/application-process/ |
| Trinity University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.trinity.edu/admissions-aid/apply |
| Truman State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.truman.edu/admission-cost/apply-to-truman/test-optional-policy/ | |
| Tufts University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/first-year-students/ |
| Tulane University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/first-year-students/ |
| Union College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.union.edu/admissions/apply/test-policy |
| United States Air Force Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.academyadmissions.com/requirements/academic/ | |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://uscga.edu/admission-requirements/ |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.usmma.edu/admissions/4-college-entrance-exams | |
| United States Military Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/steps-to-admission | |
| United States Naval Academy | Yes | Yes | Test Flexible* | Yes | https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php#fndtn-panel4-Steps-for | |
| University at Buffalo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.buffalo.edu/apply/applyingfaq.php#test-opt | |
| University of Alabama | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.ua.edu/freshman/requirements/ | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | No | No | Yes | https://www.uab.edu/admissions/apply/test-optional | ||
| University of Arizona | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.arizona.edu/admissions/first-year/apply | |
| University of Arkansas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.uark.edu/apply/test-scores/index.php | |
| University of California, Berkeley | Test Blind | Yes | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | |||
| University of California, Davis | Test Blind | Yes | https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply | |||
| University of California, Irvine | Test Blind | Yes | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | |||
| University of California, Los Angeles | Test Blind | Yes | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | |||
| University of California, Merced | Test Blind | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | ||||
| University of California, Riverside | Test Blind | Yes | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | |||
| University of California, San Diego | Test Blind | Yes | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | |||
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Test Blind | Yes | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | |||
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Test Blind | Yes | https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/applying-as-a-freshman/filling-out-the-application.html | |||
| University of Central Florida | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.ucf.edu/admissions/undergraduate/freshman/ | |
| University of Chicago | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/apply/first-year-applicants |
| University of Cincinnati | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.uc.edu/information/high-school.html | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.colorado.edu/admissions/first-year/apply |
| University of Connecticut | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.uconn.edu/apply/first-year/instructions/ | |
| University of Dallas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://udallas.edu/admissions/undergrad/admissionrequirements.php |
| University of Dayton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://udayton.edu/apply/undergraduate/test-optional.php |
| University of Delaware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/requirements/#test-optional |
| University of Denver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.du.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate/first-year-applicants/application-checklist |
| University of Florida | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/freshman/ |
| University of Georgia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.admissions.uga.edu/admissions/first-year/first-year-admission-criteria/ | |
| University of Houston | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://uh.edu/undergraduate-admissions/resources/test-optional-admissions/ | |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.uic.edu/undergraduate/requirements-deadlines/first-year-requirements/test-optional-faq | |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.admissions.illinois.edu/faq/applicant-freshman#test-optional |
| University of Iowa | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.uiowa.edu/testing |
| University of Kansas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.ku.edu/apply |
| University of Kentucky | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admission.uky.edu/freshman/admission-checklist | |
| University of Louisville | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://louisville.edu/admissions/apply/i-am-a-first-time-freshman/admissions-guidelines | |
| University of Maine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://go.umaine.edu/apply/ | |
| University of Mary Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.umw.edu/admissions/undergraduate/checklist/test-optional/ |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://undergraduate.umbc.edu/first-year-students/how-to-apply/ | |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.admissions.umd.edu/apply/application-checklists/freshman-application-checklist | |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.umass.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/connect/information-policies/test-optional-policy | |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.umb.edu/freshman-students/apply/no-test-option | |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.uml.edu/admissions/apply/self-reported-test-score-faq.aspx#answer326501_0 | |
| University of Memphis | No | No | No | https://www.memphis.edu/admissions/basics/test_flexible.php | ||
| University of Miami | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.miami.edu/undergraduate/application-process/admission-requirements/freshman/index.html |
| University of Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.umich.edu/apply/first-year-applicants/requirements-deadlines |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://umdearborn.edu/admissions/undergraduate/incoming-freshmen/apply-admission-first-year-student | |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.d.umn.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/test-optional | ||
| University of Minnesota-Morris | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://morris.umn.edu/admissions/apply/future-first-years |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.tc.umn.edu/admissions/freshman-admission/act-sat-information |
| University of Mississippi | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://admissions.olemiss.edu/apply__trashed/freshman/#requirements | |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.missouri.edu/apply-freshmen/admission-requirements/test-optional/ | |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.unl.edu/apply/admissions-requirements/first-year/ | |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.unlv.edu/admissions/first-year | |
| University of Nevada-Reno | No | No | Yes | https://www.unr.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements | ||
| University of New Hampshire | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.unh.edu/apply/first-year#requirements |
| University of New Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.unm.edu/future-students/freshmen/admission-requirements.html | ||
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.unca.edu/admission/apply/first-year-students/ |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.unc.edu/apply/types-of-applications/first-year/?from-dynamic-apply-form=3250 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.charlotte.edu/first-year/application-requirements |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://uncw.edu/admissions/standardizedtesting.html | |
| University of North Dakota | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://und.edu/admissions/freshmen/requirements.html | |
| University of North Florida | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.unf.edu/admissions/freshman.html | |
| University of North Texas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.unt.edu/freshman/admission-requirements |
| University of Notre Dame | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.nd.edu/visit-engage/stories-news/notre-dame-will-remain-test-optional-for-undergraduate-admissions-through-2024/ |
| University of Oklahoma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.ou.edu/admissions/apply/freshman |
| University of Oregon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.uoregon.edu/freshmen/requirements | |
| University of Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.upenn.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/what-penn-looks-for/testing |
| University of Pittsburgh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.pitt.edu/first-year-student/ | |
| University of Portland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.up.edu/admissions/apply/freshmen-apply.html |
| University of Puget Sound | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/apply/first-year |
| University of Redlands | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.redlands.edu/admissions-and-aid/first-year/apply/first-year-apply/ |
| University of Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://web.uri.edu/admission/first-year/ | |
| University of Richmond | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.richmond.edu/process/materials.html#testscores |
| University of Rochester | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.rochester.edu/applying/first-year-students/ |
| University of San Diego | Test Free | Yes | https://www.sandiego.edu/admission-and-aid/undergraduate/apply/test-free.php | |||
| University of San Francisco | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.usfca.edu/admission/undergraduate/first-year |
| University of Scranton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.scranton.edu/apply/freshman/sat-opt.shtml | |
| University of South Carolina | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_admissions/requirements/for_freshmen/test_optional/ |
| University of South Dakota | No | https://www.usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Undergraduate-Admissions/Deadlines-and-Requirements | ||||
| University of South Florida | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/requirements-deadlines.aspx | |
| University of Southern California | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.usc.edu/apply/first-year-students/ | |
| University of St Thomas (MN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.stthomas.edu/admissions/undergraduate/freshman/test-optional/index.html |
| University of Tampa | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.ut.edu/admissions/sat-frequently-asked-questions | ||
| University of the Pacific | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.pacific.edu/admission/undergraduate/test-scores | |
| University of Tulsa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://utulsa.edu/admission/faq-test-optional-policy/ |
| University of Utah | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.utah.edu/test_optional/ | |
| University of Vermont | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year-students-how-apply | |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions |
| University of Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admit.washington.edu/apply/freshman/how-to-apply/test-scores/ |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.uwlax.edu/admissions/apply/new-freshman/ | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.wisc.edu/apply-as-a-freshman/ |
| University of Wyoming | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.uwyo.edu/admissions/freshman/admission-requirements-steps.html | |
| Ursinus College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.ursinus.edu/admission/applying/application-checklist/ | |
| Valparaiso University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.valpo.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate-2/admission-process/sat-and-act-testing-policy/ | |
| Vanderbilt University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/apply/testing-policies/ |
| Vassar College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.vassar.edu/admissions/apply/requirements#standardized-tests |
| Villanova University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www1.villanova.edu/university/undergraduate-admission/applying-to-villanova/first-year-applicants.html |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.vcu.edu/apply-to-vcu/undergraduate/first-year/first-year-requirements/#d.en.521581 | ||
| Virginia Military Institute | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.vmi.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply/ | ||
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/freshman-requirements.html |
| Wabash College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://bulletin.wabash.edu/admissions/application-procedures/ | |
| Wake Forest University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.wfu.edu/apply/applynow/ | |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.washjeff.edu/future-students/apply/admission-requirements/ |
| Washington and Lee University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.wlu.edu/admissions/applying/requirements/standardized-tests/ |
| Washington College | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.washcoll.edu/admissions/apply/index.php | |
| Washington State University | Test Free | Yes | https://admission.wsu.edu/apply/as/freshman/requirements-2/ | |||
| Washington University in St. Louis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.wustl.edu/how-to-apply/admission-requirements/ |
| Wellesley College | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.wellesley.edu/admission/faq#suspensionofstandardizedtestingrequirement |
| Wesleyan University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/apply/standardize-test.html |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.wcupa.edu/_admissions/SCH_ADM/firstYear.aspx | |
| West Virginia University | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.wvu.edu/how-to-apply/first-time-freshmen/admission-requirements#hta-ftf-superscore | ||
| Western Carolina University | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.wcu.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/first-year-students/admission-requirements.aspx |
| Western Washington University | No | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.wwu.edu/first-year/apply | ||
| Westmont College | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://www.westmont.edu/admissions-aid/first-year-students | |
| Wheaton College IL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://catalog.wheaton.edu/undergraduate/admissions/ | |
| Wheaton College MA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://wheatoncollege.edu/admission/apply/firstyear/ | |
| Whitman College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.whitman.edu/admission-and-aid/applying-to-whitman/testing-policy |
| Whittier College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.whittier.edu/admission/applying/firstyear | |
| Whitworth University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.whitworth.edu/cms/administration/admissions/first-year-students/admissions-process/ | |
| Willamette University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://willamette.edu/arts-sciences/admission/apply/policies/test-optional/index.html | |
| Williams College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.williams.edu/admission-aid/apply/first-year/ |
| Wofford College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.wofford.edu/admission/apply/test-optional-information |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Test Blind | Yes | https://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/how-to/test-blind-admissions | |||
| Xavier University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.xavier.edu/undergraduate-admission/admission-process/index |
| Yale University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing |
| Yeshiva University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | https://www.yu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman-applicants |
Yes*=These colleges will consider an applicant’s best subsection scores from across different ACTs, but they will not recalculate a new composite score.
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