Standardized Testing: ACT and SAT Testing Policies – 2020-21
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: Do they superscore the SAT and/or ACT? Do they allow Score Choice? Do they require or recommend that students take the writing portion of the SAT/ACT? College Transitions has you covered with a comprehensive look at the testing policies at 362 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 August 25, 2020
| Institution | ACT Superscore | SAT Superscore | Allows Score Choice | Test-Optional | ACT Writing | SAT Writing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Scott College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Albion College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Alfred University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Allegheny College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Alma College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| American University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Amherst College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Appalachian State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Arizona State University | No | No | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| Auburn University | No | No | Yes | Test Flexible | Optional | Optional |
| Augustana College (IL) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Austin College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Babson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Bard College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Barnard College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Baruch College (CUNY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Bates College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Baylor University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Belmont University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Beloit College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Bennington College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Bentley College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Berea College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Berry College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Binghamton University (SUNY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Birmingham Southern College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Boston College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Boston University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Bowdoin College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Bradley University | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Brandeis University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Brigham Young University | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Brooklyn College (CUNY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Brown University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Bryant University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Bryn Mawr College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Bucknell University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Butler University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test-Blind (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| California Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test-Blind (2 year) | Optional | Optional |
| Canisius College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Carleton College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Carnegie Mellon University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Case Western Reserve University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Catholic University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Centre College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Champlain College | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Chapman University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Christopher Newport University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| City College of New York (CUNY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Claremont McKenna College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Clark University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Clarkson University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Clemson University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Colby College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Colgate University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| College of Charleston | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| College of the Atlantic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| College of the Holy Cross | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| College of the Ozarks | No | No | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| College of William and Mary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Colorado College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Colorado School of Mines | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Colorado State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Columbia University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Connecticut College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Cooper Union | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Cornell College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Cornell University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Creighton University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Dartmouth College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Davidson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Denison University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| DePaul University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| DePauw University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Dickinson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Drake University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test-Flexible | Optional | Optional |
| Drew University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Drexel University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test Flexible | Optional | Optional |
| Duke University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Duquesne University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| Earlham College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| East Carolina University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Eckerd College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Elizabethtown College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| Elon University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Emerson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Emory University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Evergreen State College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Fairfield University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Florida Atlantic University | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Florida International University | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Florida Southern College | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Florida State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Fordham University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Furman University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| George Mason University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| George Washington University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Georgetown College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Georgetown University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Georgia College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Georgia State University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Gettysburg College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Gonzaga University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Goucher College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Grinnell College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Hamilton College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test Flexible | Optional | Optional |
| Harvard University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Harvey Mudd College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Haverford College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Hendrix College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| High Point University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Hiram College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Hofstra University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Hollins University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Hood College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Hope College | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Howard University | No | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Hunter College (CUNY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Indiana University Bloomington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Ithaca College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| James Madison University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Johns Hopkins University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Juniata College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Kalamazoo College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Kenyon College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Kettering University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Knox College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Lafayette College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Lake Forest College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Lawrence University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Lehigh University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Lewis & Clark College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Louisiana State University | No | No | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Loyola Marymount University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Loyola University Chicago | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Loyola University Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Macalester College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Marietta College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Marist College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Marlboro College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Marquette University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| McDaniel College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Messiah College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Miami University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Michigan State University | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Middlebury College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test Flexible | Optional | Optional |
| Millsaps College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | No | No | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Mississippi State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| Morehouse College | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Mount Holyoke College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Muhlenberg College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| New College of Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| New York University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| North Carolina State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Northeastern University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Northwestern University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Oberlin College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Occidental College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Oglethorpe University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Ohio State University | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Ohio University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Oregon State University | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Penn State University | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Pepperdine University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Pitzer College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Pomona College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Princeton University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Principia College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Providence College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Purdue University | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Quinnipiac University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | No | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Reed College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Rhodes College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Rice University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Ripon College | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Roanoke College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Rockhurst University | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Rollins College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Rutgers University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Saint John's University (MN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Saint Joseph's University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Saint Louis University | No | No | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Saint Michael's College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Samford University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| San Diego State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test Blind (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| San Francisco State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Santa Clara University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Scripps College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Seattle University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Seton Hall University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Sewanee: University of the South | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Siena College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Simmons College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Skidmore College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Smith College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Southern Methodist University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Southwestern University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Spelman College | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| St. Edward's University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| St. John's College, Annapolis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| St. John's College, Santa Fe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| St. Lawrence University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| St. Olaf College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Stanford University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Stonehill College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Stony Brook University (SUNY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| SUNY Geneseo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| SUNY Maritime College | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| SUNY New Paltz | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| SUNY Oneonta | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| SUNY Oswego | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| SUNY, Purchase College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Susquehanna University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Swarthmore College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Syracuse University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Temple University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Texas A&M University | No | No | Yes | Yes (Top 10%) | Optional | Optional |
| Texas Christian University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Texas Tech University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Top 10%) | Optional | Optional |
| The College of New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| The College of Wooster | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| Towson University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Trinity College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Trinity University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Truman State University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Tufts University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| Tulane University | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Union College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| United States Air Force Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| United States Military Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Required | Required |
| United States Naval Academy | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| University at Albany (SUNY) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University at Buffalo (SUNY) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Alabama | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| University of Arizona | No | No | Yes | Yes (Some schools) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, Berkeley | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, Davis | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, Irvine | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, Los Angeles | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, Riverside | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, San Diego | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021, 2022, then test blind) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Central Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| University of Chicago | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Cincinnati | No | No | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Connecticut, Storrs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Dallas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Dayton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Delaware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Denver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Evansville | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| University of Georgia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Houston | No | No | Yes | Yes (Top 10%) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Iowa | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Kansas | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Kentucky | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Louisville | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Maine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Mary Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Miami | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Michigan | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Minnesota - Morris | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Mississippi | No | No | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Montana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Min. GPA) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | No | No | Yes | Yes (if 23+) | Optional | Optional |
| University of New Hampshire | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of North Texas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Top 10%) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Notre Dame | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Oklahoma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Oregon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Pittsburgh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Portland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Puget Sound | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Redlands | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Richmond | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Rochester | Yes | Yes | Yes | Test Flexible | Optional | Optional |
| University of San Diego | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of San Francisco | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Scranton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of South Carolina | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of South Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Optional | Optional |
| University of Southern California | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of St. Thomas (MN) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Tennessee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Texas at Austin | No | No | Yes | Yes (Top 6%) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Texas at Dallas | No | No | Yes | Yes (Top 10%) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Tulsa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Utah | No | No | Yes | Yes (2-year pilot) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Vermont | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Virginia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| University of Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | No | No | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Ursinus College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Vanderbilt University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Vassar College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Villanova University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Virginia Tech | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Wabash College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Wake Forest University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Warren Wilson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Washington and Lee University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Washington State University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Top 10%) | Optional | Optional |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Wellesley College | Yes* | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Wesleyan University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Westmont College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Wheaton College (IL) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Wheaton College (MA) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Whitman College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Williams College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Wittenberg University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Wofford College | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | No | No | Yes | Yes | Optional | Optional |
| Xavier University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Yale University | Yes* | Yes* | No | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
| Yeshiva University | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (2021) | Optional | Optional |
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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