Transfer Testing Policies
When looking to transfer to a four-year college, many students wonder, “Will I need to submit an SAT or ACT score?” Policies in this realm vary greatly, from fully test-optional to test-optional if you meet a certain credit requirement, to requiring tests regardless of how many credits you have accrued. College Transitions’ list provides information on the ACT/SAT requirement for transfer students at 350+ of the nation's most competitive four-year institutions.
*Data collected from institution websites and Common Data Set (CDS) forms.
Table updated July 2020.
| Institution | Standardized Testing Policy |
|---|---|
| Agnes Scott College | Required (or writing sample/interview) |
| Albion College | Required for under 60 credits |
| Alfred University | Not Required |
| Allegheny College | Not Required |
| Alma College | Required for under 25 credits |
| American University | Not Required |
| Amherst College | Recommended |
| Appalachian State University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Arizona State University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Auburn University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Augustana College (IL) | Not Required |
| Austin College | Required for under 30 credits |
| Babson College | Required |
| Bard College | Not Required |
| Barnard College | Required |
| Bates College | Not Required |
| Baylor University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Belmont University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Beloit College | Not Required |
| Bennington College | Not Required |
| Bentley College | Required for under 24 credits |
| Berea College | Required for under 24 credits |
| Berry College | Suggested for under 15 credits |
| Birmingham Southern College | Not Required |
| Boston College | Required |
| Boston University | Not Required |
| Bowdoin College | Not Required |
| Bradley University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Brandeis University | Not Required |
| Brigham Young University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Brown University | Required |
| Bryant University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Bryn Mawr College | Required |
| Bucknell University | Not Required |
| Butler University | Not Required |
| California Institute of Technology | Math/Physics Entrance Exams |
| Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | Not Required |
| Canisius College | Required for under 24 credits |
| Carleton College | Recommended |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Required |
| Case Western Reserve University | Required under 45 credits |
| Catholic University of America | Not Required |
| Centre College | Required |
| Champlain College | Not Required |
| Chapman University | Not Required |
| Christopher Newport University | Recommended |
| Claremont McKenna College | Recommended |
| Clark University | Not Required |
| Clarkson University | Required under 24 credits |
| Clemson University | Required under 30 credits |
| Colby College | Not Required |
| Colgate University | Not Required |
| College of Charleston | Required under 24 credits |
| College of the Atlantic | Recommended |
| College of the Holy Cross | Recommended |
| College of the Ozarks | Required for under 24 credits |
| College of William and Mary | Required for under 30 credits |
| Colorado College | Not Required |
| Colorado School of Mines | Required for under 30 credits |
| Colorado State University | Not Required |
| Columbia University | Required |
| Connecticut College | Not Required |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | Required |
| Cornell College | Required for under 24 credits |
| Cornell University | Required |
| Creighton University | Not Required |
| CUNY Baruch College | Required for under 30 credits |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Not Required |
| CUNY City College | Required for under 30 credits |
| CUNY Hunter College | Required |
| Dartmouth College | Required |
| Davidson College | Not Required |
| Denison University | Not Required |
| DePaul University | Not Required |
| DePauw University | Required |
| Dickinson College | Not Required |
| Drake University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Drew University | Required for under 12 credits |
| Drexel University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Duke University | Required |
| Duquesne University | Required (varies by college) |
| Earlham College | Not Required |
| East Carolina University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Eckerd College | Required for under 27 credits |
| Elizabethtown College | Not Required |
| Elon University | Required |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Emerson College | Required for under 30 credits |
| Emory University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Evergreen State College | Required for under 40 credits |
| Fairfield University | Not Required |
| Florida Atlantic University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Required for under 24 credits |
| Florida International University | Required for under 60 credits |
| Florida Southern College | Required for under 25 credits |
| Florida State University | Required |
| Fordham University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Franklin & Marshall College | Not Required |
| Furman University | Not Required |
| George Mason University | Required for under 24 credits |
| George Washington University | Not Required |
| Georgetown College | Not Required |
| Georgetown University | Required |
| Georgia College | Required for under 30 credits |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Not Required |
| Georgia State University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Gettysburg College | Recommended |
| Gonzaga University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Goucher College | Not Required |
| Grinnell College | Not Required |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Not Required |
| Hamilton College | Required for under 30 credits |
| Harvard University | Required |
| Harvey Mudd College | Not Required |
| Haverford College | Required |
| Hendrix College | Required for under 30 credits |
| High Point University | Not Required |
| Hiram College | Required for under 12 credits |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Not Required |
| Hofstra University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Hollins University | Recommended |
| Hood College | Not Required |
| Hope College | Not Required |
| Howard University | Not Required |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Required for under 30 credits |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Not Required |
| Indiana University | Not Required |
| Ithaca College | Not Required |
| James Madison University | Sometimes Requested |
| Johns Hopkins University | Not Required |
| Juniata College | Not Required |
| Kalamazoo College | Not Required |
| Kenyon College | Not Required |
| Kettering University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Knox College | Not Required |
| Lafayette College | Recommended |
| Lake Forest College | Not Required |
| Lawrence University | Not Required |
| Lehigh University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Lewis & Clark College | Required for under 29 credits |
| Louisiana State University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Loyola Marymount University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Loyola University Chicago | Required for under 12 credits |
| Loyola University Maryland | Required |
| Macalester College | Not Required |
| Marietta College | Required |
| Marist College | Not Required |
| Marquette University | Not Required |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Required |
| McDaniel College | Not Required |
| Messiah College | Required for under 12 credits |
| Miami University | Required for under 20 credits |
| Michigan State University | Required for under 28 credits |
| Middlebury College | Not Required |
| Millsaps College | Required for under 30 credits |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Required for under 24 credits |
| Mississippi State University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Morehouse College | Not Required |
| Mount Holyoke College | Not Required |
| Muhlenberg College | Required |
| New College of Florida | Required |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Not Required |
| New York University | Required for under 32 credits |
| North Carolina State University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Northeastern University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Northwestern University | Required |
| Oberlin College | Required |
| Occidental College | Not Required |
| Oglethorpe University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Ohio State University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Ohio University | Required for under 20 credits |
| Oregon State University | Not Required |
| Pennsylvania State University | Required for under 12 credits |
| Pepperdine University | Not Required |
| Pitzer College | Not Required |
| Pomona College | Recommended |
| Princeton University | Recommended |
| Principia College | Required for under 30 credits |
| Providence College | Not Required |
| Purdue University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Quinnipiac University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | Required for under 45 credits |
| Reed College | Required |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Required for under 60 credits |
| Rhodes College | Not Required |
| Rice University | Not Required |
| Ripon College | Required for under 18 credits |
| Roanoke College | Required for under 24 credits |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Required for under 30 credits |
| Rockhurst University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Rollins College | Not Required |
| Rutgers University | Not Required |
| St. John's University (MN) | Not Required |
| Saint Joseph's University | Not Required |
| Saint Louis University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame | Required for under 24 credits |
| Saint Michael's College | Not Required |
| Samford University | Required for under 24 credits |
| San Diego State University | Not Required |
| San Francisco State University | Not Required |
| Santa Clara University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Not Required |
| Scripps College | Not Required |
| Seattle University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Seton Hall University | Recommended |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | Not Required |
| Siena College | Not Required |
| Simmons College | Not Required |
| Skidmore College | Not Required |
| Smith College | Not Required |
| Southern Methodist University | Not Required |
| Southwestern University | Not Required |
| Spelman College | Required for under 30 credits |
| St. Edward's University | Required for under 30 credits |
| St. John's College - Maryland | Recommended |
| St. John's College | Recommended |
| St. Lawrence University | Not Required |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Required for under 24 credits |
| St. Olaf College | Required |
| Stanford University | Required |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Required for under 30 credits |
| Stonehill College | Not Required |
| Binghamton University | Required for under 24 credits |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Required for under 30 credits |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | Required for under 24 credits |
| SUNY, Maritime College | Required for under 15 credits |
| SUNY New Paltz | Required for under 45 credits |
| SUNY Oneonta | Required for under 24 credits |
| SUNY Oswego | Sometimes Requested |
| SUNY Purchase College | Required for under 24 credits |
| SUNY Stony Brook University | Required for under 24 credits |
| SUNY at Albany | Required for under 24 credits |
| University at Buffalo (SUNY) | Required for under 24 credits |
| Susquehanna University | Not Required |
| Swarthmore College | Not Required |
| Syracuse University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Temple University | Sometimes Requested |
| Texas A&M University | Not Required |
| Texas Christian University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Texas Tech University | Required for under 12 credits |
| The College of New Jersey | Required for under 45 credits |
| The College of Wooster | Required |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Required |
| Towson University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Trinity College | Not Required |
| Trinity University | Required |
| Truman State University | Required for under 24 credits |
| Tufts University | Not Required |
| Tulane University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Union College | Recommended for under 30 credits |
| University of Alabama | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Arizona | Not Required |
| University of California, Berkeley | Not Required |
| University of California, Davis | Required |
| University of California, Irvine | Not Required |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Not Required |
| University of California, Riverside | Required |
| University of California, San Diego | Not Required |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Not Required |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Not Required |
| University of Central Florida | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Chicago | Recommended |
| University of Cincinnati | Required (some programs) |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Connecticut, Storrs | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Dallas | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Dayton | Sometimes Requested |
| University of Delaware | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Denver | Recommended for under 30 credits |
| University of Evansville | Required for some majors |
| University of Florida | Not Required |
| University of Georgia | Not Required |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Houston | Required for under 15 credits |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Required for under 30 credits/recommended for under 60 |
| University of Iowa | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Kansas | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Kentucky | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Louisville | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Maine | Recommended for under 30 credits |
| University of Mary Washington | Not Required |
| University of Maryland | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Not Required |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Miami | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Michigan | Required |
| University of Minnesota | Required for under 26 credits |
| University of Minnesota, Morris | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Mississippi | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Missouri, Kansas City | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Montana | Required for under 12 credits |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Required for under 12 credits |
| University of New Hampshire | Not Required |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | Not Required |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Required for under 60 credits |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of North Texas | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Notre Dame | Not Required |
| University of Oklahoma | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Oregon | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Pennsylvania | Required |
| University of Pittsburgh | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Portland | Required for under 27 credits |
| University of Puget Sound | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Redlands | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Rhode Island | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Richmond | Not Required |
| University of Rochester | Test-flexible |
| University of San Diego | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of San Francisco | Not Required |
| University of Scranton | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of South Carolina | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of South Florida | Required for under 60 credits |
| University of Southern California | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of St. Thomas (MN) | Not Required |
| University of Tennessee | Required for under 24 credits |
| University of Texas at Austin | Not Required |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Tulsa | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Utah | Required for under 30 credits |
| University of Vermont | Not Required |
| University of Virginia | Not Required |
| University of Washington | Not Required |
| University of Wisconsin | Recommended |
| Ursinus College | Not Required |
| Vanderbilt University | Required |
| Vassar College | Required |
| Villanova University | Required |
| Virginia Tech | Not Required |
| Wabash College | Required |
| Wake Forest University | Not Required |
| Warren Wilson College | Not Required |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Not Required |
| Washington and Lee University | Required |
| Washington State University | Required for under 30 credits |
| Washington University | Required |
| Wellesley College | Required |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Not Required |
| Wesleyan University | Not Required |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Required for under 24 credits |
| Westmont College | Required for under 24 credits |
| Wheaton College (IL) | Required for under 24 credits |
| Wheaton College (MA) | Not Required |
| Whitman College | Not Required |
| Williams College | Not Required |
| Wittenberg University | Not Required |
| Wofford College | Not Required |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Not Required |
| Xavier University | Not Required |
| Yale University | Required |
| Yeshiva University | Required for under 30 credits |
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