School State Website

Auburn University Alabama Prospective Students | Office of Undergraduate Admissions | Auburn

University

University of Alabama Alabama https://gobama.ua.edu/steps/freshman/

University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska https://uaf.edu/admissions/apply/

Arizona State University Arizona Admission requirements | Admission | ASU

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Arizona First Time Students | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott, AZ

(erau.edu)

Grand Canyon University Arizona https://www.gcu.edu/admissions

Northern Arizona University Arizona https://nau.edu/admission/freshman-admission/

University of Arizona Arizona Test Scores | Admissions | University of Arizona

Academy of Art University California https://www.academyart.edu/admissions/how-to-apply-undergrad/

Art Center College of Design California Application Requirements - ArtCenter College of Design

California College of the Arts California Admissions - San Francisco / Oakland | CCA

California Institute of Technology California Standardized Tests - Two-year Moratorium | Undergraduate Admissions

(caltech.edu)

California Institute of the Arts California Application Process | CalArts

California Lutheran University California For Freshmen - Admission Requirements - Undergraduate Admission | Cal

Lutheran

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo California Selection Criteria | Cal Poly

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California Requirements (cpp.edu)

California State University Maritime Academy California https://www.csum.edu/admissions/requirements/first-time-freshmen/

California State University, Chico California Admission Requirements - Admissions - CSU, Chico (csuchico.edu)

California State University, East Bay California Freshman: Testing Requirements | CSU (calstate.edu)

California State University, Fresno California Eligibility Requirements (fresnostate.edu)

California State University, Fullerton California Freshmen Eligibility Requirements - Office of Admissions | CSUF

(fullerton.edu)

California State University, Long Beach California https://www.csulb.edu/admissions/freshmen-application-process

California State University, Los Angeles California Freshman Application and Admission | Cal State LA

California State University, Monterey Bay California Freshman Requirements | Cal State Monterey Bay (csumb.edu)

California State University, Northridge California First-Time Freshman: Eligibility Requirements | California State University,

Northridge (csun.edu)

California State University, Sacramento California First-Time Freshman Admission Process | Sacramento State (csus.edu)

California State University, San Bernardino California First Year Students | Admissions | CSUSB

California State University, Stanislaus California Freshman Admission | California State University Stanislaus (csustan.edu)

Chapman University California Test Optional | Undergraduate Admission | Chapman University

Claremont McKenna College California Admission | Claremont McKenna College (cmc.edu)

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising California Complete & Submit Your FIDM Application | Admissions | FIDM.edu

Harvey Mudd College California https://www.hmc.edu/admission/apply/first-year-students/application-

materials/

Humboldt State University California https://admissions.humboldt.edu/apply/after

Laguna College of Art & Design California https://lcad.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-time-freshman

Loyola Marymount University California https://www.lmu.edu/together/communitymessages/lmuwaivesactsatrequir

ementfor2021applicants/

Occidental College California https://www.oxy.edu/admission-aid/apply/test-optional-admission-policy

Pepperdine University California https://www.pepperdine.edu/admission/undergraduate/

San Diego State University California https://admissions.sdsu.edu/freshmen/apply

San Francisco State University California https://future.sfsu.edu/admissions/freshmen

San Jose State University California https://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/freshman/admissions-requirements/csu-eligibility-requirements/index.php

Santa Clara University California Test Optional - Admission - Santa Clara University (scu.edu)

Scripps College California https://www.scrippscollege.edu/admission/

Stanford University California Announcements in response to COVID-19 (stanford.edu)

University of California, Berkeley California https://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/admission-

requirements/freshman-requirements/exam-requirement/

University of California, Davis California https://www.ucdavis.edu/admissions/undergraduate/freshman/requirement

s

University of California, Irvine California Freshman Admission to UCI | Get Accepted to UCI | UCI Admissions

University of California, Los Angeles California Freshman Requirements | UCLA Undergraduate Admission

University of California, Merced California https://admissions.ucmerced.edu/first-year/requirements

University of California, San Diego California https://admissions.ucsd.edu/first-year/application-requirements.html

University of California, Santa Barbara California https://admissions.ext-prod.sa.ucsb.edu/freshman-eligibility-selection

University of California, Santa Cruz California https://admissions.ucsc.edu/why-ucsc/faq/applying.html

University of Redlands California https://www.redlands.edu/admissions-and-aid/first-year/apply/first-year-apply/#:~:text=University%20of%20Redlands%20adopted%20a,potential%20for%20success%20in%20college.

University of San Diego California Test Free Information - Undergraduate Admission - University of San Diego

University of San Francisco California University of San Francisco Makes Standardized Testing Optional for

Undergraduate Admission | University of San Francisco (usfca.edu)

University of Southern California California Test Optional FAQ | USC Undergraduate Admission

Whittier College California First-Year Students | Whittier College

Colorado College Colorado Test-Optional Policy - Colorado College

Colorado Mesa University Colorado First-Time Students | Colorado Mesa University

Colorado School of Mines Colorado

Colorado State University Colorado Applying as a Freshman or First-Year Student | Admissions | Colorado State

University (colostate.edu)

United States Air Force Academy Colorado https://www.academyadmissions.com/apply/

University of Colorado Boulder Colorado First-Year Student Selection Process | University of Colorado Boulder

University of Denver Colorado Test Optional | University of Denver (du.edu)

United States Coast Guard Academy Connecticut https://www.uscga.edu/admissions/

University of Connecticut Connecticut Application Instructions | Undergraduate Admissions (uconn.edu)

Yale University Connecticut Standardized Testing Requirements & Policies | Yale College Undergraduate

Admissions

University of Delaware Delaware First-Year Students Admissions Requirements | University of Delaware

(udel.edu)

American University District of Columbia How to Apply Test-Optional to American University | American University,

Washington, DC

George Washington University District of Columbia https://www.gwu.edu/undergraduate-admissions#Admissions

Georgetown University District of Columbia https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/covid-19-admissions-updates-for-

prospective-students/

Howard University District of Columbia https://admission.howard.edu/undergraduate/first-year

Florida State University Florida https://admissions.fsu.edu/first-year/WWLF/

University of Florida Florida Freshman - University of Florida (ufl.edu)

University of Miami Florida Test Optional Admissions | Undergraduate Admission | University of Miami

Agnes Scott College Georgia https://www.agnesscott.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/high-school-students/index.html

Emory University Georgia How to Apply | Emory University | Atlanta GA

Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia https://admission.gatech.edu/freshman/standardized-tests

Savannah College of Art and Design Georgia https://www.scad.edu/admission/admission-information/freshman

University of Georgia Georgia Admissions First Year Criteria (uga.edu)

Hawai`i Pacific University Hawaii https://www.hpu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/first-year/admissions-

requirements.html

University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa - Undergraduate - Freshman

Boise State University Idaho https://www.boisestate.edu/admissions/apply/

University of Idaho Idaho First-Year Admission Requirements | University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)

Northwestern University Illinois https://admissions.northwestern.edu/apply/requirements.html#firstyear

University of Chicago Illinois First-Year Applicants | College Admissions (uchicago.edu)

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Illinois Executive Committee approves test-optional admissions for two more years |

U of I System (uillinois.edu)

Butler University Indiana Test-Optional Admission | Butler.edu

Purdue University Indiana

University of Notre Dame Indiana Notre Dame will continue test-optional policy for 2022 and 2023 application

years | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame

Cornell College Iowa Apply for Admission and Scholarship | Cornell College

Tulane University Louisiana Standardized Tests | Undergraduate Admission (tulane.edu)

Bowdoin College Maine Test Optional Policy | Bowdoin College

Johns Hopkins University Maryland https://apply.jhu.edu/application-process/

United States Naval Academy Maryland https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Apply/index.php#fndtn-panel4-Steps-for

Amherst College Massachusetts Information about Standardized Testing Policy | First-Year Applicants |

Amherst College

Babson College Massachusetts Standardized Testing Requirements and Test Optional Policy | Babson College

Berklee College of Music Massachusetts How to Apply | Berklee

Boston College Massachusetts Apply - Admission and Aid - Boston College (bc.edu)

Boston University Massachusetts Boston University Freshmen Applicant Information | Admissions (bu.edu)

Brandeis University Massachusetts Test-Optional Policy | Apply | Undergraduate Admissions | Brandeis

University

Emerson College Massachusetts Test Optional | Emerson College

Harvard University (College) Massachusetts https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/apply/first-year-

applicants/application-requirements

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts https://mitadmissions.org/apply/firstyear/deadlines-requirements/

Northeastern University Massachusetts https://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/application-information/

University of Massachusetts Amherst Massachusetts Test-Optional Policy | Undergraduate Admissions | UMass Amherst

Wellesley College Massachusetts FAQ | Wellesley College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Massachusetts What We Look For | WPI Admissions Requirements

Michigan State University Michigan https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/freshman/act-sat-test-optional

Michigan Technological University Michigan https://www.mtu.edu/admissions/apply/requirements/

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Michigan Application Changes | University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate

Admissions (umich.edu)

Washington University in St. Louis Missouri Admission Requirements | Undergraduate Admissions | Washington

University in St. Louis (wustl.edu)

Montana State University Montana https://www.montana.edu/admissions/apply/

University of Montana Montana Admission Requirements for Freshman Students - Undergraduate Admissions

| Montana State University

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada Freshman Applicants | Undergraduate Admissions | University of Nevada, Las

Vegas (unlv.edu)

Dartmouth College New Hampshire Class of 2026 Applicants | Dartmouth Admissions

Princeton University New Jersey https://admission.princeton.edu/how-apply

Colgate University New York Apply to Colgate | Deadlines and Admission Requirements | Colgate

University

Columbia University New York Revised Testing Policy for 2020-2021 Application Cycle | Columbia

Undergraduate Admissions

Cornell University New York Cornell University Will Suspend ACT/SAT Testing Requirement for 2022 First-

Year Applicants | Undergraduate Admissions

Culinary Institute of America New York Applying to the CIA | Culinary Institute of America (ciachef.edu)

Hofstra University New York https://www.hofstra.edu/admission/standardized-testing-policy.html

Ithaca College New York https://www.ithaca.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission

Juilliard School New York https://www.juilliard.edu/admissions#arm

Marist College New York https://www.marist.edu/admission/undergraduate/test-optional-policy

New York University New York https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-

apply/standardized-tests.html

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York https://admissions.rpi.edu/undergraduate/high-school-preparation

Rochester Institute of Technology New York https://www.rit.edu/admissions/freshman-application

Sarah Lawrence College New York https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/admission/apply/

Skidmore College New York https://www.skidmore.edu/admissions/apply/index.php

Syracuse University New York https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions/undergraduate/first-year/requirements/

United States Military Academy New York https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/steps-to-admission

Duke University North Carolina https://admissions.duke.edu/apply/#requirements

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina Standard Test Requirement Waiver - UNC System (northcarolina.edu)

Wake Forest University North Carolina Test Optional | Undergraduate Admissions | Wake Forest University

(wfu.edu)

College of Wooster Ohio Test Policy | The College of Wooster

Ohio State University Ohio http://undergrad.osu.edu/apply

University of Cincinnati Ohio Test-Optional Admission | University Of Cincinnati (uc.edu)

University of Oklahoma Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma adopts test-optional admissions policy (kjrh.com)

George Fox University Oregon https://www.georgefox.edu/college-admissions/apply/freshman.html

Lewis & Clark College Oregon https://college.lclark.edu/offices/admissions/apply/portfolio_path/

Linfield University Oregon https://www.linfield.edu/admission/apply/first-year-application.html

Oregon State University Oregon https://admissions.oregonstate.edu/test-optional-admissions

Portland State University Oregon https://www.pdx.edu/admissions/freshman

Reed College Oregon https://www.reed.edu/apply/guide-to-applying/first-year/index.html

University of Oregon Oregon UO adopts SAT and ACT test-optional admissions policy | Around the O

(uoregon.edu)

University of Portland Oregon Frequently Asked Questions | University of Portland (up.edu)

Willamette University Oregon Apply - Admission - College of Arts & Sciences (willamette.edu)

Bryn Mawr College Pennsylvania Standardized Testing Policy | Bryn Mawr College

Bucknell University Pennsylvania Admission Requirements | Bucknell

Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania Admission Standardized Test Requirements | Carnegie Mellon (cmu.edu)

Drexel University Pennsylvania https://drexel.edu/undergrad/apply/freshmen-instructions/standardized-

tests/

Duquesne University Pennsylvania Test Optional Admission at Duquesne University | Duquesne University

Franklin & Marshall College Pennsylvania https://www.fandm.edu/admission/apply/standardized-test-option

Gettysburg College Pennsylvania https://www.gettysburg.edu/admissions-aid/applying-to-

gettysburg/application-process/standardized-test-policy

Penn State University Park Pennsylvania https://admissions.psu.edu/coronavirus/frequently-asked-questions-faq/test-

optional/

Temple University Pennsylvania https://admissions.temple.edu/apply/first-year-students/test-optional

University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Testing | Penn Admissions (upenn.edu)

University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Test-Optional - Admissions | University of Pittsburgh

Brown University Rhode Island https://admission.brown.edu/first-year/standardized-tests

Rhode Island School of Design Rhode Island https://www.risd.edu/admissions/first-year/apply-risd

Clemson University South Carolina First-Year Application Process | Clemson University, SC

Furman University South Carolina https://www.furman.edu/admissions-aid/apply/prospective-freshmen/

Belmont University Tennessee https://www.belmont.edu/admissions/apply/freshmen/index.html

University of Tennessee Tennessee Test Score Policy | Undergraduate Admissions (utk.edu)

Vanderbilt University Tennessee Vanderbilt Extends Test-optional Policy for Fall 2022 Applicants | The Vandy

Admissions Blog | Vanderbilt University

Baylor University Texas Application Process | Undergraduate Admissions | Baylor University

Rice University Texas https://admission.rice.edu/apply/first-year-domestic-applicants

Texas A&M University-College Station Texas https://admissions.tamu.edu/freshman/apply

Texas Christian University Texas https://admissions.tcu.edu/apply/first-year/testing-policy-sat-act.php#:~:text=competitive%20for%20admission%3F-,TCU%20is%20test%2Doptional%20for%20the%20high%20school%20class%20of,that%20would%20automatically%20prevent%20admission.

Texas Tech University Texas https://www.depts.ttu.edu/admissions/testoptional/

University of Texas at Austin Texas Standardized Testing Policy FAQs | Undergraduate Admissions | The

University of Texas at Austin (utexas.edu)

Brigham Young University Utah https://enrollment.byu.edu/admissions/educational-history

University of Utah Utah University of Utah to drop SAT/ACT test requirements | @theU

Utah State University Utah Apply to Utah State University | Admissions | USU

College of William and Mary Virginia https://www.wm.edu/admission/undergraduateadmission/how-to-

apply/freshmanapplicants/standardizedtesting/index.php

George Mason University Virginia https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/how-apply/freshman

University of Virginia Virginia UVA Extends Test-Optional Admissions for Two Years | UVA Today

(virginia.edu)

Bellevue College Washington Admissions @ Bellevue College

Central Washington University Washington First-Year | Central Washington University (cwu.edu)

City University of Seattle Washington Application Process - CityU of Seattle

DigiPen Institute of Technology Washington https://www.digipen.edu/admissions/covid-19-admissions-faq#q3

Eastern Washington University Washington Freshman - Eastern Washington University (ewu.edu)

Evergreen State College Washington https://www.evergreen.edu/admissions/admissions-criteria

Gonzaga University Washington https://www.gonzaga.edu/undergraduate-admission/apply/admission-

requirements

Lake Washington Institute of Technology Washington https://www.lwtech.edu/admissions/enrollment/

Northwest University Washington https://www.northwestu.edu/admissions/apply

Pacific Lutheran University Washington https://www.plu.edu/admission-first-year/apply/#test-optional

Seattle Pacific University Washington https://spu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/first-year-students/fy-req-

deadlines

Seattle University Washington https://www.seattleu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshman/requirements/sat-and-act-exams/

University of Puget Sound Washington https://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/apply/optional-application-questions/#:~:text=Standardized%20test%20scores%20(ACT%20and,are%20optional%20for%20most%20applicants.&text=Please%20be%20assured%20that%20for,review%20of%20the%20admission%20application

University of Washington, Seattle Washington Test scores | Office of Admissions (washington.edu)

University of Washington, Bothell Washington Standardized tests optional for UW Bothell - January 2021 - News - UW

Bothell

Walla Walla University Washington Steps To Enrollment | Walla Walla University

Washington State University Washington Freshmen | Admissions | Washington State University (wsu.edu)

Western Washington University Washington Admission Requirements | Admissions | Western Washington University

(wwu.edu)

Whitman College Washington Testing Policy | Whitman College

Whitworth University Washington Application Requirements | Whitworth University

Marquette University Wisconsin https://www.marquette.edu/explore/test-optional.php

University of Wisconsin Wisconsin ACT AND SAT TEST OPTIONAL FAQS – OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS AND

RECRUITMENT – UW–Madison (wisc.edu)

Illinois Institute of Technology

https://admissions.tcu.edu/apply/first-year/testing-policy-sat-act.php#:~:text=competitive%20for%20admission%3F-,TCU%20is%20test%2Doptional%20for%20the%20high%20school%20class%20of,that%20would%20automatically%20prevent%20admission.

https://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/apply/optional-application-questions/#:~:text=Standardized%20test%20scores%20(ACT%20and,are%20optional%20for%20most%20applicants.&text=Please%20be%20assured%20that%20for,review%20of%20the%20admission%20application

https://www.pugetsound.edu/admission/apply/optional-application-questions/#:~:text=Standardized%20test%20scores%20(ACT%20and,are%20optional%20for%20most%20applicants.&text=Please%20be%20assured%20that%20for,review%20of%20the%20admission%20application