Keep up to date with test optional policies across the country!
You can search by college name, and sort alphabetically by college name or test optional policy.
Data last updated: 1/6/21.
| College | Test Optional Policy |
|---|---|
| Allegheny College | Test optional since 2015 |
| American University | Test optional, doesn't say for how long |
| Amherst College | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Arcadia University | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Arizona State University | Test optional if you have a 3.0 GPA or rank in the top 25% of your class |
| Auburn University | Test optional for Summer and Fall 2021 |
| Bard College | Test optional permanently |
| Barnard College | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Bates College | Test optional permanently |
| Bennington College | Test optional permanently |
| Bentley University | Test optional for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 |
| Binghamton University | Test optional for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 |
| Bloomsburg University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Boston College | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Boston University | Test optional for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 |
| Bowdoin College | Test optional permanently |
| Brandeis University | Test optional permanently |
| Brown University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Bryn Mawr College | Test optional permanently |
| Bucknell University | Test optional for five year pilot program beginning with the 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| CalTech | Test optional for Fall 2021 and Fall 2022 |
| Carleton College | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Test optional for Fall 2021, 2022, and 2023 |
| Chatham University | Test optional permanently |
| Chestnut Hill College | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Clemson University | Test optional for the 2021 admissions cycle |
| Coastal Carolina University | Test optional starting in Fall 2021 for students with a 3.5 GPA or higher |
| Colby College | Test optional permanently |
| Colgate University | Test optional for all of 2021, 2022, and 2023 |
| College of Charleston | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| College of New Jersey | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Fall 2021 |
| College of William and Mary | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Colorado State University | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Columbia University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Cornell University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Dartmouth College | Test optional until the class of 2025 |
| Davidson College | Test optional permanently, beginning in Fall 2021 |
| DePaul University | Test optional since 2012 |
| Dickinson College | Test optional since 1994, test blind for 2021 |
| Drew University | Test optional since 2015 |
| Drexel University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Duke University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Duquesne University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Eastern University | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Elon University | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Emerson College | Test optional since 2017 |
| Emory University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Fairfield University | Test optional permanently |
| Farleigh Dickinson University | Test optional, doesn't say for how long |
| Florida State University | Not test optional |
| Fordham University | Test optional for 2 years, starting in Fall 2021 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Test optional permanently |
| George Mason University | Test optional since 2007 |
| George Washington University | Test optional permanently |
| Georgetown University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Georgia State University | Test optional for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 |
| Gettysburg College | Test optional permanently |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Test optional for 2021-2022 admissions cycle |
| Hamilton College | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Harvard College | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Harvey Mudd College | Test optional for all of 2021 and 2022 |
| Haverford College | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Fall 2021 |
| High Point University | Test optional since 2017 |
| Hofstra University | Test optional permanently |
| Hollins University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Howard University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Indiana University (Bloomington) | Test optional beginning in Spring 2021 |
| Iowa State University | Test optional for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 |
| Ithaca College | Test optional since 2012 |
| James Madison University | Test optional permanently |
| Johns Hopkins University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Kansas State University | Test optional permanently |
| Kenyon College | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Kutztown University | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| La Salle University | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Lafayette College | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Lehigh University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Lock Haven University | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Lousiana State University | Test optional for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 |
| Loyola University of Maryland | Test optional since 2010 |
| M.I.T. | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Miami University (Ohio) | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Michigan State University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Middlebury College | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Millersville University | Test optional for Fall 2021 and Fall 2022 |
| Mississippi State University | Test optional for Fall 2021, but won't be eligible for scholarships |
| Missouri State University | Test optional for students with a GPA of 3.25 or higher |
| Monmouth University | Test optional permanently |
| Muhlenberg College | Test optional since 1996 |
| Neumann University | Test optional starting in Fall 2020 for students with a 2.5 GPA or higher |
| New York University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| North Carolina State University | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Northeastern University | Test optional for Fall 2021 and all of 2022 |
| Northwestern University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Oberlin College | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Ohio State University | Test optional for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 |
| Ohio University | Test optional permanently |
| Oklahoma State University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Oregon State University | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Penn State University | Test optional through Fall 2023 |
| Pepperdine University | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Pomona College | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Princeton University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Purdue University | Test optional for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 |
| Quinnipiac University | Test optional permanently |
| Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute | Test optional for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 |
| Rice University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Rider University | Test optional permanently |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Rollins University | Test optional since 2008 |
| Rowan University | Test optional permanently |
| Rutgers Camden | Test optional for all of 2021 and 2022 |
| Rutgers New Brunswick | Test optional for all of 2021 and 2022 |
| Rutgers Newark | Test optional for all of 2021 and 2022 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Test optional permanently |
| Scripps College | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Shippensburg University | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Skidmore College | Test optional permanently |
| Smith College | Test optional for 2 years, starting in Fall 2021 |
| St. Joseph's University | Test optional since 2014 |
| Stanford University | Test optional for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Stockton University | Test optional permanently |
| Swarthmore College | Test optional for 2021 and 2022 admissions cycles |
| Syracuse University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Temple University | Test optional permanently |
| Texas A and M University | Test optional for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 |
| Texas State University | Test optional for students ranked in the top 75% at their school |
| The New School | Test optional permanently |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Test optional permanently |
| Towson University | Test optional for Fall 2021 and all of 2022 |
| Tufts University | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Fall 2021 |
| Tulane University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| US Military Academy | PSAT scores required in lieu of ACT or SAT for Spring and Fall of 2021 |
| US Naval Academy | Not test optional |
| University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) | Test optional for Spring, Summer, or Fall 2021 |
| University of Arizona | Test optional permanently |
| University of Arkansas | Test optional for Summer and Fall 2021 |
| University of California (all campuses) | Test optional for Fall 2021 and 2022. Test-blind for Fall 2023 and 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| University of Connecticut | Test optional for 2 years beginning in Spring 2021 |
| University of Delaware | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Florida | Not test optional |
| University of Georgia | Test optional for the 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| University of Illinois (Chicago) | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021, and Spring 2022 |
| University of Maine | Test optional for 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 admissions cycles |
| University of Maryland (College Park) | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Massachusetts | Test optional for 3 years beginning in Spring 2021 |
| University of Miami | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Michigan | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| University of Mississippi | Test optional for 2021, but need to submit test scores before enrolling |
| University of Missouri | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| University of Montana | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Nevada (Las Vegas) | Test optional permanently |
| University of New Hampshire | Test optional for 2020, 2021, and 2022 |
| University of New Mexico | Test optional permanently |
| University of New Orleans | Test optional for Spring, Summer, and Fall 2021 for students with a 2.5 GPA or higher |
| University of North Carolina | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| University of Notre Dame | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| University of Pittsburgh | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| University of Rhode Island | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Richmond | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Rochester | Test optional permanently |
| University of Scranton | Test optional for 2021 if you have a 3.0 GPA or rank in the top 30% of your class |
| University of South Carolina | Test optional for Spring, Summer, or Fall 2021 |
| University of South Florida | Not test optional |
| University of Southern California | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| University of Texas (Austin) | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| University of Vermont | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| University of Virginia | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| University of Washington | Test optional beginning in Fall 2021 |
| University of Wisconsin (Madison) | Test optional until summer of 2023 |
| Ursinus College | Test optional permanently |
| Vanderbilt University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Vassar College | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Villanova University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Virginia Tech | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Wake Forest University | Test optional since 2008 |
| Washington and Lee University | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Wellesley College | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| Wesleyan University | Test optional since 2014 |
| West Chester University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| West Virginia University | Test optional for Spring and Fall 2021 |
| Widener University | Test optional permanently |
| Williams College | Test optional for 2020-2021 admissions cycle |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Test optional since 2007 |
| Yale University | Test optional for Fall 2021 |
| York College of Pennsylvania | Test optional, doesn't say for how long |