Varun Srinivasan4College Lists,Standardized Tests
What’s Covered:
- Which Colleges Are Requiring Standardized Tests?
- How Will My SAT/ACT Score Affect My Chances of Acceptance?
While the increased prevalence of test-optional policies started with the pandemic, many institutions, including some of the most selective colleges, have extended or even made these policies permanent. However, a range of prominent public universities and tech schools, particularly in the South, have been requiring tests again for a couple of years now, and for the 2024-2025 cycle, half the Ivy League will once again be requiring all applicants to submit a test score.
These varying strategies reflect the ongoing discussion across higher education about the usefulness of standardized tests in assessing student potential. Regardless of your personal opinions on standardized tests, you want to make sure you know the testing policies of the schools you’re applying to. If you’re wondering if a school on your list is requiring standardized tests this year, keep reading to find out.
Which Colleges Are Requiring Standardized Tests?
School | Location |
Allegheny Wesleyan College | Salem, OH |
Allen College | Waterloo, IA |
AmeriTech College-Draper | Draper, UT |
Auburn University at Montgomery | Montgomery, AL |
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Canton, OH |
Ave Maria University | Ave Maria, FL |
Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis, TN |
Becker College | Worcester, MA |
Brigham Young University-Hawaii | Laie, HI |
Brigham Young University-Idaho | Rexburg, ID |
Brown University | Providence, RI |
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord, NC |
California Institute of Technology | Caltech | Pasadena, CA |
Campbellsville University | Campbellsville, KY |
Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte, NC |
Centra College | Lynchburg, VA |
Chicago School of Professional Psychology – College of Nursing | Richardson, TX |
City College-Gainesville | Gainesville, FL |
Claflin University | Orangeburg, SC |
Cleveland University-Kansas City | Overland Park, KS |
College of Saint Mary | Omaha, NE |
College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO |
Concorde Career College-Kansas City | Kansas City, MO |
Concordia College | Bronxville, NY |
Concordia University-Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
Cumberland University | Lebanon, TN |
Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH |
DeVry College of New York | New York, NY |
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Portales, NM |
Edward Waters College | Jacksonville, FL |
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | Madison, NJ |
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL |
Florida College | Temple Terrace, FL |
Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL |
Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
Florida International University | Miami, FL |
Florida Polytechnic University | Lakeland, FL |
Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
Francis Marion University | Florence, SC |
Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | Cincinnati, OH |
Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
HCI College | West Palm Beach, FL |
Kettering College | Kettering, OH |
Kuyper College | Grand Rapids, MI |
LaGrange College | Lagrange, GA |
Le Moyne-Owen College | Memphis, TN |
Lee University | Cleveland, TN |
Livingstone College | Salisbury, NC |
Louisiana College | Pineville, LA |
Louisiana State University-Alexandria | Alexandria, LA |
Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Shreveport, LA |
Louisiana Tech University | Ruston, LA |
Maine College of Health Professions | Lewiston, ME |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MIT | Cambridge, MA |
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Rochester, MN |
Mercy College of Health Sciences | Des Moines, IA |
Methodist College | Peoria, IL |
Mills College | Oakland, CA |
Missouri Valley College | Marshall, MO |
Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus, OH |
New College of Florida | Sarasota, FL |
North Greenville University | Tigerville, SC |
Northwestern College | Bridgeview, IL |
NUC University – Florida Technical College | Tampa, FL |
Ohio Valley University | Vienna, WV |
Pacific College | Costa Mesa, CA |
Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach, FL |
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences | Lancaster, PA |
Piedmont University | Demorest, GA |
Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN |
Randall University | Moore, OK |
Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford, IL |
Shorter University | Rome, GA |
Sierra Nevada University | Incline Village, NV |
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cape Girardeau, MO |
Southeastern University | Lakeland, FL |
Southwest University of Visual Arts-Tucson | Tucson, AZ |
Southwestern College | Winfield, KS |
Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI |
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | Fenton, MO |
St Luke’s College | Sioux City, IA |
Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens, TN |
Killeen, TX | |
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
The University of Tennessee-Martin | Martin, TN |
The University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL |
Touro College | New York, NY |
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses | Fort Wayne, IN |
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences | Rock Island, IL |
Trinity International University-Illinois | Deerfield, IL |
Truett McConnell University | Cleveland, GA |
Union College | Barbourville, KY |
United States Air Force Academy | USAF Academy, CO |
United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, NY |
United States Military Academy | West Point, NY |
United States Naval Academy | Annapolis, MD |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, AR |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff, AR |
University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
University of Georgia | Athens, GA |
University of Mary | Bismarck, ND |
University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL |
University of South Carolina Aiken | Aiken, SC |
University of South Florida | Tampa, FL |
University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski, TN |
University of Texas at Austin | UT Austin | Austin, TX |
University of the Sciences | Philadelphia, PA |
University of West Alabama | Livingston, AL |
Wesley College | Dover, DE |
West Virginia State University | Institute, WV |
William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
William Jessup University | Rocklin, CA |
William Penn University | Oskaloosa, IA |
Williams Baptist University | Walnut Ridge, AR |
Yale University | New Haven, CT |
York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA |
Note: Please make sure to check the official website of the school you’re applying to. Some schools may recommend taking standardized tests, but it’s not required. However, especially if the school is highly selective, a recommendation should generally be viewed as a requirement.
How Will My SAT/ACT Score Affect My Chances of Acceptance?
Given the competitiveness of the modern college admissions landscape, many colleges, even test-optional ones, still place a high value on your SAT or ACT score. CollegeVine’s free chancing engine allows you to understand how your test scores, along with other elements of your profile like GPA and extracurriculars, affect your chances of acceptance.
With this tool, you can play around with different parameters, like higher SAT or ACT scores, to see how much they’d boost your chances of getting in. If you’re thinking about retaking the SAT or ACT, getting a concrete sense of how much a higher score would help you can be invaluable.