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Test-optional colleges

Colleges that don't require SAT or ACT scores to apply.

How we ranked this: Schools whose testing policy is test-optional or test-blind, with at least 1,000 students, ordered by selectivity.

Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · PrivateTest optionalColumbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of ChicagoChicago, IL · PrivateTest optionalPrinceton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · PrivateTest optionalColumbia CollegeColumbia, MO · PrivateTest optionalNortheastern UniversityBoston, MA · PrivateTest optionalDuke UniversityDurham, NC · PrivateTest optionalVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · PrivateTest optionalColby CollegeWaterville, ME · PrivateTest optionalPomona CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateTest optionalBowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · PrivateTest optionalSwarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · PrivateTest optionalNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · PrivateTest optionalRice UniversityHouston, TX · PrivateTest optionalWilliams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · PrivateTest optionalBarnard CollegeNew York, NY · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · PublicTest blindAmherst CollegeAmherst, MA · PrivateTest optionalNew York UniversityNew York, NY · PrivateTest optionalClaremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateTest optionalEmory UniversityAtlanta, GA · PrivateTest optionalMiddlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · PublicTest blindBoston UniversityBoston, MA · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN · PrivateTest optionalTufts UniversityMedford, MA · PrivateTest optionalCarnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · PrivateTest optionalWashington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO · PrivateTest optionalHaverford CollegeHaverford, PA · PrivateTest optionalBates CollegeLewiston, ME · PrivateTest optionalDavidson CollegeDavidson, NC · PrivateTest optionalHamilton CollegeClinton, NY · PrivateTest optionalColgate UniversityHamilton, NY · PrivateTest optionalWashington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · PrivateTest optionalTulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · PrivateTest optionalWellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · PrivateTest optionalGrinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · PublicTest optionalUniversity of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · PublicTest optionalBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · PrivateTest optionalWesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT · PrivateTest optionalBabson CollegeWellesley, MA · PrivateTest optionalDenison UniversityGranville, OH · PrivateTest optionalCollege of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · PrivateTest optionalColorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · PrivateTest optionalVassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · PrivateTest optionalRhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI · PrivateTest optionalBerea CollegeBerea, KY · PrivateTest optionalHillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI · PrivateTest optionalSmith CollegeNorthampton, MA · PrivateTest optional
Frequently asked questions
How are test-optional colleges ranked?
Schools whose testing policy is test-optional or test-blind, with at least 1,000 students, ordered by selectivity. We only rank schools with enough public data to compare fairly.
Is the net price before or after financial aid?
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted, reported across aided students. Your own price depends on your family's finances.
Where does this ranking data come from?
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. No school pays to be listed or ranked.
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