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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.

Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · PrivateTest optionalCitadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · PublicTest optionalReed CollegePortland, OR · PrivateTest optionalPitzer CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateTest blindTrinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX · PrivateTest optionalLehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · PrivateTest optionalInter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, PR · PrivateTest blindUniversity of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · PublicTest blindVillanova UniversityVillanova, PA · PrivateTest optionalFranklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · PrivateTest optionalMacalester CollegeSaint Paul, MN · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Virginia's College at WiseWise, VA · PublicTest optionalUniversity of California-IrvineIrvine, CA · PublicTest blindBucknell UniversityLewisburg, PA · PrivateTest optionalBryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA · PrivateTest blindKenyon CollegeGambier, OH · PrivateTest optionalCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA · PublicTest blindLafayette CollegeEaston, PA · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · PublicTest blindFairfield UniversityFairfield, CT · PrivateTest optionalAdventHealth UniversityOrlando, FL · PrivateTest optionalInter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, PR · PrivateTest optionalWilliam & MaryWilliamsburg, VA · PublicTest optionalOberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · PrivateTest optionalMount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA · PrivateTest optionalSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · PublicTest optionalCase Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · PrivateTest optionalDickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · PublicTest optionalConnecticut CollegeNew London, CT · PrivateTest optionalFisk UniversityNashville, TN · PrivateTest optionalLeTourneau UniversityLongview, TX · PrivateTest optionalRegent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA · PrivateTest optionalWhitman CollegeWalla Walla, WA · PrivateTest optionalInter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · PrivateTest optionalScripps CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateTest optionalClemson UniversityClemson, SC · PublicTest optionalBinghamton UniversityVestal, NY · PublicTest optionalGettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PA · PrivateTest optionalIllinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL · PrivateTest optionalClark UniversityWorcester, MA · PrivateTest optionalInter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, PR · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of RochesterRochester, NY · PrivateTest optionalThe University of TampaTampa, FL · PrivateTest optionalPark UniversityParkville, MO · PrivateTest optionalBrandeis UniversityWaltham, MA · PrivateTest optionalHoward UniversityWashington, DC · PrivateTest optionalNorth Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC · PublicTest optionalInter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR · PrivateTest blindUniversity of California-DavisDavis, CA · PublicTest blindDillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA · 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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