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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.

Furman UniversityGreenville, SC · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of LynchburgLynchburg, VA · PrivateTest optionalSouthwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX · PrivateTest optionalChicago State UniversityChicago, IL · PublicTest optionalBerklee College of MusicBoston, MA · PrivateTest optionalMorehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA · PrivateTest optionalOccidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA · PrivateTest optionalTexas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · PublicTest optionalGrambling State UniversityGrambling, LA · PublicTest optionalBentley UniversityWaltham, MA · PrivateTest optionalLoyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · PublicTest optionalCoppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD · PublicTest optionalAuburn UniversityAuburn, AL · PublicTest optionalSyracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · PrivateTest optionalCalifornia State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA · PublicTest blindDelaware State UniversityDover, DE · PublicTest optionalBrigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, HI · PrivateTest optionalRollins CollegeWinter Park, FL · PrivateTest optionalAustin CollegeSherman, TX · PrivateTest optionalSanta Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA · PrivateTest optionalGovernors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL · PublicTest optionalSt Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN · PrivateTest optionalThe College of IdahoCaldwell, ID · PrivateTest optionalOklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK · PrivateTest optionalBelhaven UniversityJackson, MS · PrivateTest optionalNorth Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC · PublicTest optionalRhodes CollegeMemphis, TN · PrivateTest optionalProvidence CollegeProvidence, RI · PrivateTest optionalQuincy UniversityQuincy, IL · PrivateTest optionalEmerson CollegeBoston, MA · PrivateTest optionalSpring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA · PublicTest optionalWilliam Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA · PrivateTest optionalWofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC · PrivateTest optionalBard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · PrivateTest blindUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · PublicTest optionalSoutheastern UniversityLakeland, FL · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of North FloridaJacksonville, FL · PublicTest optionalRussell Sage CollegeTroy, NY · PrivateTest optionalCUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · PublicTest optionalMoravian UniversityBethlehem, PA · PrivateTest optionalSt Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY · PrivateTest optionalCentre CollegeDanville, KY · PrivateTest optionalAllegheny CollegeMeadville, PA · PrivateTest optionalAnderson UniversityAnderson, SC · PrivateTest optionalVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · PublicTest optionalUniversity of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, PR · PublicTest 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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