Skip to content
← All best-college lists

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.

Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI · PublicTest optionalYeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · PrivateTest optionalHendrix CollegeConway, AR · PrivateTest optionalLancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA · PrivateTest optionalLawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI · PrivateTest blindWayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TX · PrivateTest optionalBemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN · PublicTest optionalMarist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY · PrivateTest optionalCUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY · PublicTest optionalAverett UniversityDanville, VA · PrivateTest optionalLake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL · PrivateTest optionalLindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO · PrivateTest optionalThe University of the SouthSewanee, TN · PrivateTest optionalMcMurry UniversityAbilene, TX · PrivateTest optionalCUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY · PublicTest optionalDePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN · PrivateTest optionalTexas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX · PublicTest optionalFlorida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL · PrivateTest optionalEast Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX · PrivateTest optionalEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, FL · PrivateTest optionalAlabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL · PublicTest optionalUniversidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, PR · PrivateTest blindAlvernia UniversityReading, PA · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · PublicTest optionalEast Central UniversityAda, OK · PublicTest optionalRutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · PublicTest optionalCUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY · PublicTest optionalMinnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN · PublicTest optionalMilwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI · PrivateTest optionalMount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · PublicTest blindFordham UniversityBronx, NY · PrivateTest optionalThe College of WoosterWooster, OH · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH · PublicTest optionalUniversity of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · PublicTest optionalState University of New York at CortlandCortland, NY · PublicTest optionalCUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · PublicTest optionalUniversity of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · PublicTest optionalWorcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA · PrivateTest optionalBethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN · PrivateTest optionalPennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · PublicTest optionalMarywood UniversityScranton, PA · PrivateTest optionalColorado School of MinesGolden, CO · PublicTest optionalGustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN · PrivateTest optionalUniversity of CharlestonCharleston, WV · PrivateTest optionalReinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA · PrivateTest optionalState University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY · PublicTest optionalUniversity of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · PrivateTest optionalSaint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA · 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.
How do I find the list that actually fits me?
These lists use the same data for everyone. Take Blueprint's free Matchmaker to get your personal odds and net price at every school.

Which of these is right for you?

These lists are a great start, but the one list that actually matters is yours. Blueprint builds it in two free steps.

1 Discovery quiz: find your major2 Matchmaker: your odds + net price at every school
Take the free Matchmaker →New here? Start with the Discovery quiz →