Test Optional Colleges

gabriel November 13, 2020

COVID-19 created uncertainty among students about all aspects of the college admission process, including the role of standardized testing.

Hundreds of thousands of students had their scheduled test cancelled between March and June 2020 and many more test sites reduced capacity in the Fall tests, making limiting the number of students who had taken the test before applying for college.

Due to the cancellation of SAT and ACT testing dates, more than 1,450 US colleges and universities announced they are moving to a test-optional policy, and more will surely follow. By going test-optional, institutions are making a definitive statement that they will not need test scores to make admission decisions this year.

We have compiled a list of colleges with test-optional policies in place as of the date of this publication, and they affirm that they will not penalize students for the absence of a standardized test score.

If you took the test and are uncertain about submitting it, consult with us to give you the best advice.

If your preferred college is not on the list, check their website for most up to date information.

Note: This information was updated October 2020.

Institution	Institution	Institution
Adelphi University	Illinois State University	Scripps College
Agnes Scott College	Illinois Wesleyan University	Seattle University
Alaska Pacific University	Indiana State University	Shenandoah University
Albright College	Indiana Tech	Simmons University
Alfred University	Indiana University Bloomington	Skidmore College
Allegheny College	Indiana University Southeast	Smith College
Alma College	Iona College	SMU, Dallas, TX
Alverno College	Iowa Wesleyan University	Snow College
American University	Ithaca College	Soka University of America
Amherst College	IUPUI	Southeast Missouri State University
Anderson University	Jacksonville Stare University	Southern Connecticut State University
Appalachian State University	James Madison University	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Aquinas College	John Carroll University	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Arcadia University	Johns Hopkins University	Southern Oregon University
Auburn University	Johnson & Wales University	Southern Utah University
Augsburg University	Johnson C. Smith University	SW Baptist University
Augustana College	Juniata College	SW Minnesota State University
Augustana University	Kansas State University	Southwestern Oregon Community College
Austin College	Kenyon College	Southwestern University
Babson College	Keystone College	Spartanburg Methodist College
Baldwin Wallace University	Knox College	St. Ambrose University
Ball State University	La Salle	St. Bonaventure University
Barnard College	Lafayette College	St. Catherine University
Barry University	Lake Erie College	St. Edward’s University
Barton College	Lake Forest College	St. Francis College
Bates College	Lamar University	St. John Fisher College
Baylor University	Lawrence Technological University	St. John’s University (NY)
Belhaven University	Lawrence University	St. Joseph’s College – New York (Brooklyn Campus)
Bellarmine University	Le Moyne College	St. Lawrence University
Belmont University	Lebanon Valley College	St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Beloit College	Lehigh University	St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Bennington College	Lenoir-Rhyne University	St. Mary’s University
Bentley University	Lewis & Clark College	St. Olaf College
Berry College	Linfield University	St. Thomas Aquinas College
Binghamton University	Lindenwood University	St. Thomas University, Miami FL.
Birmingham-Southern College	Lipscomb University	Stanford University
Bishop’s University	List College – The Jewish Theological Seminary	Stephen F. Austin State University
Bloomfield College	Longwood University	Stevens Institute of Technology
Boise State University	Lorain County Community College	Stockton University
Boston College	Loyola Marymount University	Stonehill College
Boston University	Loyola University Maryland	Stony Brook University
Bowdoin College	Luther College	Suffolk University
Bradley University (Peoria, IL)	Lycoming College	SUNY Buffalo State College
Brandeis University	Lynn University	SUNY Delhi
Bridgewater College	Macalester College	SUNY Farmingdale State College
Brock University	Macquarie University, Sydney	SUNY Geneseo
Brown University	Madonna University	SUNY Oswego
Bryant University	Maine Maritime Academy	Susquehanna University
Bucknell Unviersity	Manhattan College	Swarthmore College
Buena Vista University	Manor College	Syracuse University
Butler University	Marian University	Temple University
Bushnell University	Marian University Wisconsin	Texas A&M University
Cabrini University	Marietta College	Texas Christian University (TCU)
Caldwell University	Marist	Texas Lutheran University
California Institute of Technology	Marquette University	The Catholic University of America
California Lutheran University	Mary Baldwin University	The City University of New York
Canisius College	Marymount Manhattan College	The College of New Jersey
Capital University	Maryville College	The College of Saint Rose
Cardinal Stritch University *	Marywood University	The College of St. Scholastica
Carleton College	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA)	The Cooper Union
Carnegie Mellon University	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	The George Washington University
Carroll Univesity	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	The New School
Case Western Reserve University	McMurry University *	The Ohio State University
Catawba College	Mercer University	The University of Mississippi
Centenary College of Louisiana	Mercy College	The University of New Mexico
Central Washington University	Meredith College	The University of Tampa
Centre College	Messiah University	The University of Texas at Austin
Central Michigan University	Methodist University	The University of the South
Chaminade University of Honolulu	Miami University	The University of Toledo
Chapman University	Michigan State University	The University of Tulsa
Chestnut Hill College *	Michigan Technological University	Towson University
Christopher Newport University	Middlebury College	Transylvania University
Claremont McKenna College	Millikin University	Trinity Christian College
Clark University	Mills College	Trinity College
Clarkson College	Millsaps College	Trinity University (TX)
Clarkson University	Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Tufts University
Cleveland State University	Misericordia University	Tulane University
Coe College	Mississippi State University	UMBC – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Colby-Sawyer College	Missouri Western State University	UNC Charlotte
Colgate University	MIT	UNC Wilmington
College of Charleston	Monmouth University	Union College
College of the Holy Cross	Montana State University	University of Alaska Fairbanks
College of Wooster	Montgomery College *	University of Arizona
Colorado College	Moore College of Art and Design	University of California, Irvine
Columbia College Chicago	Mount Holyoke College	University of California, Riverside
Columbia College of Missouri	Mount Saint Mary’s University	University of California System
Columbia University	Mount St. Joseph University	University of Central Missouri
Concordia College	Mount St Mary’s University	University of Chicago
Concordia University Ann Arbor/Wisconsin	Mount Vernon Nazarene University	University of Cincinnati
Concordia University Chicago	Muhlenberg College	University of Connecticut
Concordia University Texas	Multnomah University	University of Colorado Boulder
Concordia University, Nebraska *	Nazareth College	University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Concordia University, St. Paul	NC State University	University of Colorado Denver
Converse College	Nebraska Methodist College	University of Dallas
Cornell University	New Jersey Institute of Technology	University of Dayton
Cornish College of the Arts *	New York Institute of Technology	University of Delaware
Cottey College	New York University	University of Denver
Covenant College *	North Central College	University of Detroit Mercy
Creighton University	North Park University	University of Dubuque
Dakota Wesleyan University	Northeastern University	University of Georgia
Dartmouth College	Northern Arizona University	University of Guelph
Davidson College	Northern Illinois University	University of Evansville
Dean College	Northern Michigan University	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Delaware Valley University	Northland College	University of Houston
Denison University	Northwestern University in Qatar	University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
DePaul University	Nova Southeastern University	University of Illinois Chicago
Dickinson College	Oakland University	University of Illinois Springfield
Dominican College (NY) *	Oberlin College	University of Indianapolis
Dominican University	Occidental College	University of Kentucky
Drake University	Ohio Northern University	University of Louisville
Drury University	Ohio University	University of Lynchburg
Duke University	Ohio Wesleyan University	University of Maine at Farmington
Duquesne University	Oglethorpe University	University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Eastern Kentucky University	Olin College of Engineering	University of Massachusetts Amherst
Eastern Mennonite University	Oregon Institute of Technology	University of Massachusetts Lowell
Eastern Oregon University	Oregon State University	University of Miami (FL)
Eckerd College	Oregon State University-Cascades	University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Edinboro University	Our Lady of the Lake University	University of Michigan- Flint
Elizabethtown College	Ozarks Technical Community College	University of Michigan-Dearborn
Elmhurst University	Pace University	University of Minnesota Crookston
Elon University	Pacific Lutheran University	University of Minnesota Morris
Emmanuel College (Boston)	Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)	University of Minnesota Rochester
Emory University	Pacific University Oregon	University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Endicott College	Paul Smith’s College	University of Missouri *
Fairfield University	Penn State	University of Missouri – Kansas City
Fairmont State University	Pepperdine	University of Montana
Fisher College	Peru State College	University of Nebraska at Kearney
Flagler College	Piedmont College	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Florida Southern College	Pitzer College	University of Nebraska at Omaha
Fordham University	Plymouth State University	University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Franklin & Marshall College	Pomona College	University of Nevada, Reno
Fresno Pacific University	Portland Community College	University of New Brunswick
Furman University	Portland State University	University of New England
Garrett College	Pratt Institute	University of New Hampshire
Genesee Community College	Prescott College	University of North Carolina Asheville
George Mason University	Princeton University	University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Georgia State University	Providence College	University of North Dakota
Georgia Tech	Queens University of Charlotte	University of Northern Colorado
Georgian Court University	Quincy University	University of Notre Dame
Gettysburg College	Radford University	University of Oregon
Gonzaga University	Randolph College	University of Pennsylvania
Goshen College	Randolph-Macon College	University of Puget Sound
Goucher College	Regis University	University of Redlands
Grace College	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	University of Rhode Island
Graceland University	Rhodes Collegr	University of Richmond
Grand Valley State University	Rider University	University of Rochester
Grinnell College	Ripon College	University of Saint Joseph (CT)
Hamilton College	Rochester Institute of Technology	University of Saint Katherine
Hamline University	Rockhurst University	University of San Diego
Hampshire College	Rocky Mountain College	University of San Francisco
Hanover College	Roger Williams University	University of South Carolina – Columbia
Harvard	Rollins College	University of Southern California
Harvey Mudd College	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	University of Southern Indiana
Hastings College	Rowan University	University of Southern Maine
Haverford College	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	University of St. Francis
Hawai’i Pacific University	Saint Anselm College	University of St. Thomas (MN)
Hawaii Tokai International College	Saint Joseph’s University	University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Heidelberg University	Saint Louis University	University of Texas at Arlington
Hendrix College	Saint Mary’s College	University of the Incarnate Word
High Point University	Saint Mary’s College of California	University of the Pacific
Hiram College	Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota	University of Toronto
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Shoreline Community College	University of Utah
Hollins University	Saint Michael’s College
Holy Cross College	Salve Regina University
Holy Family University	Sam Houston State University
Hood College	San Diego State University
Houghton College	Santa Clara University
Husson University	Sarah Lawrence College
Illinois College	School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Test Optional Universities in the USA – Oct 2020

Florida Test Optional Universities

These are Florida universities that are Test Optional. Note that state universities of Florida will not waive the SAT/ACT requirement per this news link. This means that the most popular universities, FIU, UF, FAU, UCF and other state schools will require the test to be considered for admission.

Florida Test Optional Colleges
Barry University – Miami
Eckerd College – St. Petersburg
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona
Everglades University – Boca Raton
Flagler College – St. Augustine
Florida Southern College – Lakeland
Jacksonville State University – Jacksonville
Johnson & Wales University – Miami
Lynn University – Boca Raton
Nova Southeastern University – Fort Lauderdale
Rollins College – Winter Park (Orlando)
Santa Fe College – Gainesville
St. Thomas University – Miami FL.
The University of Tampa – Tampa
University of Miami – Miami

Test Optional Florida colleges

Note that most, if not all, local colleges in Florida do not require the tests to be admitted; however, they highly recommend it for placement and class selections. These colleges include Miami Dade College, Broward College, Tallahassee Community College, Gulf Coast State College, and more.

You may opt to take the PERT exam, offered free or reduced cost, at these colleges and use it for class selection.

Florida Test Optional Universities

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