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SAT Score Requirements: Colleges That Require SAT or ACT Scores

Our college admissions counselors can help you understand which colleges require SAT scores, work with you to create a customized testing plan, and help you find a college that's a great fit for you.

Standardized testing (SAT score) requirements for the class of 2025 and 2026

Many colleges went test-optional or test-blind in 2020 because of COVID-related SAT and ACT cancellations and limited access to testing. Since then, a number of colleges have returned to requiring standardized test scores as part of the college admissions process.

The chart below contains a list of popular colleges that currently require standardized test scores (SAT, ACT , and in some cases AP/IB scores) for admission. Please keep in mind that there are other colleges not listed here that recommend submitting SAT scores or ACT scores (our college counseling team is happy to help you decide whether it makes sense to submit scores!).

We keep this list as up to date and accurate as possible, but standardized testing and college admissions is a constantly changing landscape. This list does not include every college in the United States that requires SAT or ACT scores. Please confirm standardized testing policies with each college.

 

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Colleges that require SAT scores or ACT scores

College Testing Policy
Brown SAT and/or ACT scores are required
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Cornell For applicants enrolling in fall 2025: SAT and/or ACT scores are recommended.
For applicants enrolling in fall 2026 and beyond: SAT and/or ACT scores are required.
Dartmouth SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Public colleges and universities in Florida SAT, ACT, and/or CLT scores are required
Georgetown SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) SAT and/or ACT scores are required
University of Georgia SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Harvard SAT and/or ACT scores are required
MIT SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Morehouse SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Purdue SAT and/or ACT scores are required
University of Tennessee SAT and/or ACT scores are required
University of Texas at Austin SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Thomas Aquinas College SAT, ACT, and/or CLT scores are required
United States Military Academy (West Point) SAT and/or ACT (with writing) scores are required
United States Air Force Academy SAT and/or ACT scores are required
Yale SAT, ACT, AP, and/or IB scores are required
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