A Sample of Test Optional Schools for Fall 2021 Enrollment

SCHOOL	TEST OPTIONAL
Amherst College	Fall 2021 enrollment
Babson University	for high school class of 2021, then will review
Boston College	Fall 2021 enrollment
Boston University	for high school class of 2021, then will review – students will chose in-person or remote classes for fall
Butler University	moving to test-optional
Caltech	2-year pilot – SAT Subject Tests no longer required but will be considered
Carnegie Mellon University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Case Western University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Clarkson University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Colgate University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Davidson College	3-year pilot
Duke University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Elon University	3-year pilot
Emory University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Fordham University	2-year pilot
Gonzaga University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Hamilton College	shift from test-flexible to test-optional for Class of 2021
Harvey Mudd College	Fall 2021/2022 enrollment, SAT Subject Tests no longer required
Haverford College	3-year pilot
Johns Hopkins University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Kent State University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Lehigh University	Fall 2021 Not Required (still required for Div I athletes)
Loyola University New Orleans	shift to test-blind permanently
Loyola Marymount University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Fall 2021 enrollment, SAT Subject Tests no longer required but will be considered
Middlebury College	3-year pilot, previously test-flexible
Northeastern University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Northwestern University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Notre Dame University	Fall 2021 enrollment, 1-year pilot
Penn State University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Pomona College	Fall 2021 enrollment test-optional
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)	for high school class of 2021, then will review
Rhodes College	3-year pilot
Rutgers University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Santa Clara University	2-year pilot
Scripps College	Fall 2021 enrollment
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Fall 2021 enrollment
Stanford University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Swarthmore College	2-year pilot
Syracuse University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Texas A&M	Fall 2021 enrollment
Tufts University	3-year pilot
Tulane University	Fall 2021 enrollment
UCalifornia– all campuses	Fall 2021/2022 enrollment (CA students) – test blind for 2023/2024 (new test for 2025 and beyond)
UCLA	Fall 2021 enrollment
UIllinois	Fall 2021 enrollment
UMichigan	SAT/ACT required; students can send other exam scores if necessary; that those without ACT or SAT scores must explain why they don’t have them; and that their applications will be reviewed without ACT or SAT scores
University of South Carolina	Fall 2021 enrollment
UT Austin	Fall 2021 enrollment
UVA	Fall 2021 enrollment (new ED date 11/1)
UVM	Fall 2021 enrollment
UWashington	Fall 2021 enrollment
UWisconsin-Madison	Fall 2021 enrollment
Vanderbilt University	Fall 2021 enrollment
Vassar College	for high school Class of 2021, then will review
Virginia Tech	Fall 2021 enrollment
Washington and Lee University	Fall 2021 enrollment
William and Mary	3-year pilot
Williams College	Fall 2021 enrollment test-optional

NOTE: Even if a top school has suspended standardized test scores, this isn’t a free pass.
We recommend students WHO ARE ABLE sit for fall tests.

Here’s how the Ivies are handling testing for the upcoming semester.

IVY LEAGUE STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIREMENTS
✓ REQUIRED	✔ RECOMMENDED	⇄ OPTIONAL	X NOT REQUIRED	X NOT CONSIDERED
School	SAT	ACT	Subject Tests	AP Exams
BROWN	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	⇄ for fall 2021 enrollment	⇄
COLUMBIA	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X	⇄
CORNELL	X still required for D1 athletes	X still required for D1 athletes	X	⇄
DARTMOUTH	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X	⇄
HARVARD	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X for fall 2021	⇄
PENN	⇄ for fall 2021 enrollment - still required for D1 athletes	⇄ for fall 2021 enrollment still required for D1 athletes	⇄ for fall 2021 enrollment	⇄
PRINCETON - only Regular Decision deadline of Jan 1.	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	✔	⇄
YALE	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X for fall 2021 still required for D1 athletes	X	⇄