Hello college applicants! We thought it might be helpful to put together a list of test-optional colleges and universities for you, so you can make an informed decision when it comes time to submit.
This list is by no means exhaustive, but it is robust. As always, we’re wishing you good luck!
School Test-Optional Status Adelphi University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Agnes Scott College Test-Optional until further notice Albertus Magnus College Test-Optional until further notice Albion College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Alfred University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Allegheny College Test-Optional until further notice American University Test-Optional until further notice Amherst College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Andrews University Test-Optional until further notice Appalachian State University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Arcadia University Test-Optional until further notice Arizona State University Test-Optional until further notice Assumption College Test-Optional until further notice Augustana College Test-Optional until further notice Austin College Test-Optional until further notice Azusa Pacific University Test-Optional until further notice Babson College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Ball State University Test-Optional until further notice Bard College Test-Optional until further notice Barnard College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Bates College Test-Optional until further notice Baylor University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Becker College Test-Flexible until further notice Bellarmine University Test-Optional until further notice Belmont University Test-Optional until further notice Beloit College Test-Optional until further notice Bennington College Test-Optional until further notice Bentley University Test-Optional until further notice Berea College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Berklee College of Music Test-Optional until further notice Berry College Test-Optional until further notice Bethel University Test-Flexible until further notice Binghamton University-SUNY Test-Optional for 2023-24 Birmingham-Southern College Test-Optional until further notice Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Test-Optional until further notice Boston College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Boston University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Bowdoin College Test-Optional until further notice Bowling Green State University Test-Optional until further notice Bradley University Test-Optional until further notice Brandeis University Test-Optional until further notice Bridgewater State University Test-Optional until further notice Brigham Young University-Provo Test-Optional until further notice Brown University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Bryant University Test-Optional until further notice Bryn Mawr College Test-Optional until further notice Bucknell University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Butler University Test-Optional until further notice California College of the Arts Test-Optional until further notice California Institute of Technology Test-Blind for 2023-24, 2024-25 California Institute of the Arts Test-Optional until further notice California Lutheran University Test-Optional until further notice California Polytechnic Institute-San Luis Obispo Test-Blind until further notice California State University system Test-Blind until further notice Canisius College Test-Optional until further notice Carleton College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Carnegie Mellon University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Case Western Reserve University Test-Optional for 2023-24 The Catholic University of America Test-Blind until further notice Cazenovia College Test-Optional until further notice Central Michigan University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Centre College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Champlain College Test-Optional until further notice Chapman University Test-Optional until further notice Chatham University Test-Optional until further notice Claremont McKenna College Test-Optional until further notice Clark University Test-Optional until further notice Clarke University Test-Optional until further notice Clarkson University Test-Optional until further notice Clemson University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Coastal Carolina University Test-Flexible until further notice Coe College Test-Flexible until further notice Colby College Test-Optional until further notice Colby-Sawyer College Test-Optional until further notice Colgate University Test-Optional for 2023-24 College of Charleston Test-Optional for 2023-24 College of New Jersey Test-Optional for 2023-24 College of Saint Rose Test-Optional until further notice College of St. Benedict Test-Optional until further notice College of the Atlantic Test-Optional until further notice College of the Holy Cross Test-Optional until further notice College of Wooster Test-Optional until further notice Colorado College Test-Optional until further notice Colorado School of Mines Test-Optional until further notice Colorado State University Test-Optional until further notice Columbia College Chicago Test-Optional until further notice Columbia University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Concordia College-Moorhead Test-Optional until further notice Concordia College-New York Test-Optional until further notice Connecticut College Test-Optional until further notice Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Test-Optional for 2023-24 Cornell College Test-Optional until further notice Cornell University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Creighton University Test-Optional until further notice CUNY system Test-Optional through Spring 2025 Curry College Test-Optional until further notice Dartmouth College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Davidson College Test-Optional until further notice Dean College Test-Optional until further notice Delaware Valley University Test-Optional until further notice Denison University Test-Optional until further notice DePaul University Test-Optional until further notice DePauw University Test-Optional until further notice DeSales University Test-Optional until further notice Dickinson College Test-Optional until further notice Drake University Test-Optional until further notice Drew University Test-Optional until further notice Drexel University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Drury University Test-Optional until further notice Duke University TBA for 2023-24 Duquesne University Test-Optional until further notice Earlham College Test-Optional until further notice Eastern Connecticut State University Test-Optional until further notice Eastern University Test-Blind until further notice Eckerd College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Elizabethtown College Test-Optional until further notice Elmira College Test-Optional until further notice Elms College Test-Optional until further notice Elon University Test-Optional until further notice Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Test-Optional until further notice Emerson College Test-Optional until further notice Emmanuel College Test-Optional until further notice Emory and Henry College Test-Optional until further notice Emory University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Endicott College Test-Optional until further notice Evergreen State College Test-Flexible until further notice* Fairfield University Test-Optional until further notice Fairleigh Dickinson University Test-Optional until further notice Farmingdale State College-SUNY Test-Optional until further notice Fashion Institute of Technology Test-Optional until further notice Fisher College Test-Optional until further notice Flagler College Test-Optional until further notice Fordham University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Fort Lewis College Test-Optional until further notice Framingham State University Test-Optional until further notice Franklin and Marshall College Test-Optional until further notice Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Test-Optional until further notice Furman University Test-Optional until further notice Gannon University Test-Optional for 2023-24 George Mason University Test-Optional until further notice George Washington University Test-Optional until further notice Gettysburg College Test-Optional until further notice Gonzaga University Test-Optional until further notice Gordon College Test-Optional until further notice Goucher College Test-Optional until further notice Grinnell College Test-Optional until further notice Grove City College Test-Optional until further notice Guilford College Test-Optional until further notice Gustavus Adolphus College Test-Optional until further notice Hamilton College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Hampden-Sydney College Test-Optional until further notice Hampshire College Test-Blind until further notice Hanover College Test-Optional until further notice Hartwick College Test-Optional until further notice Harvard University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 Harvey Mudd College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Haverford College Test-Optional until further notice Hendrix College Test-Optional until further notice High Point University Test-Optional until further notice Hilbert College Test-Optional until further notice Hillsdale College Test-Optional until further notice Hobart and William Smith Colleges Test-Optional until further notice Hofstra University Test-Optional until further notice Hollins University Test-Optional until further notice Hood College Test-Optional until further notice Hope College Test-Optional until further notice Houghton College Test-Optional until further notice Illinois State University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Immaculata University Test-Optional until further notice Indiana State University Test-Optional until further notice Indiana Tech Test-Optional until further notice Indiana University-Bloomington Test-Optional until further notice Indiana University of Pennsylvania Test-Optional until further notice Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis Test-Optional until further notice Iona College Test-Optional until further notice Iowa State University Test-Optional until further notice Ithaca College Test-Optional until further notice James Madison University Test-Optional until further notice Johns Hopkins University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 Johnson & Wales University Test-Optional until further notice Juniata College Test-Optional until further notice Kalamazoo College Test-Optional until further notice Kansas State University Test-Flexible until further notice* Keene State College Test-Optional until further notice Kent State University Test-Optional until further notice Kenyon College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Keystone College Test-Optional until further notice King’s College Test-Optional until further notice Knox College Test-Optional until further notice La Roche University Test-Optional until further notice La Salle University Test-Optional until further notice Lafayette College Test-Optional until further notice Lake Forest College Test-Optional until further notice Lamar University Test-Optional until further notice Lander University Test-Optional until further notice Lasell College Test-Optional until further notice Lawrence Technological University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Lawrence University Test-Optional until further notice Le Moyne College Test-Optional until further notice Lebanon Valley College Test-Optional until further notice Lehigh University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Lesley University Test-Optional until further notice Lewis and Clark College Test-Optional until further notice Linfield College Test-Optional until further notice Lipscomb University TBA for 2023-24 Loras College Test-Optional until further notice Loyola Marymount University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Loyola University Chicago Test-Optional until further notice Loyola University Maryland Test-Optional until further notice Loyola University New Orleans Test-Blind until further notice Luther College Test-Optional until further notice Lycoming College Test-Flexible until further notice* Lynn University Test-Optional until further notice Macalester College Test-Optional until further notice Manhattan College Test-Optional until further notice Manhattanville College Test-Optional until further notice Marist College Test-Optional until further notice Marlboro College Test-Optional until further notice Marquette University Test-Optional until further notice Maryland Institute College of Art Test-Optional until further notice Maryville University of St. Louis Test-Optional until further notice Marywood University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Test-Optional until further notice Massachusetts Institute of Technology Test-Optional until further notice Massachusetts Maritime Academy TBA for 2023-24 McDaniel College Test-Optional until further notice McGill University Test-Optional extended for 2023-24 applicants MCPHS University Test-Optional until further notice Mercer University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Mercyhurst University Test-Optional until further notice Meredith College Test-Optional until further notice Merrimack College Test-Optional until further notice Messiah College Test-Optional until further notice Miami University-Oxford Test-Optional for 2023-24 Michigan State University Test-Optional until further notice Michigan Technological University Test-Optional until further notice Middlebury College TBA for 2023-24 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Mills College Test-Optional until further notice Millsaps College Test-Optional until further notice Minnesota State University-Mankato Test-Optional until further notice Minnesota State University-Moorhead Test-Optional until further notice Misericordia University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Missouri University of Science and Technology Test-Optional for 2023-24 Mitchell College Test-Optional until further notice Monmouth University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Monroe College Test-Optional until further notice Montana State University Test-Optional until further notice Montclair State University Test-Optional until further notice Moravian College Test-Optional until further notice Mount Aloysius College Test-Optional until further notice Mount Holyoke College Test-Optional until further notice Mount St. Mary’s University Test-Optional until further notice Muhlenberg College Test-Optional until further notice Nazareth College Test-Optional until further notice New England College Test-Optional until further notice New England Institute of Technology Test-Optional until further notice New Jersey Institute of Technology Test-Optional for 2023-24 The New School Test-Optional until further notice New York Institute of Technology Test-Optional until further notice New York University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Niagara University Test-Optional until further notice Nichols College Test-Flexible until further notice* North Carolina State University-Raleigh Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 North Dakota State University Test-Optional until further notice Northeastern University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 Northern Illinois University Test-Blind until further notice Northern Michigan University Test-Blind until further notice Northwestern University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Norwich University Test-Optional until further notice Notre Dame of Maryland University Test-Optional until further notice Oberlin College TBA for 2023-24 Occidental College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Ohio State University-Columbus Test-Optional for 2023-24 Ohio University Test-Optional until further notice Ohio Wesleyan University Test-Optional until further notice Old Dominion University Test-Optional until further notice Oregon State University Test-Optional until further notice Otis College of Art and Design Test-Optional until further notice Pace University Test-Optional until further notice Pacific University Test-Optional until further notice Paul Smith’s College Test-Optional until further notice Pennsylvania College of Technology Test-Optional until further notice Pennsylvania State University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Pepperdine University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Pitzer College Test-Optional until further notice Pomona College Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Post University Test-Optional until further notice Presbyterian College Test-Optional until further notice Princeton University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Providence College Test-Optional until further notice Purchase College-SUNY Test-Optional until further notice Purdue University-West Lafayette Test-Flexible for 2023-24 Queen’s University (Canada) Test-Optional until further notice Queens University of Charlotte Test-Optional until further notice Quinnipiac University Test-Flexible until further notice* Ramapo College of New Jersey Test-Optional until further notice Reed College Test-Blind for 2023-24, 2024-25 Regis University Test-Optional until further notice Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Test-Optional for 2023-24 Rhode Island School of Design Test-Optional until further notice Rhodes College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Rice University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Rider University Test-Optional until further notice Ripon College Test-Optional until further notice Roanoke College Test-Optional until further notice Roberts Wesleyan College Test-Flexible until further notice* Rochester Institute of Technology Test-Optional until further notice Roger Williams University Test-Optional until further notice Rollins College Test-Optional until further notice Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Test-Optional for 2023-24 Rowan University Test-Optional until further notice Russell Sage College Test-Optional until further notice Rutgers University (all campuses) Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Sacred Heart University Test-Optional until further notice Saint Anselm College Test-Optional until further notice Saint Joseph’s University Test-Optional until further notice Saint Louis University Test-Optional until further notice Saint Mary’s College Test-Optional until further notice Saint Michael’s College Test-Optional until further notice Saint Vincent College Test-Optional until further notice Salem College Test-Optional until further notice Salisbury University Test-Flexible until further notice Salve Regina University Test-Optional until further notice Samford University TBA for 2023-24 Santa Clara University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Sarah Lawrence College Test-Optional until further notice Savannah College of Art and Design Test-Optional for 2023-24 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Test-Optional until further notice School of Visual Arts Test-Optional until further notice Scripps College Test-Optional until further notice Seattle Pacific University TBA for 2023-24 Seattle University Test-Optional until further notice Seton Hall University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 Seton Hill University Test-Flexible until further notice* Shenandoah University Test-Optional until further notice Siena College Test-Optional until further notice Skidmore College Test-Optional until further notice Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Test-Optional until further notice Smith College Test-Optional until further notice Soka University of America Test-Optional until further notice Southern Connecticut State University Test-Optional until further notice Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Test-Flexible until further notice* Southern Methodist University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Southern New Hampshire University Test-Optional until further notice Southwestern University Test-Optional until further notice Spelman College Test-Optional until further notice Springfield College Test-Optional until further notice St. Bonaventure University Test-Optional until further notice St. Edward’s University Test-Optional until further notice St. Francis College Test-Optional until further notice St. John Fisher College Test-Optional until further notice St. John’s College Test-Optional until further notice St. John’s University (MN) Test-Optional until further notice St. John’s University (NY) Test-Optional until further notice St. Joseph’s College (ME) Test-Optional until further notice St. Joseph’s College-Brooklyn Test-Optional for 2023-24 St. Lawrence University Test-Optional until further notice St. Mary’s College of California Test-Optional until further notice St. Mary’s College of Maryland Test-Optional until further notice St. Norbert College Test-Optional for 2023-24 St. Olaf College Test-Optional until further notice Stanford University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Stetson University Test-Optional until further notice Stevens Institute of Technology Test-Optional for most programs* Stockton University Test-Optional until further notice Stony Brook University-SUNY Test-Optional for 2023-24 Suffolk University Test-Optional until further notice SUNY Brockport Test-Optional until further notice SUNY Cobleskill Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY College-Cortland Test-Optional until further notice SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY College of Technology-Delhi Test-Optional until further notice SUNY College-Oneonta Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY College-Potsdam Test-Optional until further notice SUNY-Fredonia Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY-Geneseo Test-Optional until further notice SUNY Maritime College Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY-Morrisville Test-Optional until further notice SUNY-New Paltz Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY-Oswego Test-Optional for 2023-24 SUNY-Plattsburgh Test-Optional until further notice SUNY Polytechnic Institute-Albany/Utica Test-Optional for 2023-24 Susquehanna University Test-Optional until further notice Swarthmore College Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Sweet Briar College Test-Flexible until further notice* Syracuse University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Temple University Test-Optional until further notice Texas A&M University-College Station Test-Optional for 2023-24 Texas Christian University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Texas Tech University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 Thomas College Test-Optional until further notice Thomas Jefferson University Test-Optional until further notice Towson University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Transylvania University Test-Optional until further notice Trinity College Test-Optional until further notice Trinity University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Tufts University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Tulane University Test-Optional until further notice Union College (KY) Test-Optional until further notice Union College (NY) Test-Optional until further notice Unity College Test-Optional until further notice University at Albany-SUNY Test-Optional for 2023-24 University at Buffalo-SUNY Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Alabama Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 University of Arizona Test-Optional until further notice University of Arkansas Test-Optional for students with a 3.2 GPA or higher University of Chicago Test-Optional until further notice University of Cincinnati Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 University of Colorado-Boulder Test-Optional until further notice University of Colorado-Denver Test-Optional until further notice University of Connecticut Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Dayton Test-Optional until further notice University of Delaware Test-Optional until further notice University of Denver Test-Optional until further notice University of Detroit Mercy Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Dubuque Test-Optional until further notice University of Hartford Test-Optional until further notice University of Idaho Test-Flexible for 2023-24 University of Illinois-Chicago Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Kansas Test-Flexible until further notice University of Kentucky Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 University of La Verne Test-Optional until further notice University of Louisville TBA for 2023-24 University of Lynchburg Test-Optional until further notice University of Maine Test-Optional until further notice University of Maine-Augusta Test-Optional until further notice University of Maine-Farmington Test-Optional until further notice University of Maine-Fort Kent Test-Optional until further notice University of Maine-Presque Isle Test-Optional until further notice University of Mary Washington Test-Optional until further notice University of Maryland-College Park Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Massachusetts-Boston Test-Optional until further notice University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Test-Optional until further notice University of Massachusetts-Lowell Test-Optional until further notice University of Miami Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Test-Optional until further notice University of Minnesota-Duluth Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 University of Missouri system Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 University of Missouri-Kansas City Test-Flexible until further notice* University of Montana Test-Optional until further notice University of Nebraska-Lincoln Test-Flexible until further notice* University of Nevada-Reno Test-Flexible until further notice* University of New England Test-Blind until further notice University of New Hampshire Test-Optional until further notice University of New Haven Test-Optional until further notice University of New Mexico Test-Optional until further notice University of North Carolina system Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of North Dakota Test-Optional until further notice University of Notre Dame Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Oklahoma Test-Optional until further notice University of Oregon Test-Optional until further notice University of Pennsylvania Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Pittsburgh Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Portland Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Puget Sound Test-Optional until further notice University of Redlands Test-Optional until further notice University of Rhode Island Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Richmond Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Rochester Test-Optional until further notice University of San Diego Test-Optional until further notice University of San Francisco Test-Optional until further notice University of Scranton Test-Flexible until further notice* University of South Carolina Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Southern California Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of St. Joseph Test-Optional until further notice University of St. Thomas Test-Optional until further notice University of Tampa Test-Optional until further notice University of Tennessee Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Texas-Arlington Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Texas-Austin Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Texas-Dallas Test-Optional until further notice University of the Pacific Test-Optional until further notice The University of the South Test-Optional until further notice University of Toronto Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Tulsa Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Utah Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Vermont Test-Optional for 2023-24 University of Virginia Test-Optional for 2024-25 University of Washington Test-Blind until further notice* University of Waterloo Test-Optional until further notice University of Wisconsin-Madison Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Ursinus College Test-Optional until further notice Valparaiso University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Vanderbilt University Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Vassar College Test-Optional until further notice Vermont Technical College Test-Optional until further notice Villanova University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Virginia Commonwealth University Test-Flexible until further notice* Virginia Tech Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 Wagner College Test-Optional until further notice Wake Forest University Test-Optional until further notice Warren Wilson College Test-Optional until further notice Washington and Jefferson College Test-Optional until further notice Washington and Lee University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Washington College Test-Optional until further notice Washington State University Test-Blind until further notice Washington University in St. Louis Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Wellesley College Test-Optional for 2023-24, 2024-25 Wells College Test-Optional until further notice Wentworth Institute of Technology Test-Optional until further notice Wesleyan University Test-Optional until further notice West Chester University of Pennsylvania Test-Optional until further notice West Virginia University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Western Connecticut State University Test-Flexible until further notice* Western Michigan University Test-Optional until further notice Western New England University Test-Optional until further notice Westfield State University Test-Optional until further notice Westminster College (PA) Test-Optional until further notice Westminster College (UT) Test-Optional until further notice Wheaton College (IL) Test-Optional for 2023-24 Wheaton College (MA) Test-Optional until further notice Whitman College Test-Optional until further notice Whittier College Test-Optional until further notice Widener University Test-Optional until further notice Willamette University Test-Optional until further notice William and Mary Test-Optional until further notice Williams College Test-Optional for 2023-24 Wofford College Test-Optional until further notice Worcester Polytechnic Institute Test-Blind until further notice Worcester State University Test-Optional until further notice Xavier University Test-Optional until further notice Yale University Test-Optional for 2023-24 Yeshiva University Test-Optional for regular admission*
*These schools are test-optional for applicants who meet a minimum GPA or other academic performance indicator. Specific programs and/or majors might recommend or require test scores.
