Test-Optional Colleges 2023-24

The past few years have created a major shift in the landscape of standardized testing. Most US colleges made standardized test scores an optional part of their applications during the pandemic, and most have extended their test-optional policies — some indefinitely.

There have been a few notable reversals, as some schools now require testing again, and we’re still waiting on others to announce their policies for fall 2024 admissions.

The lists below are what we know so far, and we’ll keep them updated as new announcements are made. If you’ll be applying to college for the fall of 2024, check our lists to find out if the schools you’re interested in will be test-optional.

A complete list of all test-optional US colleges can be found at fairtest.org.

Testing Required

Florida International University

Florida State University

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Purdue University

University of Central Florida

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Tennessee

Test-optional for Fall 2024 Admission

Amherst College	Harvey Mudd College	University of Connecticut
Babson College	Johns Hopkins University	University of Georgia system
Barnard College	Lafayette College	University of Maryland–College Park
Baylor University	Loyola Marymount University	University of Miami
Boston College	New York University	University of Michigan
Boston University	Northeastern University	University of North Carolina system
Brown University	Northwestern University	University of Notre Dame
Bucknell University	Oberlin College	University of Pennsylvania
California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech)*	Ohio State University	University of Pittsburgh
Case Western Reserve	Pennsylvania State University	University of Richmond
Claremont McKenna College	Pomona College	University of Virginia
Colgate University	Princeton University	University of Wisconsin system
College of Charleston	Reed College*	Vanderbilt University
Cornell University	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Villanova University
Dartmouth College	Stanford University	Washington University in St Louis
Drexel University	Swarthmore College	Wellesley College
Emory University	Syracuse University	Williams College
Fordham University	Texas Christian University	Worcester Polytechnic Institute*
Harvard University	Tufts University	Yale University

*Test-blind

Permanently Test-Optional

American University	Gonzaga University	Skidmore College
Bard College	Grinnell College	Smith College
Bates College	Hampshire College*	The New School
Bennington College	Haverford College	Trinity College
Bowdoin College	Indiana University system	University of Arizona
Brandeis University	Ithaca College	University of California system*
Bryn Mawr College	Lehigh University	University of Chicago
California Lutheran University	Loyola University New Orleans*	University of Colorado–Boulder
California State University system*	Macalester College	University of Delaware
Chapman University	Middlebury College	University of Massachusetts–Boston
Colby College	Mount Holyoke College	University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth
Colorado College	Muhlenberg College	University of Massachusetts–Lowell
Columbia University	Pace University	University of Rochester
Connecticut College	Pitzer College**	University of San Francisco
Davidson College	Providence College	University of Washington
Dickinson College	Rochester Institute of Technology	Wake Forest University
Emerson College	Rutgers University-Newark	Wesleyan University
Franklin and Marshall College	Sarah Lawrence College	William and Mary
George Washington University	Scripps College	Yeshiva University

*Test-blind
**Test-blind for fall 2024 admission