Test-optional colleges for 2026-27

254 colleges on DreamSchool.co are in this group. These colleges' published 2026-27 requirements make the SAT or ACT optional, or let applicants choose which tests to send. The median admission rate among them is 72%, and the median average net price, across all family incomes, is $21,527 a year.

Extremely selective

New York University

New York, NY

9.2% admitted · $35,737/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

5.2% admitted · $29,060/yr after aid

Very selective

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

16% admitted · $14,362/yr after aid

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA

61% admitted · $33,675/yr after aid

Extremely selective

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

9.8% admitted · $33,056/yr after aid

Very selective

Boston University

Boston, MA

11% admitted · $36,503/yr after aid

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

90% admitted · $14,694/yr after aid

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

42% admitted · $13,042/yr after aid

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

45% admitted · $16,600/yr after aid

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

38% admitted · $22,032/yr after aid

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD

45% admitted · $14,296/yr after aid

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

85% admitted · $21,322/yr after aid

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

77% admitted · $20,202/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

4.0% admitted · $15,370/yr after aid

Very selective

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

17% admitted · $18,056/yr after aid

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

78% admitted · $23,708/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

7.7% admitted · $34,420/yr after aid

Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, TX

57% admitted · $21,527/yr after aid

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

60% admitted · $22,857/yr after aid

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

39% admitted · $20,907/yr after aid

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA

55% admitted · $25,808/yr after aid

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

52% admitted · $24,342/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Duke University

Durham, NC

5.7% admitted · $23,706/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

5.9% admitted · $15,497/yr after aid

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

100% admitted · $36,764/yr after aid

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

59% admitted · $42,760/yr after aid

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

58% admitted · $24,897/yr after aid

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

46% admitted · $43,336/yr after aid

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

82% admitted · $36,340/yr after aid

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

80% admitted · $17,330/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

4.6% admitted · $7,815/yr after aid

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

88% admitted · $22,547/yr after aid

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

37% admitted · $44,622/yr after aid

Extremely selective

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

4.5% admitted · $16,776/yr after aid

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

74% admitted · $21,775/yr after aid

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

90% admitted · $17,265/yr after aid

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

71% admitted · $16,337/yr after aid

TSU

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

89% admitted · $16,660/yr after aid

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

99% admitted · $29,235/yr after aid

University of North Texas

Denton, TX

72% admitted · $15,358/yr after aid

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

89% admitted · $22,247/yr after aid

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

80% admitted · $23,058/yr after aid

Very selective

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

16% admitted · $38,930/yr after aid

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

72% admitted · $23,550/yr after aid

The University of Tampa

Tampa, FL

40% admitted · $40,584/yr after aid

Very selective

Tufts University

Medford, MA

12% admitted · $38,797/yr after aid

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

85% admitted · $24,917/yr after aid

Very selective

Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO

12% admitted · $13,360/yr after aid

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

76% admitted · $27,108/yr after aid

Very selective

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

11% admitted · $16,754/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Rice University

Houston, TX

8.0% admitted · $11,164/yr after aid

University at Albany

Albany, NY

69% admitted · $18,266/yr after aid

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, NC

50% admitted · $9,884/yr after aid

Howard University

Washington, DC

41% admitted · $33,002/yr after aid

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

94% admitted · $6,346/yr after aid

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

65% admitted · $15,271/yr after aid

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

77% admitted · $21,504/yr after aid

Pace University

New York, NY

76% admitted · $30,721/yr after aid

Very selective

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

11% admitted · $25,339/yr after aid

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

65% admitted · $20,277/yr after aid

Very selective

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

14% admitted · $40,693/yr after aid

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

62% admitted · $30,496/yr after aid

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH

85% admitted · $20,666/yr after aid

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

77% admitted · $9,540/yr after aid

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

72% admitted · $22,469/yr after aid

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York, NY

48% admitted · $657/yr after aid

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

67% admitted · $37,232/yr after aid

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

70% admitted · $14,505/yr after aid

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

73% admitted · $31,552/yr after aid

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

88% admitted · $15,193/yr after aid

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

45% admitted · $50,518/yr after aid

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

27% admitted · $41,536/yr after aid

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

89% admitted · $18,517/yr after aid

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

66% admitted · $30,366/yr after aid

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

82% admitted · $14,653/yr after aid

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

86% admitted · $20,294/yr after aid

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman, OK

77% admitted · $15,531/yr after aid

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

82% admitted · $23,106/yr after aid

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

40% admitted · $34,347/yr after aid

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

91% admitted · $21,511/yr after aid

Very selective

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

14% admitted · $29,409/yr after aid

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

Durham, NH

88% admitted · $26,150/yr after aid

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

78% admitted · $18,781/yr after aid

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

45% admitted · $35,045/yr after aid

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

85% admitted · $13,902/yr after aid

Utah State University

Logan, UT

93% admitted · $12,644/yr after aid

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

82% admitted · $10,887/yr after aid

Towson University

Towson, MD

82% admitted · $18,120/yr after aid

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

48% admitted · $50,570/yr after aid

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

26% admitted · $25,272/yr after aid

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

90% admitted · $17,201/yr after aid

American University

Washington, DC

62% admitted · $41,302/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Colby College

Waterville, ME

7.1% admitted · $19,835/yr after aid

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

34% admitted · $18,880/yr after aid

Very selective

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

22% admitted · $28,165/yr after aid

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

86% admitted · $31,905/yr after aid

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

91% admitted · $15,625/yr after aid

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA

78% admitted · $24,778/yr after aid

SUNY Buffalo State University

Buffalo, NY

73% admitted · $10,886/yr after aid

State University of New York at Cortland

Cortland, NY

60% admitted · $22,125/yr after aid

Indiana University-Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

76% admitted · $9,479/yr after aid

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

81% admitted · $30,561/yr after aid

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

33% admitted · $49,906/yr after aid

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

75% admitted · $29,674/yr after aid

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

90% admitted · $12,913/yr after aid

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM

89% admitted · $6,313/yr after aid

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

81% admitted · $11,212/yr after aid

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

63% admitted · $39,816/yr after aid

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

60% admitted · $13,072/yr after aid

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

83% admitted · $50,165/yr after aid

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

79% admitted · $14,960/yr after aid

Very selective

Denison University

Granville, OH

17% admitted · $40,163/yr after aid

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO

75% admitted · $10,217/yr after aid

Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, HI

86% admitted · $34,758/yr after aid

State University of New York at Oswego

Oswego, NY

81% admitted · $16,300/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

7.5% admitted · $17,392/yr after aid

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

65% admitted · $45,827/yr after aid

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

96% admitted · $28,928/yr after aid

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

93% admitted · $19,963/yr after aid

Jackson State University

Jackson, MS

93% admitted · $34,119/yr after aid

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