Colleges Extending Test-Optional Policies for 2021-22

Many colleges are extending the test-optional policy for the 2021-2022 college application cycle. Please see below for the specific test policies for each respective college:

SchoolTest-Optional for:
Alfred University2020-21 application cycle
Alma College2020-21 application cycle
Amherst CollegeExtended through Fall 2023 admission
Anderson UniversityPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Babson CollegeExtended through Fall 2025 admission
Barnard CollegeExtended through Fall 2023 admission
Baylor UniversityExtended through Fall 2023 admission
Bentley UniversityExtended through Fall 2023 admission
Bethel UniversityPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Boston CollegeExtended through 2022-23 application cycle
Boston University2020-21 application cycle
Brown UniversityExtended through 2021-22 application cycle
Buena Vista University2020-21 application cycle
Butler UniversityPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Cal State systemExtended through Spring 2023 admission
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)2-year period beginning with the 2020-21 admissions cycle
California Lutheran University2020-21 application cycle
Carleton College2020-21 application cycle
Carnegie Mellon University2020-21 application cycle
Case Western Reserve University2020-21 application cycle
Centre College3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 admissions cycle
Claremont McKenna College2020-21 application cycle
Coastal Carolina University2020-21 application cycle
Colgate University3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
College of CharlestonExtended through Fall 2023 admission
College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University (Minnesota)Permanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
College of WoosterPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Columbia UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Cooper Union2-year period beginning with the 2020-21 admissions cycle
Concordia University2020-21 application cycle
Cornell UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Dartmouth CollegeExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Davidson CollegePermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Drexel University2020-21 application cycle
Drury UniversityPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Duke University2020-21 application cycle
Elon University3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Emory UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Fordham University2-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Georgetown University2020-21 application cycle
Gonzaga University2020-21 application cycle
Grand Valley State University2020-21 application cycle
Grinnell College2020-21 application cycle
Hamilton CollegeExtended through 2023 admission
Harvard UniversityExtending for 2021-22 application cycle
Harvey Mudd CollegeExtended through 2022 admission
Haverford College3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Indiana University – BloomingtonPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Indiana University – South BendPermanently beginning in for fall 2020 admission
Johns Hopkins UniversityExtended through Fall 2022 admission
Lafayette CollegeExtended through Fall 2022 admission
Lehigh University2020-21 application cycle
Limestone UniversityFall 2020 admission
Loyola Marymount University2020-21 application cycle
Loyola University – New OrleansPermanently test-blind beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Macalester CollegePermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Mansfield UniversityFall 2020 admission
Meredith College2020-21 application cycle
Middlebury College3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Millersville UniversityExtended through Fall 2022 admission
MIT2020-21 application cycle (Will also no longer accept SAT Subject Test scores for consideration starting with the 2020-21 admissions cycle.)
Montana University system2020-21 application cycle
New York UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Northeastern University2020-21 application cycle
Northwestern UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Oakland University2-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Oberlin College3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Oregon State UniversityPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Penn State University2020-21 application cycle; extended through 2022-23 cycle
Pepperdine University­­International students for the 2020-21 application cycle
Pomona College2020-21 application cycle
Princeton UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)2020-21 application cycle
Rhodes College3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Rice UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Rochester Institute of TechnologyPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Rutgers UniversityExtended through 2022 admission
Saginaw Valley State University2020-21 application cycle for students with 3.0 or higher GPA
Saint Louis UniversityPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
Santa Clara University2-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Scripps CollegePermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
St. Mary’s University2020-21 application cycle
St. Olaf CollegePermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeFall 2020 admission
Stanford UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Swarthmore College2-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Syracuse UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Texas Christian UniversityExtended through the 2023 admission
Texas Tech University2020-21 application cycle
Trinity University3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Tufts University3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Tulane UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
Union CollegeExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
University of California system2020-21 application cycle
University of Connecticut3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
University of Delaware2020-21 application cycle
University of Hawaii2020-21 application cycle
University of LouisvilleExtended through 2022 admission
University of Miami2020-21 application cycle
University of Michigan2020-21 application cycle
University of Notre DameExtended through Fall 2023 admission
University of OregonPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
University of PennsylvaniaExtended for 2021-22 application cycle
University of PittsburghExtended through 2022-23 application cycle
University of RichmondExtended through Spring 2022 admission
University of San DiegoPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
University of Southern CaliforniaExtended through Spring 2024 admission
University of Texas – AustinExtended for the 2021-22 cycle
University of ToledoPermanently beginning in the 2020-21 cycle
University of VirginiaExtended two years through 2022-23 application cycle
UVA Wise2020-21 application cycle
University of WashingtonPermanently beginning the 2020-21 cycle
Vanderbilt UniversityExtended through 2022 admission
Vassar CollegeExtended through Fall 2023 admission
Villanova UniversityExtended through Fall 2022 admission
Virginia Tech2020-21 application cycle
Washington & Lee UniversityExtended through Fall 2022 admission
Washington University in St. LouisExtended through Fall 2022 admission
Wayland Baptist University2020-21 application cycle
Wellesley CollegeExtended through Fall 2022 admission
Westminster CollegePermanently beginning the 2020-21 cycle
William & Mary3-year period beginning with the 2020-21 cycle
Williams CollegeExtended for next two years (2021-22 & 2022-23 cycles)
Yale UniversityExtended for 2021-22 application cycle

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