ACT/SAT optional list for Fall 2026

93%

of the four-year colleges we track don’t require the SAT or ACT.

What today’s policies actually look like

FairTest tracks admissions-testing policy for every four-year, bachelor’s-granting institution in the country. Here’s the fall 2026 breakdown among the 2,089 colleges it currently tracks:

Updated April 2026

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  • Test optional1,862 colleges84.7%
  • Test free78 colleges3.5%
  • Require scores151 colleges6.9%
  • Policy not yet confirmed108 colleges4.9%

    Source: FairTest admissions-policy database.

    Test optional and test free list

    Search or filter the complete, regularly updated list of test-optional and test-free four-year colleges below.

    That's 1,940+ of the 2,089 four-year, bachelor's-granting colleges FairTest currently tracks for fall 2026. Nearly 9 in 10 no longer require scores.

    1,940+

    Optional or test-free

    151

    Still require scores