Admissions Factors

Colleges That Consider Test Scores

135 of 149 colleges say they weigh standardized test scores. 32 rate it very important and 14 do not consider it.

Considered (77)

Not considered (14)

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Frequently asked questions

Which colleges do not consider standardized test scores?

14 of the 149 colleges here rate it "not considered": California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, California State University-Long Beach, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, San Diego State, San Jose State University, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA, University of California-Riverside, UW, Washington State University.

Which colleges rate standardized test scores as very important?

32 colleges: Amherst, Auburn University, Baylor, Brown, Buffalo, California Institute of Technology, Dartmouth, DePaul University, Drexel, Emory, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Georgetown University, Howard, Iowa, Johns Hopkins, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Miami, Miami University-Oxford, Northeastern, Ohio State, Princeton, Rice, Stanford University, Stony Brook, Texas Tech, The University of Alabama, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of Central Florida, University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus, University of South Florida, WashU.

Each college's own Common Data Set, Section C (first-time, first-year admission). Last checked 2026-10-08. Each rating is the college’s own answer on its Common Data Set. Colleges that left the row blank are left out.