Testing Requirements

The college admissions process is a rigorous undertaking for most students. Deciding what tests to take, when to take them, and ultimately, what score you hope to achieve can all be affected by the admissions requirements of the schools to which you are applying. Here is a sample of colleges and their requirements.

Testing Policy	Average SAT Score*	Average ACT Score*	SAT Subject Tests Requirements
Allegheny College
SAT or ACT	1130-1330**	24-27	None required
American University
SAT or ACT with writing	1285**	29	None required
Amherst College
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT (writing recommended)	2100	33	Any two required
Babson College
SAT or ACT with writing	1810-2090	28	None required
Barnard College
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	2060	30	Any two required
Boston College
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	1900-2310	28-32	Any two required
Boston University
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	1950-2080	27-31	Any two required
Bowdoin
Optional	1400**	31	None required
Brandeis University
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	1300-1450**	31	None required
Brown University
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	2010-2310	31-33	Any two required
Bryn Mawr College
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	1390**	28-29	Any two required
Carnegie Mellon University
SAT or ACT with writing	1900-2200	30	Any two required
Colby College
SAT, ACT, or three SAT Subject Tests	1390**	31	Recommended
Colgate University
SAT or ACT	1330-1500**	31-33	None required
College of William and Mary
SAT or ACT	1260-1430**	27-32	None required
Columbia University
SAT or ACT with writing, plus two SAT Subject Tests	2090-2300	31-35	Any two required, based on area of study
Cornell University
SAT or ACT with writing, plus two SAT Subject Tests	1950-2400	29-31	Any two required, based on area of study
Dartmouth College
SAT or ACT with writing, plus two SAT Subject Tests	2100	32	Any two required, based on area of study
Duke University
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	2040-2320	29-34	Any two required with SAT, based on area of study
Emerson College
SAT or ACT with writing	1730-1970	25-29	None required
Emory University
SAT or ACT with writing	1960-2240	30-33	Required for home-schooled students
Fairfield University
SAT or ACT	1730-1950	26-29	None required
George Mason University
SAT or ACT	1170-1300**	28-32	Recommended
Georgetown University
SAT or ACT, plus three SAT Subject Tests	1350-1520**	31-34	Any three required
George Washington University
SAT or ACT with writing	1890-2110	28-32	Recommended
Hamilton College
SAT, ACT with writing, or three exams of the student's choice	2020-2250	29-32	See Hamilton website for details
Hampden-Sydney College
SAT or ACT with writing	1100**	21-27	Recommended
Harvard University
SAT or ACT with writing, plus three SAT Subject Tests	1800-2400	30-36	Any three required
Harvey Mudd College
SAT or ACT, plus two SAT Subject Tests	2040-2260	32	Two required: Math Level 2 and any other subject
Haverford College
SAT or ACT with writing, plus two SAT Subject Tests	2100	32	Any two required
James Madison University
SAT or ACT with writing	1080-1240**	23-28	None required
Johns Hopkins University
SAT or ACT with writing	2080-2300	30-34	Recommended
Lehigh University
SAT or ACT with writing	1290-1430**	28-32	None required
Loyola College - Maryland
SAT or ACT	1120-1270**	26	None required
Merrimack College
Optional	1000-1100**	N/R	None required
Middlebury College
SAT, ACT, or three SAT Subject Tests	1910-2210	29-32	None required
Mount Holyoke College
Optional	1810-2020	29	None required
New York University
SAT or ACT with writing, plus two SAT Subject Tests	1400**	31	Any two required
North Carolina State University
SAT or ACT with writing	1090-1250**	22-27	Math Level 2 recommended for placement purposes
Northeastern University
SAT or ACT with writing	1770-2030	27-30	None required
Oberlin College
SAT or ACT with writing	2070	30	Recommended
Old Dominion University
SAT or ACT	1080**	24	None required
Princeton University
SAT or ACT with writing, plus three SAT Subject Tests	1390-1580**	N/R	Any three required, based on area of study
Reed College
SAT or ACT	2100	30-34	Recommended
Rice University
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	1350-1510**	30-34	Any two required with SAT, based on area of study
Rutgers University
SAT or ACT with writing	1710-1990	N/R	None required
Simmons College
SAT or ACT with writing	1680	26	None required
Smith College
Optional	1760-2090	28	None required
Stanford University
SAT or ACT with writing	1800-2400	29-36	Math Level 2 and one other recommended
SUNY Stonybrook
SAT or ACT with writing	1240**	29	Two recommended: one math and any other
Swarthmore College
SAT and ACT, SAT and two SAT Subject Tests, or ACT with writing	2010-2280	28-33	If submitting SAT scores without ACT, two required
Trinity College
SAT or ACT with writing, and/or two SAT Subject Tests	1950	28	Any two required in different disciplines
Tufts University
SAT and two SAT Subject tests or ACT with writing	2010-2250	31	Any two required with SAT, based on area of study
United States Naval Academy
SAT or ACT	1200**	26	None required
University of Connecticut
SAT or ACT with writing	1150-1350**	26-31	None required
U of Maryland - College Park
SAT or ACT with writing	1240-1380**	28-31	None required
U Mass - Amherst
SAT or ACT with writing	1240-1390**	N/R	None required
University of New Hampshire
SAT or ACT with writing	1150**	26	None required
UNC - Chapel Hill
SAT or ACT with writing	1210-1390**	29-35	Recommended for placement purposes
University of Pennsylvania
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	1950-2250	31-33	Any two required with SAT, based on area of study
University of Richmond
SAT or ACT with writing	1820-2010	26-30	None required
UVA - Main Campus
SAT or ACT with writing	1300-1470**	28-32	Recommended
Vassar College
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT	2040-2230	31	Any two required
VA Commonwealth University
SAT or ACT	1000-1200**	24	None required
Vanderbilt University
SAT or ACT with writing	1400-1560**	31-34	Recommended
Virginia Military Institute
SAT or ACT	1150**	24-25	None required
Wake Forest University
Optional	1280-1400**	28-31	Math Level 2 and one other recommended
Wesleyan University
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	2100	31	Any two required with SAT
Yale University
SAT and two SAT Subject Tests or ACT with writing	2100-2370	30-34	Any two required with SAT

Please note: Requirements are subject to change. Always check with the College’s Admissions Department before applying.

*Summit contacted each school for their average SAT and ACT scores. Due to different reporting criteria, some responded with the median 50% of all accepted applicants' scores.

**SAT writing scores not included in average

N/R: Not Reported

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