National Universities' SAT and ACT Policies

Rank University ACT/SAT Required SAT Subject Tests Policy Superscore Policy(ACT and New SAT) Average ACT Score Range Average SAT Score Range ACT/SAT Writing Section
1 Princeton University Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Does not superscore 32-35 1440-1570 Not Required
2 Harvard University Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Does not superscore 33-35 1460-1580 Not Required
3 Columbia University Required Not Required Superscores 33-35 1450-1560 Not Required
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Required Not Required Superscores 34-36 1500-1570 Not Required
3 Yale University Required Recommended Superscores 33-35 1450-1560 Not Required
6 Stanford University Required Not Required Superscores 32-35 1420-1570 Not Required
6 University of Chicago Test-Optional Not Required Superscores 33-35 1490-1570 Not Required
6 University of Pennysylvania Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Superscores 32-35 1440-1560 Not Required
9 Northwestern University Required Not Required(Click to view exceptions) Superscores 33-35 1430-1550 Not Required
10 Duke University Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Superscores 33-35 1450-1570 Recommended
10 Johns Hopkins University Required One or moreRecommended Superscores 33-35 1470-1560 Not Required
12 California Institute of Technology Required Not Required Superscores 35-36 1530-1580 Not Required
12 Dartmouth College Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Does not superscore 31-35 1420-1560 Not Required
14 Brown University Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Superscores(Does not super score ACT composite) 32-35 1420-1550 Not Required
15 University of Notre Dame Required Not Required Superscores 33-35 1400-1550 Not Required
15 Vanderbilt University Required Not Required Superscores 33-35 1450-1560 Not Required
17 Cornell University Required Not Required Superscores(Does not super score ACT composite) 32-34 1390-1540 Not Required
17 Rice University Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Does not superscore 33-35 1450-1560 Not Required
19 Washington University in St. Louis Required Not Required Superscores 32-35 1470-1570 Not Required
20 University of California -- Los Angeles Required Not Required(Math Level Two and a science test are recommended for the school of engineering) Does not superscore 28-34 1270-1520 Required
21 Emory University Required Recommended Does not superscore 31-34 1350-1520 Not Required
22 University of California --  Berkeley Required Recommended Does not superscore 28-34 1300-1530 Required
22 University of Southern California Required Required for some schools Does not superscore 30-34 1350-1530 Not Required
24 Georgetown University Required Three Subject Tests Recommended Superscores 31-34 1370-1530 Not Required
25 Carnegie Mellon University Required Two Subject Tests Recommended Only superscores the SAT 33-35 1450-1550 Not Required
26 University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor Required Not Required Does not superscore 30-34 1330-1510 Not Required
27 Wake Forest University Test Optional Not Required Does not superscore 29-33 1310-1470 Not Required
28 University of Virginia Required Not Required Superscores 30-34 1330-1500 Not Required
29 Georgia Institute of Technology Required Not Required Superscores 31-34 1390-1540 Recommended
29 New York University RequiredCan be substituted with other scores Required only if ACT/SAT/AP/IB scores are not submitted Superscores 29-34 1310-1510 Not Required
29 Tufts University Required Not Required Superscores 31-34 1380-1530 Not Required
29 University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill Required Not Required Superscores 27-33 1270-1470 Not Required
29 University of Rochester Test Optional Not Required Superscores 30-34 1320-1500 Not Required

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