These lists were compiled just before the 2019-2020 school year.
Because colleges can change their admission testing requirements during the school year,
it’s important that you double-check these requirements with each college to which you are applying.
SAT/ACT Essay REQUIRED
- Berry College (GA)1
- Martin Luther College (MN)1
- Rhode Island College1
- Soka University of America (CA)
- United States Military Academy (NY)
- University of California Berkeley
- University of California Davis
- University of California Irvine
- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
- University of California Merced
- University of California Riverside
- University of California San Diego
- University of California Santa Barbara
- University of California Santa Cruz
- University of Evansville (IN)2
- University of Mary Hardin Baylor (TX)
- University of Montana Western3
- VanderCook College of Music (IL)
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SAT/ACT Essay RECOMMENDED
- Abilene Christian University (TX)
- Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (NY)
- Augsburg College (MN)2
- College of Charleston (SC)
- Duke University (NC)
- Eastern Illinois University4
- Manhattan College (NY)5
- Michigan State University
- Montana State University5
- Oregon State University6
- Saint Anselm College (NH)2
- Saint Norbert College (WI)
- Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Texas State University7
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- University of Montana
- Webb Institute of Naval Architecture (NY)
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With special thanks to our friend/colleague, Cigus Vanni, The College Fairy, who researched and complied these lists
- require for ACT, neither require nor recommend for SAT
- test optional school
- require for ACT, recommend for SAT
- recommend for ACT; neither require nor recommend for SAT
- recommend; used for placement in writing courses, not for admission
- recommend for SAT; neither require nor recommend for ACT
- recommend for ACT
