College Admissions Requirements

For First Year Application Applying for Fall 2016 Entry

College Admissions Requirements 2016 is also available as a PDF file.

School Name	SAT Scale	Optional of Flexible Test Policy	ACT Writing Req’d			Subject Tests	Common App Accepted	Early Action	Early Decision	Regular Decision
American University	1600 if submitted	Test Optional	Yes if submitted		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/15/2016
Arizona State University	1600	Test Flexible	No		Not required		No	11/1/2015 (VIP)	N/A	2/1/2016 Priority
Auburn University	1600	No	Yes		Not required		No	10/15/2015 Weekly thereafter	N/A	11/15, 12/15 (2015) 2/15/2016
Baylor University	1600	No	Yes if only ACT		Not required		No	11/1/2015 Early Action 11/1/2015 SingleChoice	N/A	2/1/2016
Boston College	2400	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	1/1/2016
Brown University	2400	No	Yes		2 if submitting only SAT		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
California Institute of Technology	2400	No	Yes		Math Level 2 & one science		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	1/3/2016
Clemson University	1600	No	Yes		Not required		No	12/1/2015 priority	N/A	5/1/2016
Colgate University	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/15/2016
College of Charleston	1600	No	Yes if only ACT		Not required		No	11/1/2015 early notification	N/A	2/1/2015 and then as space available
College of William & Mary	1600 primary emphasis	No	No		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Columbia University	2400	No	Yes		2 if submitting only SAT		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Cornell University	1600	No	No		Varies by college		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/2/2016
Dartmouth University	2400	No	Yes		2 required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Davidson College	2400	No	Recommended		2 recommended if taking SAT		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/5/2016
Duke University	2400	No	Yes		2 if submitting only SAT		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	12/20/2016 priority 1/1/2016
Emory University	2400	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Florida State University	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	10/15/2015 First deadline	N/A	1/13/2016 Second deadline
George Mason University	1600	Test Optional	Yes		Not required		No	11/1/2015	N/A	1/15/2016
George Washington University	2400	Test Optional	No		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Georgetown University	1600	No	No		3 strongly recommended		No	11/1/2015	N/A	12/15/2015
Georgia Institute of Technology	2400	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	10/15/2015	N/A	1/10/2016
Harvard University	2400	No	Yes		2 required “normally”		Yes	11/1/2015 Restrictive	N/A	1/1/2016
Indiana University	1600	No	Yes		Not required		No	11/1/2015 1^st Priority Date	N/A	2/1/2016 Priority Date
James Madison University	1600	No	No		Not required		No	11/1/2015	N/A	1/15/2015
Johns Hopkins University	2400	No	No		Recommended		Yes	N/A	11/2/2015	1/4/2016
Lehigh University	1600	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/1/2016
Marymount University	1600	Test Opt w/ 3.0	No		Not required		Yes	N/A	N/A	Rolling
Miami University (Ohio)	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	12/1/2015	11/15/2015	2/1/2016
Middlebury College	2400	Test Flexible	Yes		3 in lieu of ACT or SAT		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
New York University	2400	Test Flexible	Yes		3 in lieu of ACT or SAT		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Northwestern University	2400	No	Yes		2 recommended		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
North Carolina State University	1600 primarily but writing also used	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	10/15/2015 1^st	N/A	1/15/2015 Final
Ohio State University	1600	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	2/1/2016
Pennsylvania State University	2400	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/30/2015	N/A	Rolling
Pomona College	2400	No	Recommended		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Princeton University	2400	No	Yes		2 recommended		Yes	11/1/2015 single choice	N/A	1/1/2016
Purdue University	2400	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015 for special programs	N/A	2/1/2016
Rhode Island School of Design	2400	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	2/1/2016
Rice University	2400	No	Yes		2 if submitting only SAT		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Santa Clara University	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	11/1/2015	1/7/2016
Southern Methodist University	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	11/1/2015	1/15/2016
Stanford University	2400	No	Yes		Recommended		Yes	11/1/2015 Restrictive	No	1/3/2016
Syracuse University	2400	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/1/2016
Texas A&M University	1600	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	12/1/2016
Tufts University	2400	No	Yes		2 required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Tulane University	2400	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/15/2015 for E.A & Single Choice E.A.	N/A	1/15/2016
University of California, Berkeley	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	11/1/2015 Opens 11/30/2015 Closes
University of California, Davis	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	11/1/2015 Opens 11/30/2015 Closes
University of California, Los Angeles	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	11/1/2015 Opens 11/30/2015 Closes
University of California, San Diego	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	11/1/2015 Opens 11/30/2015 Closes
University of California, Santa Barbara	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	11/1/2015 Opens 11/30/2015 Closes
University of Chicago	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	1/1/2016
University of Colorado, Boulder	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/15/2015	N/A	1/15/2016
University of Denver	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	11/1/2015	1/15/2016
University of Florida	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	11/1/2014 and then as space available
University of Georgia	2400	No	Yes		Recommended		No	10/15/2015	N/A	1/15/2016
U of Massachusetts, Amherst	1600	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	1/15/2016
University of Miami	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
University of Michigan Ann Arbor	2400	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	2/1/2016
University of North California, Chapel Hill	1600	No	No		Not required		Yes	10/15/2015	N/A	1/15/2016
University of Pennsylvania	2400	No	No		Recommended		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/5/2016
University of Pittsburg	1600 primarily but writing noted	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	Rolling
University of Richmond	2400	No	No		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/15/2016
University of South Carolina, Columbia	1600	No	Yes		Not required		No	10/15/2015 Early answer	N/A	12/1/2016
University of Texas, Austin	2400	No	Yes		Not required		No	N/A	N/A	12/1/2014
University of Virginia	2400	No	Yes		2 strongly recommended		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	1/1/2016
Vanderbilt University	1600	No	Yes		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/1/2015	1/1/2016
Vassar College	1600 primarily but writing reviewed	No	Yes		2 if submitting only the SAT		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/1/2016
Villanova University	1600 primarily	No	No		Not required		Yes	11/1/2015	N/A	1/15/2016
Virginia Commonwealth University	1600	No unless 3.3+ GPA	No		Not required		Yes	N/A	N/A	1/15/2016
Wesleyan University	2400 if submitted	Test Optional	No		Not required		Yes	N/A	11/15/2015	1/1/2016
Wheaton College	1600	Test Optional	No		Not required		Yes	11/15/2015	11/15/2015	1/1/2016
Yale University	2400	No	Yes	Recommended			Yes	11/1/2015 Single Choice	N/A	1/1/2016

SAT Scale “1600” means that only the critical reading and math sections are considered, “2400” means that all three sections are considered equally.
Optional or Flexible Test Policy Test optional means there is no requirement or substitute requirement.
Test flexible means there is a substitute requirement of some kind – usually alternate tests
(e.g. APs or subject tests) or graded papers.
ACT Writing Required “SAT and ACT” means highest section scores from different test dates are used for both tests.
“SAT and ACT Composite” means section scores not super scored for ACT.
Subject Tests Indicates which schools require subject tests for admissions. Not noted are requirements for placement, honors, or home-schooled students.
Application Deadlines (Dates) Only standard deadlines are shown; special programs may have different deadlines.

This information contained in this list is used as a guideline for students and parents. It is not an official or a complete representation of all information about colleges and universities. As information is subject to change, you are encouraged to visit the specific institution‘s website for the official admissions policies.