Colleges Have Not Returned to Requiring Tests

In the fall of 2019, 1,015 colleges required test scores in the application process. Two years later, amid Covid disruptions, just 171 did so — and that number continued to drop in 2022 and 2023. The vast majority are still test-optional.

Note: Data reflect degree-granting, Title IV-eligible U.S. institutions that did not have an open admissions policy for incoming first-time, degree/certificate-seeking students in the fall of 2023.
Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education dataGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper