Here are 19 private and 35 public colleges that currently or soon will require SAT or ACT scores for admission. Register to take the SAT today.
Public Colleges That Require the SAT or ACT
Private Colleges That Require the SAT or ACT
| Private Colleges | Location |
| Cornell University* (For Fall 2026) | Ithaca, NY |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA |
| Stanford University* (For Fall 2026) | Stanford, CA |
| Brown University | Providence, RI |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| Johns Hopkins University* (For Fall 2026) | Baltimore, MD |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Cambridge, MA |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
| California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | Pasadena, CA |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL |
| Saint Augustine’s University | Raleigh, NC |
| Harding University | Searcy, AR |
| College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO |
| William Carey University | Hattiesburg, MS |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University | Waxahachie, TX |
| University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski, TN |
| Gallaudet University | Washington, DC |
| Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary | Ankeny, IA |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Santa Paula, CA |
Source: Collegeboard.org
