Proponents of college admissions exams have argued that without the tests, colleges could admit students who aren’t ready.

A new working paper from Dartmouth College researchers is providing yet more evidence that test-optional college admissions ended up hurting the very disadvantaged students the policy change was meant ...

Two of the nation’s premier universities - Columbia University and the College of William & Mary - have recently decided to extend their test-optional admissions policies indefinitely. Their ...

High school seniors have a lot to consider when applying for colleges, including whether to submit their ACT or SAT scores. A majority of institutions now use the “test-optional” policies, although ...

The University of Michigan said Thursday it has formalized how it will handle test scores during the admissions process with a test optional policy after a similar policy begun during the pandemic led ...