Test-Blind Colleges
Unlike test-optional colleges, which give students the choice of whether or not to include SAT/ACT scores as part of their application for admission, test-blind colleges will not accept standardized test score submissions from any applicant to their school.
You read correctly鈥攁 鈥渢est-blind鈥� policy is exactly what the name implies and no matter how well (or poorly) you scored, your test results will have no bearing on a school鈥檚 admission decision.
The number of test-blind schools increased dramatically over the past few years, as COVID-19 forced widespread cancellations of SAT and ACT test administrations beginning in March 2020 and extending throughout the summer and into the fall. In the same timeframe, but for wholly different reasons, a California Superior Court judge ruled that were required to jettison standardized tests from their checklist of admissions considerations.
You will find a list of all test-blind schools below along with the acceptance rate for each institution.
Last updated December 2025
| Institution | Acceptance Rate (Overall) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 164748 | Berklee College of Music | 44% | |
| 111081 | California Institute of the Arts | 26% | |
| 110422 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | Cal Poly | 31% |
| 110529 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 74% | |
| 110556 | California State University-Fresno | 94% | |
| 110565 | California State University-Fullerton | 91% | |
| 110583 | California State University-Long Beach | 46% | |
| 110592 | California State University-Los Angeles | 91% | |
| 191126 | Fashion Institute of Technology | FIT | 60% |
| 166018 | Hampshire College | 75% | |
| 209056 | Lewis & Clark College | 78% | |
| 121257 | Pitzer College | 25% | |
| 209922 | Reed College | 27% | |
| 186399 | Rutgers University-Newark | 71% | |
| 122409 | San Diego State University | SDSU | 36% |
| 122755 | San Jose State University | SJSU | 85% |
| 167996 | Stonehill College | 73% | |
| 193654 | The New School | 63% | |
| 110635 | University of California-Berkeley | UCB: UC Berkeley | 11% |
| 110644 | University of California-Davis | UCD; UC Davis | 42% |
| 110653 | University of California-Irvine | UCI; UC Irvine | 29% |
| 110662 | University of California-Los Angeles | UCLA | 9% |
| 445188 | University of California-Merced | UC Merced | 92% |
| 110671 | University of California-Riverside | UCR; UC Riverside | 77% |
| 110680 | University of California-San Diego | UCSD; UC San Diego | 27% |
| 110705 | University of California-Santa Barbara | UCSB; UC Santa Barbara | 33% |
| 110714 | University of California-Santa Cruz | UCSC; UC Santa Cruz | 66% |
| 122436 | University of San Diego | USD | 52% |
| 236939 | Washington State University | WSU | 87% |
| 125763 | Whittier College | 83% |
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