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—a “test-blind” 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’s admission decision.
The number of test-blind schools increased dramatically in the past year, 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 all schools in the UC system were required to jettison standardized tests from their checklist of admissions considerations.
The adoption of test-blind policies is a true game-changer that significantly alters the admissions landscape at a number of excellent colleges and universities, at least for the 2022-23 cycle. You will find a list of all test-blind schools below along with the Class of 2025 acceptance rate for each institution.
Last updated August 2022.
| Institution | Admission Rate |
|---|---|
| Cal Poly, Pomona | 65% |
| Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | 38% |
| California Institute of Technology | 7% |
| California State University Maritime Academy | 76% |
| California State University-Bakersfield | 78% |
| California State University-Channel Islands | 53% |
| California State University-Chico | 72% |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | 81% |
| California State University-East Bay | 74% |
| California State University-Fresno | 58% |
| California State University-Fullerton | 68% |
| California State University-Long Beach | 42% |
| California State University-Los Angeles | 76% |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | 86% |
| California State University-Northridge | 66% |
| California State University-Sacramento | 83% |
| California State University-San Bernardino | 78% |
| California State University-San Marcos | 79% |
| California State University-Stanislaus | 89% |
| Catholic University | 82% |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | 91% |
| Cornell University (some Colleges) | 11% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 41% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | 50% |
| CUNY City College | 51% |
| CUNY Hunter College | 36% |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 37% |
| CUNY Lehman College | 38% |
| CUNY Queens College | 53% |
| CUNY York College | 61% |
| Dickinson College | 52% |
| Hampshire College | 59% |
| Humboldt State University | 83% |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 72% |
| Merrimack College | 82% |
| Pitzer College | 17% |
| Reed College | 35% |
| San Diego State University | 37% |
| San Francisco State University | 84% |
| San Jose State University | 67% |
| Sonoma State University | 92% |
| Stonehill College | 68% |
| University of California, Berkeley | 15%% |
| University of California, Davis | 46% |
| University of California, Irvine | 30% |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 11%% |
| University of California, Merced | 85% |
| University of California, Riverside | 66% |
| University of California, San Diego | 38% |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | 37% |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | 65% |
| University of San Diego | 59% |
| Washington State University | 80% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 59% |
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