Spike Rankings 2027
Best Test-Optional Colleges in America
Colleges where you can apply without SAT or ACT scores, ranked on what happens to their students: who finishes, what they earn, and what they pay. How Spike ranks
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Number 1: Princeton University- Test-optional
- 97% graduate
- $7,815 average net price
Number 2: Columbia University in the City of New York- Test-optional
- 96% graduate
- $15,370 average net price
Number 3: University of California-Berkeley- Test-blind: scores not read
- 93% graduate
- $14,538 average net price
Number 4: Duke University- Test-optional
- 96% graduate
- $23,706 average net price
Number 5: University of Chicago- Test-optional
- 95% graduate
- $16,776 average net price
Number 6: Rice University- Test-optional
- 95% graduate
- $11,164 average net price
Number 7: Washington and Lee University- Test-optional
- 95% graduate
- $25,279 average net price
Number 8: Vanderbilt University- Test-optional
- 93% graduate
- $15,497 average net price
Number 9: Northwestern University- Test-optional
- 96% graduate
- $34,420 average net price
Number 10: University of Virginia-Main Campus- Test-optional
- 95% graduate
- $18,056 average net price
Number 11: University of California-Los Angeles- Test-blind: scores not read
- 93% graduate
- $14,659 average net price
Number 12: University of Notre Dame- Test-optional
- 95% graduate
- $25,339 average net price
Number 13: University of Maryland-College Park- Test-optional
- 88% graduate
- $14,296 average net price
Number 14: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- Test-optional
- 93% graduate
- $14,362 average net price
Number 15: University of California-San Diego- Test-blind: scores not read
- 86% graduate
- $14,794 average net price
Number 16: University of California-Irvine- Test-blind: scores not read
- 87% graduate
- $13,866 average net price
Number 17: Washington University in St Louis- Test-optional
- 94% graduate
- $13,360 average net price
Number 18: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College- Test-optional
- 71% graduate
- $657 average net price
Number 19: University of California-Davis- Test-blind: scores not read
- 86% graduate
- $14,318 average net price
Number 20: Emory University- Test-optional
- 91% graduate
- $16,754 average net price
Number 21: University of Southern California- Test-optional
- 91% graduate
- $33,056 average net price
Number 22: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- Test-optional
- 91% graduate
- $11,305 average net price
Number 23: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- Test-optional
- 86% graduate
- $13,042 average net price
Number 24: William & Mary- Test-optional
- 89% graduate
- $18,880 average net price
Number 25: Lehigh University- Test-optional
- 86% graduate
- $25,272 average net price
Number 26: University of California-Santa Barbara- Test-blind: scores not read
- 83% graduate
- $16,807 average net price
Number 27: Boston College- Test-optional
- 90% graduate
- $38,930 average net price
Number 28: Fashion Institute of Technology- Test-blind: scores not read
- 81% graduate
- $16,514 average net price
Number 29: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- Test-blind: scores not read
- 86% graduate
- $18,832 average net price
Number 30: University of Wisconsin-Madison- Test-optional
- 90% graduate
- $16,600 average net price
Number 31: Wake Forest University- Test-optional
- 90% graduate
- $28,165 average net price
Number 32: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- Test-optional
- 85% graduate
- $13,663 average net price
Number 33: New Jersey Institute of Technology- Test-optional
- 72% graduate
- $18,783 average net price
Number 34: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- Test-optional
- 84% graduate
- $24,897 average net price
Number 35: University of Portland- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $28,803 average net price
Number 36: University of the Pacific- Test-optional
- 71% graduate
- $24,186 average net price
Number 37: Stevens Institute of Technology- Test-optional
- 88% graduate
- $37,396 average net price
Number 38: College of the Holy Cross- Test-optional
- 87% graduate
- $38,829 average net price
Number 39: Tufts University- Test-optional
- 94% graduate
- $38,797 average net price
Number 40: Bentley University- Test-optional
- 87% graduate
- $38,969 average net price
Number 41: University of Connecticut- Test-optional
- 83% graduate
- $24,342 average net price
Number 42: Santa Clara University- Test-optional
- 88% graduate
- $50,570 average net price
Number 43: Stony Brook University- Test-optional
- 76% graduate
- $18,902 average net price
Number 44: Lafayette College- Test-optional
- 87% graduate
- $35,879 average net price
Number 45: San Jose State University- Test-blind: scores not read
- 68% graduate
- $14,241 average net price
Number 46: University of Rochester- Test-optional
- 84% graduate
- $34,347 average net price
Number 47: Villanova University- Test-optional
- 92% graduate
- $41,536 average net price
Number 48: Trinity College- Test-optional
- 83% graduate
- $37,004 average net price
Number 49: University of California-Riverside- Test-blind: scores not read
- 76% graduate
- $12,672 average net price
Number 50: California State University-Fullerton- Test-blind: scores not read
- 69% graduate
- $5,115 average net price
Number 51: University of Delaware- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $16,337 average net price
Number 52: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- Test-optional
- 82% graduate
- $32,758 average net price
Number 53: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- Test-optional
- 86% graduate
- $25,808 average net price
Number 54: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- Test-optional
- 90% graduate
- $43,885 average net price
Number 55: Drexel University- Test-optional
- 78% graduate
- $37,529 average net price
Number 56: Berea College- Test-optional
- 62% graduate
- $5,836 average net price
Number 57: Texas A&M University-College Station- Test-optional
- 84% graduate
- $21,527 average net price
Number 58: Centre College- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $19,980 average net price
Number 59: The University of Texas at Dallas- Test-optional
- 77% graduate
- $15,271 average net price
Number 60: Southern Methodist University- Test-optional
- 84% graduate
- $39,816 average net price
Number 61: Case Western Reserve University- Test-optional
- 87% graduate
- $44,622 average net price
Number 62: Michigan State University- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $21,322 average net price
Number 63: Creighton University- Test-optional
- 83% graduate
- $32,456 average net price
Number 64: George Mason University- Test-optional
- 67% graduate
- $14,697 average net price
Number 65: Marquette University- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $30,561 average net price
Number 66: CUNY Hunter College- Test-optional
- 58% graduate
- $1,051 average net price
Number 67: Michigan Technological University- Test-optional
- 69% graduate
- $13,446 average net price
Number 68: Rhodes College- Test-blind: scores not read
- 83% graduate
- $28,776 average net price
Number 69: Illinois Institute of Technology- Test-optional
- 73% graduate
- $22,443 average net price
Number 70: California State University-Fresno- Test-blind: scores not read
- 58% graduate
- $5,418 average net price
Number 71: George Washington University- Test-optional
- 83% graduate
- $35,760 average net price
Number 72: Boston University- Test-optional
- 89% graduate
- $36,503 average net price
Number 73: CUNY City College- Test-optional
- 53% graduate
- $1,557 average net price
Number 74: Bucknell University- Test-optional
- 86% graduate
- $50,021 average net price
Number 75: CUNY Brooklyn College- Test-optional
- 53% graduate
- $950 average net price
Number 76: Indiana University-Bloomington- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $16,003 average net price
Number 77: Pitzer College- Test-blind: scores not read
- 83% graduate
- $36,135 average net price
Number 78: California State University-Long Beach- Test-blind: scores not read
- 70% graduate
- $9,426 average net price
Number 79: Trinity University- Test-optional
- 83% graduate
- $22,962 average net price
Number 80: Pepperdine University- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $48,065 average net price
Number 81: Colorado School of Mines- Test-optional
- 82% graduate
- $32,901 average net price
Number 82: New York University- Test-optional
- 88% graduate
- $35,737 average net price
Number 83: Kettering University- Test-optional
- 72% graduate
- $29,797 average net price
Number 84: Chapman University- Test-optional
- 82% graduate
- $46,708 average net price
Number 85: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- Test-optional
- 75% graduate
- $15,531 average net price
Number 86: Clemson University- Test-optional
- 87% graduate
- $22,032 average net price
Number 87: Occidental College- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $37,470 average net price
Number 88: University of Redlands- Test-optional
- 66% graduate
- $30,924 average net price
Number 89: San Diego State University- Test-blind: scores not read
- 77% graduate
- $13,243 average net price
Number 90: Mount Holyoke College- Test-optional
- 83% graduate
- $30,861 average net price
Number 91: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- Test-optional
- 86% graduate
- $29,362 average net price
Number 92: Seattle University- Test-optional
- 73% graduate
- $34,324 average net price
Number 93: University of Houston- Test-optional
- 65% graduate
- $11,439 average net price
Number 94: Connecticut College- Test-optional
- 82% graduate
- $35,960 average net price
Number 95: Bradley University- Test-optional
- 75% graduate
- $22,469 average net price
Number 96: Art Center College of Design- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $48,389 average net price
Number 97: University of Missouri-Columbia- Test-optional
- 76% graduate
- $21,142 average net price
Number 98: James Madison University- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $23,550 average net price
Number 99: Dickinson College- Test-optional
- 77% graduate
- $28,634 average net price
Number 100: Fordham University- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $42,760 average net price
Number 101: Saint Louis University- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $29,674 average net price
Number 102: University of Iowa- Test-optional
- 75% graduate
- $22,508 average net price
Number 103: California State University-Northridge- Test-blind: scores not read
- 57% graduate
- $6,346 average net price
Number 104: California State University-Sacramento- Test-blind: scores not read
- 55% graduate
- $11,186 average net price
Number 105: Franklin and Marshall College- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $33,445 average net price
Number 106: Lawrence University- Test-optional
- 78% graduate
- $22,758 average net price
Number 107: California Lutheran University- Test-optional
- 69% graduate
- $26,445 average net price
Number 108: Temple University- Test-optional
- 74% graduate
- $23,058 average net price
Number 109: San Francisco State University- Test-blind: scores not read
- 50% graduate
- $9,803 average net price
Number 110: Texas Christian University- Test-optional
- 86% graduate
- $35,045 average net price
Number 111: Gettysburg College- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $33,015 average net price
Number 112: Butler University- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $37,499 average net price
Number 113: Missouri University of Science and Technology- Test-optional
- 66% graduate
- $15,772 average net price
Number 114: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology- Test-optional
- 76% graduate
- $43,360 average net price
Number 115: Washington State University- Test-blind: scores not read
- 62% graduate
- $13,462 average net price
Number 116: University of Mississippi- Test-optional
- 71% graduate
- $13,752 average net price
Number 117: University of Denver- Test-optional
- 75% graduate
- $31,961 average net price
Number 118: Iowa State University- Test-optional
- 76% graduate
- $18,517 average net price
Number 119: The University of the South- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $31,931 average net price
Number 120: Agnes Scott College- Test-optional
- 70% graduate
- $24,648 average net price
Number 121: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- Test-optional
- 68% graduate
- $14,694 average net price
Number 122: Elon University- Test-optional
- 83% graduate
- $35,785 average net price
Number 123: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- Test-optional
- 76% graduate
- $26,150 average net price
Number 124: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- Test-optional
- 86% graduate
- $33,675 average net price
Number 125: Clarkson University- Test-optional
- 73% graduate
- $32,137 average net price
Number 126: University of Kentucky- Test-optional
- 72% graduate
- $18,868 average net price
Number 127: University of San Francisco- Test-optional
- 68% graduate
- $30,496 average net price
Number 128: Rhode Island School of Design- Test-optional
- 90% graduate
- $50,513 average net price
Number 129: University of Oregon- Test-optional
- 71% graduate
- $22,547 average net price
Number 130: Willamette University- Test-optional
- 71% graduate
- $25,908 average net price
Number 131: Lewis & Clark College- Test-blind: scores not read
- 75% graduate
- $34,286 average net price
Number 132: Illinois State University- Test-optional
- 66% graduate
- $17,829 average net price
Number 133: University of Wyoming- Test-optional
- 60% graduate
- $13,647 average net price
Number 134: University of Dayton- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $30,366 average net price
Number 135: Kenyon College- Test-optional
- 84% graduate
- $33,279 average net price
Number 136: University of Vermont- Test-optional
- 80% graduate
- $20,277 average net price
Number 137: University of South Carolina-Columbia- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $22,197 average net price
Number 138: Spelman College- Test-optional
- 78% graduate
- $46,089 average net price
Number 139: Wentworth Institute of Technology- Test-optional
- 66% graduate
- $30,134 average net price
Number 140: University of Kansas- Test-optional
- 70% graduate
- $20,004 average net price
Number 141: Portland State University- Test-optional
- 53% graduate
- $8,337 average net price
Number 142: University of Rhode Island- Test-optional
- 73% graduate
- $22,469 average net price
Number 143: Loyola Marymount University- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $50,518 average net price
Number 144: Miami University-Oxford- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $29,447 average net price
Number 145: Whitman College- Test-optional
- 78% graduate
- $29,486 average net price
Number 146: University of Colorado Boulder- Test-optional
- 74% graduate
- $23,708 average net price
Number 147: Drake University- Test-optional
- 72% graduate
- $29,415 average net price
Number 148: Syracuse University- Test-optional
- 82% graduate
- $43,336 average net price
Number 149: Virginia Commonwealth University- Test-optional
- 64% graduate
- $25,037 average net price
Number 150: Kansas State University- Test-optional
- 71% graduate
- $18,210 average net price
Number 151: Tulane University of Louisiana- Test-optional
- 87% graduate
- $40,693 average net price
Number 152: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- Test-optional
- 54% graduate
- $6,313 average net price
Number 153: Loyola University Chicago- Test-optional
- 73% graduate
- $36,340 average net price
Number 154: Milwaukee School of Engineering- Test-optional
- 65% graduate
- $27,027 average net price
Number 155: Auburn University- Test-optional
- 82% graduate
- $25,424 average net price
Number 156: Whittier College- Test-blind: scores not read
- 58% graduate
- $24,940 average net price
Number 157: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- Test-optional
- 68% graduate
- $16,214 average net price
Number 158: Saint Edward's University- Test-optional
- 60% graduate
- $26,034 average net price
Number 159: Howard University- Test-optional
- 72% graduate
- $33,002 average net price
Number 160: Rochester Institute of Technology- Test-optional
- 70% graduate
- $37,232 average net price
Number 161: Texas Tech University- Test-optional
- 69% graduate
- $19,890 average net price
Number 162: Denison University- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $40,163 average net price
Number 163: The University of Texas at Arlington- Test-optional
- 52% graduate
- $17,040 average net price
Number 164: Furman University- Test-optional
- 76% graduate
- $31,764 average net price
Number 165: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- Test-optional
- 75% graduate
- $24,917 average net price
Number 166: University of Louisville- Test-optional
- 61% graduate
- $14,960 average net price
Number 167: Oregon State University- Test-optional
- 69% graduate
- $21,504 average net price
Number 168: University of Utah- Test-optional
- 66% graduate
- $27,314 average net price
Number 169: Belmont University- Test-optional
- 71% graduate
- $32,648 average net price
Number 170: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- Test-optional
- 67% graduate
- $22,247 average net price
Number 171: Ohio University-Main Campus- Test-optional
- 65% graduate
- $20,666 average net price
Number 172: Pratt Institute-Main- Test-optional
- 74% graduate
- $48,876 average net price
Number 173: Southwestern University- Test-optional
- 73% graduate
- $29,435 average net price
Number 174: Baylor University- Test-optional
- 81% graduate
- $44,441 average net price
Number 175: Loyola University New Orleans- Test-optional
- 60% graduate
- $21,888 average net price
Number 176: School of Visual Arts- Test-optional
- 77% graduate
- $59,593 average net price
Number 177: Cleveland State University- Test-optional
- 51% graduate
- $13,754 average net price
Number 178: Old Dominion University- Test-blind: scores not read
- 45% graduate
- $12,913 average net price
Number 179: The University of Texas at San Antonio- Test-optional
- 52% graduate
- $9,872 average net price
Number 180: Wichita State University- Test-optional
- 52% graduate
- $10,307 average net price
Number 181: Mississippi State University- Test-optional
- 68% graduate
- $18,781 average net price
Number 182: West Virginia University- Test-optional
- 65% graduate
- $18,020 average net price
Number 183: University of Maine- Test-optional
- 56% graduate
- $17,224 average net price
Number 184: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- Test-optional
- 54% graduate
- $19,966 average net price
Number 185: Hampton University- Test-optional
- 61% graduate
- $25,683 average net price
Number 186: University of Idaho- Test-optional
- 59% graduate
- $15,321 average net price
Number 187: North Carolina A & T State University- Test-optional
- 57% graduate
- $9,884 average net price
Number 188: College of Charleston- Test-optional
- 66% graduate
- $18,177 average net price
Number 189: Bard College- Test-optional
- 68% graduate
- $27,126 average net price
Number 190: Xavier University- Test-optional
- 70% graduate
- $31,905 average net price
Number 191: Emerson College- Test-optional
- 79% graduate
- $49,215 average net price
Number 192: Morgan State University- Test-optional
- 41% graduate
- $14,653 average net price
Number 193: Morehouse College- Test-optional
- 58% graduate
- $38,655 average net price
Number 194: Boise State University- Test-blind: scores not read
- 61% graduate
- $18,423 average net price
Number 195: Xavier University of Louisiana- Test-optional
- 52% graduate
- $19,722 average net price
Number 196: Kent State University at Kent- Test-optional
- 57% graduate
- $20,294 average net price
Number 197: The University of Montana- Test-optional
- 48% graduate
- $21,302 average net price
Number 198: California Institute of the Arts- Test-blind: scores not read
- 65% graduate
- $49,996 average net price
Number 199: Tuskegee University- Test-optional
- 55% graduate
- $40,141 average net price
Number 200: Berklee College of Music- Test-blind: scores not read
- 70% graduate
- $47,587 average net price
Number 201: Montana State University- Test-optional
- 58% graduate
- $23,106 average net price
Number 202: Clark Atlanta University- Test-optional
- 44% graduate
- $38,626 average net price
How this ranking works
The Best Colleges order, kept to colleges that do not require SAT or ACT scores. Test-blind colleges, which do not read scores at all, are included and marked.
202 of 233 colleges in Spike’s guide have enough data for this list. Test-optional or test-blind, as each college states on its admissions pages.
Read each college’s testing page before you decide whether to send scores. At a test-optional college, scores at or above its middle range can help, and lower ones can be left off. A test-blind college will not look at them either way.
Test policies change from year to year, and some majors, scholarships or honors programs inside a college still ask for scores. The order is the Best Colleges ranking and says nothing about how scores affect your chances.
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