SAT or ACT required colleges for the 2025-26 application cycle

UPenn reinstated that applicants would be required to submit the SAT or ACT for the 2025-26 application cycle on 02/14/2025. (News)

Let's see which colleges will require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores for the 2025-26 application cycle.

Public Colleges That Require the SAT or ACT

Public Colleges	Location
University of West Alabama	Livingston, AL
Auburn University at Montgomery	Montgomery, AL
United States Air Force Academy	USAF Academy, CO
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL
Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, FL
University of Florida	Gainesville, FL
University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL
Florida Polytechnic University	Lakeland, FL
Florida International University	Miami, FL
University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL
University of West Florida	Pensacola, FL
New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL
Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU)	Tallahassee, FL
University of South Florida	Tampa, FL
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)	Atlanta, GA
University of Georgia	Athens, GA
Georgia State University* (For Fall 2026)	Atlanta, GA
Kennesaw State University* (For Fall 2026)	Kennesaw, GA
Georgia Southern University* (For Fall 2026)	Statesboro, GA
Augusta University* (For Fall 2026)	Augusta, GA
Georgia College and State University	Milledgeville, GA
Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston, LA
United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD
Alcorn State University	Lorman, MS
Delta State University	Cleveland, MS
United States Military Academy	West Point, NY
University of Tennessee Knoxville	Knoxville, TN
University of Memphis	Memphis, TN
Tennessee State University	Nashville, TN
Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, TN
University of Tennessee: Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN
University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX
Fairmont State University	Fairmont, WV

Private Colleges That Require the SAT or ACT

Private Colleges	Location
Cornell University* (For Fall 2026)	Ithaca, NY
Harvard College	Cambridge, MA
Stanford University* (For Fall 2026)	Stanford, CA
Brown University	Providence, RI
University of Pennsylvania * (For Fall 2026)	Philadelphia, PA
Johns Hopkins University* (For Fall 2026)	Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	Cambridge, MA
Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Pasadena, CA
Georgetown University	Washington, DC
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

Reference : College Board