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Columbia University Ends Test-Optional Admissions Policy
Columbia University will require SAT or ACT scores from applicants to its undergraduate colleges starting in August 2027. The change follows a multi-year faculty review that found test scores to be a useful indicator of student success.
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Columbia University announced Friday that it will require standardized test scores from applicants to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering beginning with the August 2027 admissions cycle. The university ended its test-optional policy after a multi-year faculty review concluded that test scores, among other factors, were a useful indicator of potential student success.
The policy had been in place since 2020 and was extended in 2023 without a stated end date.
School of General Studies will continue to accept applications without test scores. Columbia's admissions page states that standardized test scores remain one of many elements used to evaluate applicants. The university said its review process considers individual circumstances and opportunity when determining an applicant's suitability for admission.
Columbia is the last Ivy League school to reinstate mandatory testing requirements.
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