A test-optional college means that the college does not require you to submit your SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission. However, this does not mean you can't send your scores. Colleges that are test optional de-emphasize the importance of the SAT and ACT.
Below, you will be able to find a list of the colleges that fall under "Test-Optional"
Best Test-Optional Liberal Arts Colleges
Agnes Scott College (GA)
Knox College (IL)
Allegheny College (PA)
Lawrence University (WI)
Augustana College (IL)
Lewis and Clark College (OR)
Bard College (NY)
Middlebury College (Test Flexible) (VT)
Bates College (ME)
Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Beloit College (WI)
Muhlenberg College (PA)
Bennington College (VT)
Ohio Wesleyan University (OH)
Bowdoin College (ME)
Pitzer College (CA)
Bryn Mawr College (PA)
Saint Mary's College (IN)
Bucknell University (PA)
Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
Colby College (Test Flexible) (ME)
Sewanee — University of the South (TN)
College of the Atlantic (ME)
Skidmore College (NY)
College of the Holy Cross (MA)
Smith College (MA)
Colorado College (Test Flexible) (CO)
St. John's College (MD)
Connecticut College (CT)
St. John's College (NM)
Cornell College (IA)
St. Lawrence University (NY)
Denison University (OH)
Transylvania University (KY)
DePauw University (IN)
Trinity College (CT)
Dickinson College (PA)
Union College (NY)
Earlham College (IN)
University of Puget Sound (WA)
Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
Ursinus College (PA)
Furman University (SC)
Wesleyan University (CT)
Gettysburg College (PA)
Wheaton College (MA)
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
Whitman College (WA)
Hamilton College (Test Flexible) (NY)
Willamette University (OR)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
Wofford College (SC)
Kalamazoo College (MI)
Best Test-Optional Research Universities
American University (DC)
University of Chicago (IL)
Brandeis University (MA)
University of Delaware (DE)
Clark University (MA)
University of Rochester (Test Flexible) (NY)
George Washington University (DC)
University of Texas at Austin (Top 8%) (TX)
New York University (Test Flexible) (NY)
Wake Forest University (NC)
Texas A&M University — College Station (Top 10%) (TX)