Test-Optional Engineering Colleges: Recorded Policies to Check

Explore engineering colleges with a stored test-optional, test-blind, or test-free policy. These records help you start research; confirm requirements for your current application cycle, applicant type, scholarships, and

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ABET engineering colleges with a test-optional policy

College	Location	Acceptance Rate
Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	4%
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	5%
Duke University	Durham, NC	6%
Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	7%
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	4%
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	7%
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	12%
University of California-Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	9%
Rice University	Houston, TX	8%
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	6%
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	9%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	17%
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	11%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	16%
University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	24%
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	10%
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	29%
Illinois State University	Normal, IL	89%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	44%
Tufts University	Medford, MA	10%
Boston University	Boston, MA	13%
University of Rochester	Rochester, NY	36%
University of Georgia	Athens, GA	37%
University of Maryland-College Park	College Park, MD	45%

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Sources and limits

Campus statistics come from stored IPEDS and College Scorecard records; GPA and testing fields are stored college details. Per-record reporting years, GPA scales, and policy verification dates are unavailable on this page. A campus acceptance rate describes a past applicant pool, not your individual chance or a major's admission rate.

Check the official admissions link on each school profile for your current application cycle. Test-flexible does not mean no testing. Confirm program, scholarship, residency, and applicant-type exceptions.

Net prices are historical averages for eligible student groups, not aid offers; public-college figures may reflect in-state students. Compare your budget with the college's official net price calculator before paying application fees.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are these testing policies current?

This page uses stored policy records with no per-record verification date. Confirm the current application cycle on the college's official admissions website.

Does test-optional mean no testing is needed?

Test-optional lets eligible applicants choose whether to submit SAT/ACT scores. Test-blind and test-free policies do not use those scores for admission. Test-flexible does not mean no testing and is excluded from this list. Scholarships and programs can set separate requirements.

Should I submit my scores?

Review the college's current guidance and published score distribution. A median describes past students; it is not a cutoff or a guarantee that submitting a score helps.

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