Top Colleges Reinstate SAT Requirements to Support Low-Income Students

Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown, among others, are bringing back standardized testing for admissions, aiming to improve equity and predict student success.

• Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown University are reinstating SAT and ACT requirements for admissions, citing benefits for low-income students.
• The University of Texas at Austin also joins the list, with data showing standardized tests predict college success better than high school GPA.
• Critics argue that test-optional policies benefit well-resourced students, while tests provide a more equitable measure of student ability.
• Some institutions, like the University of Michigan, maintain test-optional policies, emphasizing access for high-achieving students from all backgrounds.
• Research shows standardized tests can be more predictive of college success than high school grades alone, challenging the bias against standardized testing.

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