Who Takes the SAT and ACT SuperScores?

Mastering Your Test Scores: Understanding Superscoring and Score Choice

When applying to college, you want to present the strongest possible version of your academic profile. Standardized testing can be stressful, but two key policies—Superscoring and Score Choice—are designed to work in your favor by highlighting your best performances across multiple test dates.

The table below provides a comprehensive look at the current policies for popular institutions, helping you strategize which scores to send and when to consider a retake.

Key Terms to Know

Superscoring: This is a student-friendly practice where colleges take your highest section scores from different test sittings to create a new, higher total score. For example, if your Math score was higher in March but your Reading score peaked in June, the college will combine those top marks.
Score Choice: This policy, offered by the College Board and ACT, allows you to choose which specific test dates you send to colleges. However, individual colleges have the final say on whether they allow this or require you to submit every score on your record.
Require All Scores: Some selective institutions explicitly ask to see your entire testing history to view your progress over time.
Recommend All Scores: These schools suggest sending everything so their admissions team can ensure they are giving you the highest possible superscore.

Using the Database

Testing policies are currently in a state of flux, with many schools maintaining temporary "Test Optional" status for the 2025–2026 cycle. While we keep this list updated, always verify specific requirements on the official admissions website of your target schools before submitting your application.
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School	Superscore SAT	Superscore ACT	Score Choice
Texas Christian University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Trinity College (CT)	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Trinity University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Tufts University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Union College (NY)	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Arkansas—Fayetteville	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Central Florida	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Colorado—Boulder	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Dayton	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Denver	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Florida	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Georgia	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Hawaii—Manoa	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Massachusetts—Amherst	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Miami	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Michigan—Ann Arbor	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Missouri	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Notre Dame	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Oregon	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh Campus	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Portland	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Puget Sound	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Rochester	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of San Francisco	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of South Florida	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Tennessee—Knoxville	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
University of Washington	Yes	No	Score choice OK
Vanderbilt University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Vassar College	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Villanova University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Virginia Tech	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Wake Forest University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Washington University in St. Louis	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Washington and Lee University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Wellesley College	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
Wesleyan University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK
West Virginia University	Yes	Yes	Score choice OK

* Not Quite A Superscore

Not every college follows a black-and-white approach to score evaluation. Some institutions utilize a "hybrid" or "weak" superscoring model that sits between a strict highest-sitting policy and a traditional superscore. These schools say they review your highest sub-scores across your applications but they do not mathematically combine them from different test dates to generate a new, official composite score. In reality, this is usually not a big deal.

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