Research · Test scores · November 2026

157 of 189 colleges with a stated policy superscore the SAT or ACT for fall 2027

As of November 2026: Of the 189 colleges among the 400 most-applied-to that state a superscore policy for fall 2027, 157 (83 percent) superscore the SAT, the ACT or both, and 129 (68 percent) superscore both. Of the 367 colleges that use test scores at all, 157 (43 percent) superscore at least one test.

We checked the testing pages of the 400 most-applied-to US colleges, and 397 could be researched. Here is who combines your child's best section scores, who uses one sitting, and who does not say.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com), November 2026. Figures and the table may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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The findings, in plain English

157 of 189 colleges with a stated policy superscore Of the 189 colleges that state a policy, 157 superscore the SAT, the ACT or both. That is 83 percent. Most colleges that say anything say yes.

The ACT gets a no far more often than the SAT We found 44 colleges that say no to an ACT superscore. Only 26 say no for the SAT. A college can say yes to one test and no to the other.

208 colleges state no policy at all Of the 397 colleges we checked, 208 have no stated policy. That group holds 30 test-free UC and CSU campuses, 37 pages we could not check and 141 pages that say nothing.

Which colleges state a superscore policy for fall 2027?

These are the colleges whose own admissions page states a rule for at least one test. Each name links to its Reach college page, which carries the college's score ranges and test policy.

College	Superscores the SAT	Superscores the ACT	Accepts self-reported scores	College's own page
Auburn University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Ball State University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Barnard College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Bentley University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Binghamton University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Boston College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Boston University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Bowdoin College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Bowling Green State University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Brigham Young University	No	No	Not stated	Source
Brown University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Bucknell University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
California Institute of Technology	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Carnegie Mellon University	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Case Western Reserve University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Chapman University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Clemson University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Coastal Carolina University	Yes	Not stated	No	Source
Colgate University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Colorado School of Mines	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Connecticut College	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Cornell University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Dartmouth College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Denison University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Drexel University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Duke University	Yes	Not stated	Yes	Source
Duquesne University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
East Tennessee State University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Emory University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Florida Atlantic University	Not stated	Yes	Yes	Source
Florida International University	Not stated	No	No	Source
Florida Southern College	Not stated	Yes	Not stated	Source
Florida State University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Franklin And Marshall College	Yes	Not stated	Yes	Source
George Washington University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Georgetown University	No	No	No	Source
Georgia Institute of Technology	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Georgia State University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Grambling State University	No	No	Not stated	Source
Grinnell College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Hamilton College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Hampton University	Yes	No	Not stated	Source
Harvard University	Yes	No	Yes	Source
High Point University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Hofstra University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Howard University	Not stated	No	No	Source
Indiana University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Jackson State University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Jacksonville State University	Not stated	No	Not stated	Source
James Madison University	Yes	Not stated	No	Source
Johns Hopkins University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Kansas State University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Kean University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Kennesaw State University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Kent State University	No	No	Not stated	Source
Lafayette College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Lehigh University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Louisiana State University And Agricultural Mechanical Colle	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Louisiana Tech University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Loyola Marymount University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Loyola University Chicago	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Loyola University Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Marquette University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Mercer University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Miami University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Michigan State University	No	No	Yes	Source
Michigan Technological University	No	No	No	Source
Mississippi State University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Missouri State University Springfield	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
North Carolina State University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Northeastern University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Northeastern University Oakland	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Northwestern University	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Nova Southeastern University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Oberlin College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Oregon State University	No	No	Yes	Source
Pennsylvania State University	No	No	Yes	Source
Pennsylvania State University Penn State Harrisburg	No	No	Yes	Source
Pepperdine University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Pomona College	Not stated	Yes	Yes	Source
Princeton University	Yes	No	No	Source
Providence College	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Purdue University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Rice University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Rider University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Rochester Institute of Technology	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Rollins College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Rowan University	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Source
Rutgers University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Rutgers University Newark	No	No	No	Source
SUNY Buffalo State University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Saint Louis University	No	No	Yes	Source
Santa Clara University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Seattle University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Seton Hall University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Skidmore College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Southern Methodist University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Spelman College	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Stanford University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
State University of New York at New Paltz	Yes	Yes	No	Source
State University of New York at Oswego	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Stevens Institute of Technology	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Stockton University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Suffolk University	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Swarthmore College	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Syracuse University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Tennessee State University	No	No	Not stated	Source
Texas Christian University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Texas State University	No	No	Not stated	Source
Texas Tech University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Yes	Yes	No	Source
The University of Texas at Arlington	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Source
The University of Texas at El Paso	No	Not stated	No	Source
The University of Texas at San Antonio	No	Not stated	No	Source
Towson University	Yes	Yes	No	Source
Trinity University	Yes	Not stated	Not stated	Source
Tufts University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Union College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
United States Air Force Academy	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
United States Military Academy	Yes	Not stated	Yes	Source
United States Naval Academy	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Akron	No	No	Not stated	Source
University of Alabama	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Arkansas	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Central Florida	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Cincinnati	No	No	No	Source
University of Colorado Boulder	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Connecticut	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Dayton	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Delaware	Yes	No	Yes	Source
University of Denver	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Georgia	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Yes	Not stated	Yes	Source
University of Houston	No	No	No	Source
University of Illinois	No	No	Yes	Source
University of Iowa	No	No	Yes	Source
University of Louisville	No	No	Yes	Source
University of Maryland	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Miami	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Minnesota	Not stated	No	Yes	Source
University of Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Missouri	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Nebraska Lincoln	No	No	Yes	Source
University of New Hampshire	Yes	Not stated	No	Source
University of New Mexico	Yes	No	Yes	Source
University of North Carolina Wilmington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of North Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Notre Dame	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Oregon	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Pittsburgh	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Rhode Island	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Rochester	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of San Francisco	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of South Alabama	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of South Florida	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Southern California	Yes	Yes	No	Source
University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of Texas at Austin	No	Not stated	No	Source
University of Toledo	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Washington Seattle Campus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
University of West Florida	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire	Not stated	No	Not stated	Source
University of Wisconsin Madison	No	No	No	Source
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	No	No	Not stated	Source
Utah State University	Not stated	No	No	Source
Vanderbilt University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Vassar College	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Villanova University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Virginia State University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
Wake Forest University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Washington University in St Louis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Wesleyan University	Yes	Yes	Not stated	Source
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Yes	No	No	Source
Western Michigan University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Western Washington University	Yes	No	No	Source
William Mary	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Yes	No	Yes	Source
Xavier University of Louisiana	No	No	No	Source
Yale University	Yes	Yes	Yes	Source

'Yes' means the college says it combines the best section scores across test dates. 'No' means it says it uses one sitting. 'Not stated' means the page we read says nothing about that test.

Which colleges have no stated superscore policy, and why?

These colleges fall into three groups: test-free UC and CSU campuses, pages we could not check, and pages that say nothing about superscoring.

College	Why no policy is listed
Abilene Christian University	Not stated on the page read
Adelphi University	Not stated on the page read
Alabama A M University	Not stated on the page read
American University	Page could not be checked
Amherst College	Page could not be checked
Appalachian State University	Page could not be checked
Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Not stated on the page read
Barry University	Not stated on the page read
Baylor University	Page could not be checked
Boise State University	Not stated on the page read
Bradley University	Not stated on the page read
Brandeis University	Page could not be checked
Brigham Young University Idaho	Not stated on the page read
Bryant University	Not stated on the page read
Butler University	Not stated on the page read
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	Not stated on the page read
CUNY Brooklyn College	Not stated on the page read
CUNY City College	Page could not be checked
CUNY Hunter College	Not stated on the page read
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice	Not stated on the page read
CUNY Lehman College	Not stated on the page read
CUNY Medgar Evers College	Page could not be checked
CUNY New York City College of Technology	Not stated on the page read
CUNY Queens College	Not stated on the page read
CUNY York College	Page could not be checked
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State Polytechnic University Humboldt	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State Polytechnic University Pomona	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Bakersfield	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Channel Islands	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Chico	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Dominguez Hills	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University East Bay	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Fresno	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Fullerton	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Long Beach	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Los Angeles	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Monterey Bay	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Northridge	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University Sacramento	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University San Bernardino	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
California State University San Marcos	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
Central Michigan University	Not stated on the page read
Chicago State University	Not stated on the page read
Clark Atlanta University	Not stated on the page read
Clark University	Not stated on the page read
Cleveland State University	Not stated on the page read
Colby College	Page could not be checked
College of Charleston	Not stated on the page read
Colorado Mesa University	Not stated on the page read
Colorado State University Fort Collins	Not stated on the page read
Columbia University	Page could not be checked
Depaul University	Not stated on the page read
East Carolina University	Not stated on the page read
Eastern Illinois University	Not stated on the page read
Eastern Kentucky University	Page could not be checked
Eastern Michigan University	Page could not be checked
Edward Waters University	Not stated on the page read
Elon University	Not stated on the page read
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach	Not stated on the page read
Emerson College	Not stated on the page read
Fairfield University	Not stated on the page read
Farmingdale State College	Not stated on the page read
Ferris State University	Not stated on the page read
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University	Not stated on the page read
Florida Gulf Coast University	Not stated on the page read
Florida Institute of Technology	Not stated on the page read
Florida Memorial University	Not stated on the page read
Fordham University	Page could not be checked
George Mason University	Page could not be checked
Georgia Southern University	Not stated on the page read
Gonzaga University	Page could not be checked
Grand Canyon University	Not stated on the page read
Grand Valley State University	Not stated on the page read
Hawaii Pacific University	Not stated on the page read
Houston Christian University	Page could not be checked
Illinois State University	Not stated on the page read
Indiana State University	Not stated on the page read
Indiana University Indianapolis	Not stated on the page read
Iowa State University	Page could not be checked
Ithaca College	Not stated on the page read
Liberty University	Not stated on the page read
Long Island University	Not stated on the page read
Manhattan College	Not stated on the page read
Marist College	Not stated on the page read
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Not stated on the page read
Merrimack College	Not stated on the page read
Metropolitan State University of Denver	Not stated on the page read
Middle Tennessee State University	Not stated on the page read
Middlebury College	Not stated on the page read
Minerva University	Not stated on the page read
Minnesota State University Mankato	Not stated on the page read
Montana State University	Not stated on the page read
Montclair State University	Not stated on the page read
Morgan State University	Not stated on the page read
Murray State University	Not stated on the page read
New Mexico State University	Not stated on the page read
New York Institute of Technology	Not stated on the page read
New York University	Not stated on the page read
Norfolk State University	Not stated on the page read
North Carolina A T State University	Not stated on the page read
North Carolina Central University	Page could not be checked
Northern Arizona University	Not stated on the page read
Northern Illinois University	Not stated on the page read
Oakland University	Not stated on the page read
Ohio State University	Page could not be checked
Ohio University	Not stated on the page read
Oklahoma State University	Page could not be checked
Old Dominion University	Not stated on the page read
Pace University	Not stated on the page read
Quinnipiac University	Not stated on the page read
Radford University	Not stated on the page read
Reed College	Not stated on the page read
Rutgers University Camden	Not stated on the page read
SUNY Brockport	Not stated on the page read
SUNY College at Geneseo	Not stated on the page read
SUNY Oneonta	Not stated on the page read
Sacred Heart University	Not stated on the page read
Saginaw Valley State University	Not stated on the page read
Sam Houston State University	Not stated on the page read
San Diego State University	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
San Francisco State University	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
San Jose State University	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
Savannah College of Art And Design	Page could not be checked
Shaw University	Not stated on the page read
Siena College	Not stated on the page read
Smith College	Not stated on the page read
Sonoma State University	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
South Carolina State University	Not stated on the page read
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Not stated on the page read
Southern New Hampshire University	Not stated on the page read
Southern University And A M College	Page could not be checked
Southern Utah University	Page could not be checked
St John S University New York	Not stated on the page read
State University of New York at Cortland	Not stated on the page read
Stephen F Austin State University	Not stated on the page read
Stony Brook University	Not stated on the page read
Temple University	Not stated on the page read
Texas A M University Corpus Christi	Page could not be checked
Texas A&M University	Page could not be checked
The College of New Jersey	Page could not be checked
The New School	Page could not be checked
The University of Montana	Not stated on the page read
The University of Tampa	Not stated on the page read
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga	Page could not be checked
The University of Texas at Dallas	Not stated on the page read
Tulane University of Louisiana	Page could not be checked
Tuskegee University	Not stated on the page read
University at Albany	Not stated on the page read
University at Buffalo	Not stated on the page read
University of Arizona	Not stated on the page read
University of California Berkeley	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California Davis	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California Irvine	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California Los Angeles	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California Merced	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California Riverside	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California San Diego	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California Santa Barbara	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of California Santa Cruz	Test-free system: does not use SAT or ACT scores in admission
University of Chicago	Page could not be checked
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus	Not stated on the page read
University of Hartford	Not stated on the page read
University of Idaho	Not stated on the page read
University of Illinois Chicago	Not stated on the page read
University of Indianapolis	Not stated on the page read
University of Kansas	Not stated on the page read
University of Kentucky	Not stated on the page read
University of La Verne	Page could not be checked
University of Maine	Not stated on the page read
University of Mary Hardin Baylor	Not stated on the page read
University of Maryland Baltimore County	Not stated on the page read
University of Massachusetts Boston	Not stated on the page read
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Not stated on the page read
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Not stated on the page read
University of Memphis	Not stated on the page read
University of Michigan	Page could not be checked
University of Michigan Dearborn	Not stated on the page read
University of Minnesota Duluth	Not stated on the page read
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Not stated on the page read
University of Nevada Las Vegas	Not stated on the page read
University of Nevada Reno	Not stated on the page read
University of New Haven	Not stated on the page read
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Not stated on the page read
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Not stated on the page read
University of North Georgia	Not stated on the page read
University of North Texas	Not stated on the page read
University of Northern Colorado	Not stated on the page read
University of Portland	Not stated on the page read
University of Richmond	Page could not be checked
University of San Diego	Not stated on the page read
University of Scranton	Page could not be checked
University of Utah	Not stated on the page read
University of Vermont	Not stated on the page read
University of Virginia	Page could not be checked
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee	Not stated on the page read
University of Wisconsin Whitewater	Not stated on the page read
University of the Incarnate Word	Page could not be checked
Virginia Commonwealth University	Not stated on the page read
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University	Not stated on the page read
Washington State University	Not stated on the page read
Wayne State University	Not stated on the page read
Western Carolina University	Not stated on the page read
Wilberforce University	Not stated on the page read
Williams College	Page could not be checked
Wingate University	Not stated on the page read
Winston Salem State University	Not stated on the page read
Xavier University	Not stated on the page read

'Not stated' never means yes and never means no.

How many of the 400 most-applied-to colleges superscore the SAT or ACT?

Of the 189 colleges that state a superscore policy for fall 2027, 157 superscore the SAT, the ACT or both. That is 83 percent. And 129 of them, or 68 percent, superscore both tests. So when a college tells you its rule, the rule is most often yes.

We started with the 400 US colleges that got the most first-year applications. We could not research 3 of them. So we checked 397. For each one, we read the college's own admissions page. We did not use a guide or a list made by someone else.

Not every college uses test scores. The 30 University of California and California State University campuses do not use the SAT or ACT at all. Take them out, and 367 colleges remain. These are the colleges where a test score can count.

Of those 367, 189 state a policy. That is 51 percent. And 157 of the 367 superscore at least one test. That is 43 percent. So about half of the score-using colleges tell you their rule. Most of those that tell you say yes.

The raw counts tell the same story. For the SAT, 154 colleges say yes and 26 say no. For the ACT, 132 say yes and 44 say no. Only 32 colleges with a stated policy superscore neither test. Those are the ones where one sitting has to carry the day.

What does it mean when a college superscores?

A superscore is a new score built from your best sections across test dates. Say your child takes the SAT twice. In the spring, Math comes out high. In the summer, Reading and Writing comes out high. A college that superscores adds the best Math to the best Reading and Writing. The new total can be higher than either day alone.

The ACT works the same way, but with its own sections. The college takes the best English, the best Math and the best Reading from any date. Then it builds a new composite from those best parts.

Boston University says it in one line: "For both the SAT and ACT, BU uses the highest score of each section, regardless of test date." Georgia Tech lists the parts it uses. For the ACT, it takes the "Highest section score on English, Math, and Reading."

A college that does not superscore uses one sitting. Most often it is the best single sitting. Penn State puts it this way: "Penn State will use a student's highest combined score from one single test date." The scores from other dates are not mixed in.

Our first table uses three labels. A yes means the college says it combines the best section scores across dates. A no means it says it uses one sitting, or the best one sitting. Not stated means the page we read said nothing about that test. We never fill in a blank with a guess.

Which colleges superscore the SAT for fall 2027?

154 colleges say they superscore the SAT, and the first table names each one.

The list is broad. It holds Ivy League schools, big state flagships and small private colleges. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and Duke all say yes to the SAT. So do the University of Georgia, Purdue University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Some colleges say it in very few words. Providence College writes, "We will superscore the SAT." Western Washington University writes, "If you take the SAT more than once, we will superscore the results." Vanderbilt University writes, "Vanderbilt will superscore both the ACT and the SAT."

Princeton adds one limit. It says, "We do not superscore between the paper test and the digital test." So a student with an older paper score should not expect it to mix with a digital score at Princeton. This kind of fine print is why we link each row to the college's own page.

Each college name in the table links to its Reach college page. That page carries the college's score ranges and its full test policy. Use it to see where your child's scores sit, not just how they are counted.

Which colleges say no to superscoring the SAT?

26 colleges say they do not superscore the SAT. They use one sitting instead.

Many are big public schools in the Midwest. Michigan State, Michigan Tech and Kent State say no. So do the University of Akron and the University of Cincinnati. The University of Illinois, the University of Iowa and the University of Nebraska Lincoln say no. The University of Wisconsin Madison and the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh say no too.

Texas has its own cluster. The University of Texas at Austin says, "No, we use the highest score from one test date." The University of Houston and Texas State University also say no. So do the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The rest are spread out. Penn State and Penn State Harrisburg say no. Oregon State University, Saint Louis University and the University of Louisville say no. Brigham Young University, Georgetown University and Rutgers University Newark say no. Grambling State University, Tennessee State University and Xavier University of Louisiana round out the list.

Two of these are strict. Brigham Young University says, "Super scores will not be accepted." Georgetown says it "does not accept superscores." It also wants at least one full test. Rutgers University Newark is a special case. It requires scores for only one joint-degree program, and it does not superscore for that program. For all of these schools, plan for one strong sitting.

Which colleges say no to superscoring the ACT?

44 colleges say they do not superscore the ACT. That is the largest no in our data.

Most of the SAT no colleges say no to the ACT too. For them, the rule is one sitting for both tests. Three Texas schools are the exception. The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Texas at San Antonio do not state an ACT rule on the page we read.

Many other ACT no colleges say yes to the SAT. Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern and Carnegie Mellon University superscore the SAT but not the ACT. So do Swarthmore College, Connecticut College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Providence College and Suffolk University do the same. Hampton University, the University of Delaware and the University of New Mexico follow this split. West Chester University of Pennsylvania and Western Washington University do too.

A few more say no to the ACT and say nothing about the SAT. These are Florida International University, Howard University and Jacksonville State University. The University of Minnesota, the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and Utah State University are in this group too.

Some say it as plainly as they can. Howard says, "We do not super-score the ACT exam." Utah State says, "No. USU does not superscore the ACT." The University of Minnesota says it "does not accept and will not use ACT superscores." If your child is an ACT student, these are the names to mark first.

Why do some colleges superscore the SAT but not the ACT?

Many colleges treat the two tests differently: 154 superscore the SAT, but only 132 superscore the ACT.

Most of the split colleges use the best ACT composite from one date. Harvard says it looks at "your strongest sitting for the ACT." Swarthmore says, "We do not superscore the ACT." Rensselaer says it "will consider only the highest composite score on the ACT."

Some split colleges still look at ACT section scores. Providence College will not build a new ACT composite. But it says it will "consider the highest subscores from each section." Jacksonville State University is not a split college, since it states no SAT rule, but its ACT line is unusual. It does not combine ACT scores itself, yet it "will accept Superscore calculations made by the testing agency."

Northwestern adds a detail. It says it "will not automatically calculate a separate ACT superscore." Duke is a different case. We list Duke as not stated for the ACT. Its page asks students with more than one ACT date to send their "official ACT superscore." But it does not say how Duke uses that score. So we leave it as not stated.

What this means for a family is simple. If your child takes the ACT, read the ACT column, not the SAT one. A yes on the SAT does not mean a yes on the ACT. A college can do one and not the other.

Does the University of Florida superscore the SAT and ACT?

Yes, the University of Florida superscores both the SAT and the ACT for fall 2027 applicants.

Its page says, "If you take a test multiple times, we will combine your highest subsection scores across test dates for the same exam." It also says, "We superscore the SAT, ACT and CLT." That is one of the clearest rules we read.

Note the words "for the same exam." The University of Florida builds an SAT superscore from SAT dates only. It builds an ACT superscore from ACT dates only. It does not mix an SAT section with an ACT section.

The University of Florida also accepts self-reported scores. That means your child types the scores into the application. Official scores are needed only on enrollment.

Other Florida public schools vary. Florida State University, the University of Central Florida and the University of South Florida say yes to both tests. So do the University of North Florida and the University of West Florida. Florida Atlantic University says yes to the ACT and does not state an SAT rule. Florida International University says no to the ACT and does not state an SAT rule. A family applying across Florida should read each row.

Why do 208 colleges have no stated superscore policy?

208 of the 397 colleges we checked have no stated superscore policy, and they fall into three groups.

The first group is 30 University of California and California State University campuses. These campuses do not use SAT or ACT scores in admission at all. So superscoring does not apply. UCLA says, "UCLA will not consider SAT or ACT scores for admission or scholarship purposes." Cal Poly San Luis Obispo notes that the CSU system "has permanently suspended the use of ACT/SAT tests."

The second group is 37 colleges whose pages we could not check. Their pages blocked our check, so we could not read them. Some well-known names sit in this group. We do not guess their rule. We name the gap and leave it open.

The third group is 141 colleges whose testing page says nothing about superscoring either way. They may superscore. They may not. The page we read did not say.

Not stated never means yes, and it never means no. The second table lists all 208 by name and by group. If a college your child likes is in that table, read its own page again closer to the deadline. Pages change, and a rule may appear later in the year.

How many colleges accept self-reported scores?

156 colleges say they accept self-reported scores.

Self-reporting means your child types scores into the application. The college reviews those numbers. Official scores from the testing company are needed only on enrollment.

This can save money and time. Your child does not have to pay to send official reports to every college at the start. Purdue explains how it works for a superscore. It says, "you may use your highest scores in each section from across different testing dates when reporting your full score."

Some colleges that superscore still want official scores up front. Rutgers University superscores both tests but does not accept self-reported scores. The University of Georgia, the University of Southern California and Clemson University are the same. Others are marked not stated, which means the page did not say.

Read the self-report column next to the two superscore columns. Together they tell you what to send and when. A college that superscores but wants official reports may need every test date sent.

How does a superscore policy change a retake decision?

At the 157 colleges that superscore at least one test, a weak section on a retake does not erase a strong section from an earlier date.

That changes how a student can plan. A student can aim a retake at one section. If Math lags, the retake can focus on Math. The best Reading and Writing from the first date still counts at a college that superscores.

At a college that uses one sitting, the picture is different. The whole test has to come together on one day. A retake that lifts Math but drops Reading and Writing may not help at all. Michigan State says it "does not combine subscores from different sittings of the SAT or ACT."

So check the list before you book a retake. If every college on your child's list superscores the SAT, a focused retake makes sense. If even one says no, the full test still matters on the day.

Switching tests is another choice to think through. A college that superscores the SAT may not superscore the ACT. A student who plans to add ACT dates should read the ACT column first. Of the 44 ACT no colleges, many are schools that say yes to the SAT.

What should a family do with this table?

Start with the 189 colleges that state a policy, and find each college on your child's list in the first table.

Read three columns for each school: SAT, ACT and self-report. Mark any school that says no. Mark any school listed as not stated. Then look for your other schools in the second table.

Next, click through to the college's own page. Our table links to it. Rules change from year to year. The college's page is the final word, and the page carries the exact wording.

Plan the retake with the policy in view. If most of the list superscores, a retake aimed at one section can help. If several schools use one sitting, plan for one strong full test.

Keep the whole test in view. A superscore helps, but it is built from real sections on real days. A steady full score is still the safest plan. It works at every college, whatever its rule.

Questions parents ask

How many colleges superscore the SAT or ACT for fall 2027?

Of the 189 colleges that state a superscore policy for fall 2027, 157 superscore the SAT, the ACT or both.

What is a superscore?

A superscore is a new score built from your best sections across test dates.

Does the University of Florida superscore?

Yes, the University of Florida superscores both the SAT and the ACT for fall 2027 applicants.

How many colleges will not superscore the ACT?

44 colleges say they do not superscore the ACT.

Does 'not stated' mean a college does not superscore?

Not stated never means yes, and it never means no.

Do the UC and CSU campuses superscore?

The 30 University of California and California State University campuses do not use the SAT or ACT at all.

Should my child retake just one section?

If every college on your child's list superscores the SAT, a focused retake makes sense.

What does self-reporting scores mean?

Self-reporting means your child types scores into the application.

Method & sources: This page uses each college's own admissions page, read for fall 2027 first-year applicants, as of November 2026. The set is the 400 US colleges that received the most first-year applications in IPEDS data; 3 could not be researched, so 397 were checked. Of those, 208 have no stated policy: 30 UC and CSU campuses are test-free, 37 pages could not be checked, and 141 pages did not state a rule, and we name these gaps rather than fill them. Each label reflects only what the page read said, and rows are listed in alphabetical order by college name. Percentages are rounded to the whole percent, and score-using colleges are the 397 checked minus the 30 test-free campuses, or 367.

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