Test policy · 50 states · Wyoming
Do Wyoming's public universities require the SAT or ACT in 2026?
As of October 2026: No. University of Wyoming, the state's public university, is test-optional: a score is considered if sent, but not required.
Wyoming has only one public four-year university, the University of Wyoming. It does not require SAT or ACT scores for admission, though scores can help secure higher merit financial awards if submitted.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com), October 2026. Figures and the table may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
The statewide rule
No statewide rule. none — the University of Wyoming is governed by its own Board of Trustees; there is no separate statewide higher-education board setting admissions testing policy across multiple four-year institutions, since UW is the state's only public four-year university does not set a testing requirement; each public university in Wyoming sets its own policy.
Wyoming's other public postsecondary institutions are community colleges (e.g. Casper College, Laramie County Community College), which are out of scope per this research's community-college exclusion.
University by university
The flagship and the state's largest public universities. Each label comes from the university's own admissions page, quoted; "applies to" is the entering term the page names. 0 required · 1 test-optional · 0 test-blind.
| University | SAT / ACT | Applies to | CLT | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
University of Wyoming
Flagship
Laramie
UW recommends submitting ACT/SAT scores primarily for merit scholarship consideration, not for the admission decision itself.
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Test-optional | current freshman application cycle (page not tied to a specific term) | — | “Test scores are not required for admission, but they can help secure higher financial awards.” |
What this means for your family
Optional describes the checkbox, not the outcome. At test-optional colleges that publish both numbers, students who sent a score were admitted at a higher rate than students who did not, and 115 colleges nationally still require one. Take a free mock SAT and a free mock ACT, prepare for the whole test over 6 to 12 weeks, and decide college by college whether to send the score.
How much a score moves with preparation, by starting score: Test Prep Gurus results. The submit-or-withhold arithmetic: Do test scores still matter?
At a glance
JSON (all states) · For AI agentsAs of October 2026: No. University of Wyoming, the state's public university, is test-optional: a score is considered if sent, but not required.
There is no statewide rule in Wyoming; each public university sets its own policy.
University of Wyoming, the flagship, is test-optional for current freshman application cycle (page not tied to a specific term).
Checked against each university's own admissions page, October 2026. Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach).
Questions families ask
Is Wyoming test-optional for its public universities in 2026? No. University of Wyoming, the state's public university, is test-optional: a score is considered if sent, but not required.
Does University of Wyoming require the SAT or ACT in 2026? Test-optional for current freshman application cycle (page not tied to a specific term). UW recommends submitting ACT/SAT scores primarily for merit scholarship consideration, not for the admission decision itself. Source: uwyo.edu.
Should my child take the SAT or ACT if Wyoming's public universities do not require it? Yes. Most families apply to colleges in more than one state, 115 four-year colleges nationally require a score, and at test-optional colleges students who submit a score are admitted at higher rates than students who do not. A strong score also opens merit scholarships. Start with a free mock SAT and a free mock ACT, prepare for the whole test over 6 to 12 weeks, and decide college by college whether to send it.
Method: for each state, the flagship and the public universities with roughly 8,000 or more undergraduates. Each policy label was read from the university's own first-year admissions page (or the state or system regulation), quoted verbatim, and re-checked by a second pass, October 2026. "Required" means a score is required of most first-year applicants (exemptions in the notes); "test-optional" means a score is considered if sent; "test-blind" means a score is not considered even if sent. Community colleges and private colleges are not covered. Policies change: the page carries the term each page named, and the report is refreshed each October.
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