Colleges That Superscore ACT: Complete List

SchoolOfficial ACT Superscoring PolicyWebsiteAlbion CollegeContact school for informationAlbion AdmissionsAmherst CollegeFor applicants who have taken the SAT and/or the ACT more than once, we will consider the highest score achieved in each section. For official score reporting, applicants are free to use the SAT Score Choice option and the ACT option.Amherst AdmissionsAuburn University at MontgomerySend all your scores for each SAT or ACT you’ve taken to AUM and we will take the best score from each section to average your SuperScore.AUM AdmissionsAustin CollegeAustin College accepts both the ACT or SAT and as a policy we “super score.” (We will take your highest subscores from different test dates and combine them to make a highest “super score.” We feel what is important is that we see your highest potential in each sub-section, not just how you scored overall during one test session.)Austin College AdmissionsBabson CollegeFor students who have taken either the SAT or ACT more than once, Babson will superscore (use the best individual section scores) in reviewing their application.Babson AdmissionsBaylor UniversityContact school for informationBaylor AdmissionsBatesThe submission of standardized tests is optional for all students applying to Bates. Bates College does “superscore” both the SAT and ACT.Bates AdmissionsBeloit CollegeBeloit is test-optional for both admission and consideration for merit scholarships. If you feel that your test scores reflect well on your abilities and would like us to consider them, please send them. We will consider your highest subscores from multiple test dates.Beloit AdmissionsBowdoinTest optional. If you do submit, though, Bowdoin superscores the ACT. The admissions committee will consider the highest submitted Composite score and subsection scores, and will also recalculate a new Composite score from subsection scores earned on different test dates.Bowdoin AdmissionsBrandeisBrandeis has a test-optional policy and no longer requires domestic applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores for the purpose of admission. If you do decide to submit scores, the admissions committee will superscore your results.Brandeis AdmissionsBryn Mawr CollegeSAT and ACT scores are optional for US citizens and permanent residents. But, Bryn Mawr accepts both SAT and ACT standardized test scores. Bryn Mawr is interested in your best achievement, so we consider the highest section scores submitted, irrespective of the test date.Bryn Mawr AdmissionsButlerTest optional. Butler reviews the highest subscores for each test and uses your new high test score for an admission decision. Writing test scores are not required.Butler AdmissionsClaremont McKenna College

“CMC will continue to superscore the ACT or SAT. This means we will accept the highest scores from each section of the ACT or SAT, regardless of the test date. We do not superscore across test types.”

Claremont McKenna AdmissionsColbyContact school for informationColby AdmissionsCollege of the Holy CrossThe submission of standardized test scores is optional. Contact school for more information.Holy Cross AdmissionsColorado CollegeYou could choose to report the SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) or the ACT if you believe that these scores are the most accurate indicators of your academic performance and potential. If you select “Flexible Testing,” we will select from the scores in our records the combination of test scores that is most advantageous to you.Colorado College AdmissionsColumbia UniversityIf you take an exam more than once, you will be evaluated on the highest score you received in any individual section.Columbia AdmissionsConnecticut CollegeTest optional. We “superscore” the SAT Reasoning Test and use the combined highest composite score from the ACT.Conn College AdmissionsCornellCurrently test optional. Otherwise, contact school for information.Cornell AdmissionsDavidson CollegeTest optional. Davidson superscores both the ACT and SAT.Davidson AdmissionsDenisonTest optional. Contact school for informationDenison AdmissionsDePauw UniversityContact school for informationDePauw AdmissionsDickinson CollegeDickinson’s long-standing test-optional policy provides you with a choice regarding the submission of standardized test scores. (Note: through fall 2023 Dickinson is test-free. This means that even if you choose to submit test scores they will not be considered by the admissions committee.)Dickinson AdmissionsDrexelDrexel is test optional and test flexible. For those submitting ACT scores, Drexel will consider the highest section scores across each testing date.Drexel AdmissionsDukeStudents must submit at least one full set of scores from a single test date (if not choosing the test optional admissions track) but may also submit scores from subsections taken individually on different test dates. Duke will consider the highest scores on each section, regardless of the test date, and will create a new composite score by averaging those scores. We do not require the optional essay.Duke AdmissionsDuquesne UniversityWe super score all tests, which means we take the highest of all components of each test and recalculate the highest possible score for you.Duquesne AdmissionsEckerd CollegeEckerd will combine scores to create your best possible composite score. We accept either the ACT or the SAT and use the test on which you scored higher.Eckerd AdmissionsElon UniversityContact school for informationElon AdmissionsGeorgia TechWe super score within the same test, using your highest section scores from any test date. Each time you submit new scores to us, we will update your record with your highest scores. We evaluate all your sub-section scores, not just the sum or composite.Georgia Tech AdmissionsGrinnell CollegeWe consider your best superscored ACT composite scores. The essay component is optional.Grinnell AdmissionsHamilton CollegeHamilton will accept official or self-reported scores with a student’s application for admission, and will superscore the SAT or ACT (meaning that if multiple tests are submitted we will consider the highest individual subsection scores).Hamilton AdmissionsHarvey MuddContact school for informationHarvey Mudd AdmissionsHaverford CollegeContact school for informationHaverford AdmissionsHawai’i Pacific UniversityContact school for informationHawai’i Pacific AdmissionsHendrix CollegeHendrix utilizes a method called “super scoring” in which sub-scores from multiple tests are combined to form the highest composite score.Hendrix AdmissionsHollins UniversityContact school for informationHollins AdmissionsIndiana University BloomingtonWe superscore, which means that if you choose to have test scores considered as part of your application review, we’ll consider your best test scores. For the ACT, we’ll combine the highest scores for each subtest from different exams for a new ACT composite.IU Bloomington AdmissionsIthaca CollegeContact school for informationIthaca College AdmissionsJohns HopkinsWe also consider your highest combined score for the ACT. We’ll find the maximum value of each official section score submitted, then recalculate the composite score.Johns Hopkins AdmissionsKalamazoo CollegeContact school for informationKalamazoo AdmissionsKenyon CollegePlease note that Kenyon “super-scores” all results. This means that we will automatically compute a new composite score for both the SAT and ACT, if you’ve taken either test more than once.Kenyon AdmissionsKettering UniversityContact school for informationKettering AdmissionsLafayette CollegeContact school for informationLafayette AdmissionsLawrence UniversityTest optional. Contact school for more information.Lawrence AdmissionsLehigh UniversityContact school for informationLehigh AdmissionsLiberty UniversityWe will accept your superscore. If you took the ACT or SAT more than one time, we will look at your highest individual test scores and calculate a new, super composite score from across your test dates.Liberty AdmissionsLoyola University MarylandTest optional. Contact school for informationLoyola AdmissionsMiami UniversityMiami superscores, using the highest test scores submitted for admission and scholarship consideration. For ACT, the highest scores for each subtest from different exams will determine a combined highest composite score.Miami University AdmissionsMiddlebury CollegeMiddlebury will “super score” standardized test results—we will accept the highest score from each section of the SAT or ACT, regardless of sitting, and sum the best scores across sittings of the same test.Middlebury AdmissionsMITIf you take the same test multiple times, we will consider the highest score achieved in each section.MIT AdmissionsMillsaps CollegeContact school for informationMillsaps AdmissionsNYUIf you’ve taken the ACT more than once, we will recalculate a new composite using the highest of each section, regardless of test date.NYU AdmissionsNortheasternContact school for informationNortheastern AdmissionsNorth Carolina State UniversityIf you choose to submit your test scores, you should self-report them on your application. We encourage you to submit all scores, and we will consider your highest sub-score from each section across your test dates to create a super-score.NC State AdmissionsOlin CollegeWe take your best score from each test and disregard the others.Olin AdmissionsPitzerTest optional. Contact school for information. Note: for three years starting in the fall of 2022 Pitzer will be test-free. This means that test scores will not be considered for admission.Pitzer AdmissionsPomona CollegeWe will consider your highest section scores on the SAT by superscoring; we will also superscore ACT section scores.Pomona AdmissionsPurdueWe will always use the best available score for admission decisions and scholarship consideration and will not penalize you if earlier scores were lower.Purdue AdmissionsRegisTest optional. Contact school for information.Regis AdmissionsRhode Island School of DesignFor students who choose to submit test scores, RISD will superscore your results, looking at your highest outcome across multiple test dates.RISD AdmissionsRochester Institute of TechnologyContact school for informationRIT AdmissionsRoger WilliamsTest optional. RWU will take your highest score from each section of the SAT regardless of the exam date. If you submit both an SAT and an ACT score, we will use the composite score that is in your best interest per the official concordance data.Roger Williams AdmissionsRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyContact school for informationRose-Hulman AdmissionsSaint Mary’s CollegeContact school for informationSaint Mary’s AdmissionsSeattle UniversityIf you choose to report your scores, Seattle University employs the highest sub-scores on the ACT when making admission, scholarship, and class placement decisions.Seattle AdmissionsSeton Hall UniversitySeton Hall super scores the ACT.Seton Hall AdmissionsSpring Hill CollegeContact school for informationSpring Hill AdmissionsStanfordFor the ACT, we will review all subscores and will focus on the highest Composite from all sittings.Stanford AdmissionsSyracuseContact school for informationSyracuse AdmissionsTexas Christian UniversityIf you submit scores from more than one sitting of the ACT, we will consider your highest section scores across multiple sittings or test dates (“Super-Score”). We will consider your highest English, Math, Reading, and Science scores even if you earn them on separate test dates for the ACT.TCU AdmissionsTowson UniversityContact school for informationTowson AdmissionsTrinity CollegeTest optional. If you decide to submit standardized test scores, Trinity will accept the highest scores on all tests (they need not be from the same exam date).Trinity College AdmissionsTrinity UniversityTest optional. Trinity University will super score standardized test scores by taking the best subtest score and creating a new composite score regardless of test date.Trinity U AdmissionsTroy UniversityContact school for informationTroy AdmissionsTufts UniversityWhen taken multiple times, we will use your highest sub-score for each section. For the ACT, we review the highest subscores and calculate a superscore ACT Composite.Tufts AdmissionsUniversity of AlabamaUA will superscore for admission purposes. We will not superscore for automatic, merit-based scholarships.University of Alabama AdmissionsUniversity of ArkansasContact school for informationU Arkansas AdmissionsUniversity of ChicagoWe will superscore both the SAT and the ACT, meaning that if you have taken either test more than once, you should submit all your scores, and we will add your highest subsection scores together to give you the highest possible combined score.U Chicago AdmissionsUniversity of Colorado—BoulderYour highest scores are used in the admission decision. If you take the same test more than once, we combine your scores on each subsection to give you the highest overall score.U Colorado AdmissionsUniversity of ConnecticutWe will combine the highest scores from each subsection of an exam to create the best overall score (within the same exam formats) for exams taken more than once.U Conn AdmissionsUniversity of DaytonContact school for informationU Dayton AdmissionsUniversity of DelawareContact school for informationU Delaware AdmissionsUniversity of DenverIf you’ve taken either test more than once, we’ll combine the best scores from the individual sections of each test to create an ideal “superscore.”U Denver AdmissionsUniversity of GeorgiaUGA superscores the SAT and ACT. For the ACT, this means that we take the highest individual score of each of the four subsections of the test from all ACT tests you’ve taken and use that to calculate the highest composite. When we report ACT test score information, we utilize the composite, but when reviewing your file for admission purposes we only focus on the ACT English and Math.U Georgia AdmissionsUniversity of MarylandWe use the highest subscores from the SAT and ACT in our review of your application.U Maryland AdmissionsUniversity of Mary WashingtonTest optional. Contact school for information.U Mary Washington AdmissionsUMass AmherstFor those who choose to submit test scores, we will continue to consider your best combination of scores from all of your tests.U Mass AdmissionsUniversity of MiamiWe will use the highest composite score from among each test that you’ve taken. This is called super scoring. There is no limit to the number of test scores you may submit to us for your application.University of Miami AdmissionsUniversity of North AlabamaWe consider a student’s highest ACT section (or subtest) scores regardless of test date. The super composite ACT score is calculated as the average of the best ACT English, Reading, Math and Science subject scores.University of North Alabama Admissions University of North Carolina at Chapel HillIf you share scores from both the SAT and ACT, we will use the higher of the two and ignore the other. If you share scores from multiple administrations of either test, we will use the highest score you earn on each section or subject of the test and ignore the others. UNC AdmissionsUniversity of North TexasContact school for informationUNT AdmissionsUniversity of PennsylvaniaFor the ACT, we consider the highest individual English, Math, Reading, and Science scores across test sittings.UPenn AdmissionsUniversity of PittsburghWe will take your highest ACT composite score and your highest SAT superscore.U Pitt AdmissionsUniversity of Puget SoundTest optional. Contact school for information.Puget Sound AdmissionsUniversity of Rhode IslandWe “superscore” your ACT results … using the English, math, reading and science sections.Rhode Island AdmissionsUniversity of RochesterTest optional. Only your highest SAT or ACT sub-scores will be considered in our final decision, even if they are from different test dates.U Rochester AdmissionsUniversity of South FloridaThe University of South Florida considers your highest submitted section scores across all SAT and ACT test dates. Final admission decisions will be made using only your highest cumulative scores. Each time you submit test scores to USF, we will update your record with any new high scores.USF AdmissionsUniversity of TampaContact school for informationU Tampa AdmissionsUniversity of TennesseeWe use the superscoring method, meaning we take your highest section scores of each test taken to determine your new composite score for application review.U Tennessee AdmissionsUniversity of VermontContact school for informationU Vermont AdmissionsUniversity of VirginiaFor the ACT, we look at the best composite score and the best subscores, regardless of whether those subscores are from the administration where the best composite was earned.UVA AdmissionsUniversity of WashingtonTest optional. Superscoring refers to the practice of taking a student’s best section scores across all exam sittings to combine for the best overall score. The UW does superscore.UW AdmissionsVanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt will superscore both the SAT and the ACT.Vanderbilt AdmissionsValparaiso UniversityWe evaluate the ACT or SAT according to your “superscore,” which is a composition of your best subscores regardless of test date. Be sure to send in all your test scores for consideration.Valparaiso AdmissionsVassar CollegeIn assessing ACT scores, Vassar uses the highest subscores taken from multiple test dates and recalculates a new composite score.Vassar AdmissionsVillanova UniversityThe Admission Committee will superscore the highest subscores from the SAT and/or ACT from multiple test dates.Villanova AdmissionsVirginia Commonwealth UniversityContact school for informationVCU AdmissionsVirginia TechContact school for informationVirginia Tech AdmissionsWake Forest UniversityTest optional. Contact school for information.Wake Forest AdmissionsWashington and Lee University[W]e will combine your best section scores from multiple tests to produce your highest SAT or ACT score.W & L AdmissionsWashington University in St. LouisFor the ACT, Washington University considers your highest section scores across all the test dates that you submit. Each time you submit scores, we will update your record with any new high scores (so-called “Super Scores”).WUSTL AdmissionsWesleyan UniversityTest optional. We will recalculate a new composite ACT score from subsections taken on different dates.Wesleyan AdmissionsWestern Michigan UniversityTest optional. Applicants who do wish test scores to be used in the admission process should report/submit scores from all test dates.  Doing so will allow WMU to use your highest subscores from any test date to superscore your total (SAT) or composite (ACT) score. WMU AdmissionsWest Point (US Military Academy)Contact school for informationWest Point AdmissionsWest Virginia UniversityWVU combines the highest sub-scores from different test dates to create a “super score” total or composite for admissions and scholarship consideration eligibility.WVU AdmissionsWheaton CollegeTest optional. Contact school for information.Wheaton AdmissionsWilliams CollegeWilliams superscores the SAT and ACT. This means that if you submit multiple test scores, we’ll consider your highest score when reviewing your application.Williams AdmissionsXavier UniversityContact school for informationXavier Admissions