Yale Reinstates Standardized Test Requirements for Admissions

Yale University to require SAT, ACT, or equivalent scores for 2025 applicants, citing tests as key predictors of academic success.

Yale University announces the reinstatement of standardized test requirements for the fall 2025 admissions cycle, ending its test-optional policy.
Applicants can now submit SAT, ACT, Advanced Placement (AP), or International Baccalaureate (IB) scores, introducing a 'test-flexible' policy.
The decision is based on findings that standardized test scores are the single greatest predictor of a student's future Yale grades, even after controlling for income and other variables.
Yale aims to increase diversity and fairness in admissions by requiring test scores, countering the disadvantage faced by applicants from lower socio-economic backgrounds under the test-optional policy.
The move follows similar decisions by other Ivy League institutions, with Dartmouth College also reinstating standardized testing requirements earlier.