SAT scores news
The gist
The UW Board of Regents Education Committee proposed waiving SAT and ACT scores for admissions indefinitely across all 13 UW universities.
The move extends a pandemic-era test-optional shift even as many selective colleges bring testing back.
How it unfolded
- 2020After the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation, all 13 schools under the UW Systems made submitting test scores optional for applicants.
- 2024SSTAR lab research found that first-year students' GPAs remained consistent from 2018, including periods before and after test scores were required. The report links standardized test scores of the entering class of 2018 to six-year college completion outcomes as of 2024.
- 2024Research expanded to see how test scores impacted first-year GPAs, first to second year retention, and four-year completion rates; they found academic performances remained steady or improved since 2020 and no correlation between test scores and retention.