Test Score / Admissions Policy of US Colleges and Universities in California

Admissions and Test Score Policy of all Schools, Colleges and Universities in California are given here. Admissions Test Score Policy of the institutes indicates how the selection criteria of the institution works. Some schools and universities require Admission test Scores including SAT/ACT Scores. Some recommend students to submit the test scores but not strictly require it while some institutions have a strict admissions policy to submit the test scores.

Some institutions have open admission policy. Open Admission Policy means that all qualifying students who meet the minimum eligibility criteria are offered admission and they start the degree the program without additional qualifications or performance benchmarks. In other words, the institutes having open admission policy have 100% acceptance rate.

Institutions Admission Policy Labels are defined as follows:

Required: The Institute requires the applicants to submit test (SAT/ACT) scores.
Recommeded: The Institute recommends students provide admission test scores (SAT/ACT), during the application process.
Not Required: does not require admission test scores (SAT/ACT) during the application process and does not recommend that students provide them.
Considered: considers admission test scores (SAT/ACT) during the application process, but does not require them.
Unknown: The admission test score (SAT/ACT) policy for is unknown.

Test Score Policy of California Colleges and Universities

Institute	Test Score Policy	Open Admission Policy
Alliant International University-San Diego	Not Recommended	NO
American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles	Not Recommended	NO
American Conservatory Theater	Not Recommended	NO
Annenberg School of Nursing	Not Recommended	NO
Art Center College of Design	Not Recommended	NO
Azusa Pacific University	Considers but not Required	NO
Beverly Hills Design Institute	Not Recommended	NO
Biola University	Considers but not Required	NO
Brand College	Not Recommended	NO
California Baptist University	Not Recommended	NO
California Christian College	Recommeded	NO
California College of the Arts	Not Recommended	NO
California Institute of Technology	Required	NO
California Institute of the Arts	Not Recommended	NO
California Jazz Conservatory	Not Recommended	NO
California Lutheran University	Considers but not Required	NO
California Miramar University	Not Recommended	NO
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Not Recommended	NO
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Not Recommended	NO
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Not Recommended	NO
California State University Maritime Academy	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Bakersfield	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Channel Islands	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Chico	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-East Bay	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Fresno	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Fullerton	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Long Beach	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Los Angeles	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Monterey Bay	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Northridge	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Sacramento	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-San Bernardino	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-San Marcos	Not Recommended	NO
California State University-Stanislaus	Not Recommended	NO
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles	Not Recommended	NO
Chamberlain University-California	Recommeded	NO
Chapman University	Considers but not Required	NO
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	Considers but not Required	NO
Claremont McKenna College	Considers but not Required	NO
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove	Not Recommended	NO
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood	Not Recommended	NO
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino	Not Recommended	NO
Concorde Career College-San Diego	Not Recommended	NO
Concordia University-Irvine	Considers but not Required	NO
Design Institute of San Diego	Not Recommended	NO
DeVry University-California	Recommeded	NO
Dominican University of California	Considers but not Required	NO
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	Recommeded	NO
Fresno Pacific University	Considers but not Required	NO
Galaxy Medical College	Not Recommended	NO
Gnomon	Not Recommended	NO
Harvey Mudd College	Considers but not Required	NO
Holy Names University	Not Recommended	NO
Hope International University	Considers but not Required	NO
Hussian College-Los Angeles	Not Recommended	NO
John Paul the Great Catholic University	Considers but not Required	NO
La Sierra University	Required	NO
Laguna College of Art and Design	Not Recommended	NO
Latin American Bible Institute	Considers but not Required	NO
Life Pacific University	Considers but not Required	NO
Los Angeles College of Music	Not Recommended	NO
Los Angeles Pacific College	Not Recommended	NO
Loyola Marymount University	Considers but not Required	NO
Medical Career College of Northern California	Not Recommended	NO
Menlo College	Not Recommended	NO
Mills College	Considers but not Required	NO
Minerva University	Not Recommended	NO
Mount Saint Mary's University	Not Recommended	NO
MTI College	Not Recommended	NO
Musicians Institute	Recommeded	NO
National University	Not Recommended	NO
Newschool of Architecture and Design	Not Recommended	NO
Occidental College	Considers but not Required	NO
Otis College of Art and Design	Considers but not Required	NO
Pacific College	Not Recommended	NO
Pacific Oaks College	Not Recommended	NO
Pacific Union College	Recommeded	NO
Pepperdine University	Considers but not Required	NO
Pitzer College	Not Recommended	NO
Point Loma Nazarene University	Considers but not Required	NO
Pomona College	Considers but not Required	NO
Providence Christian College	Recommeded	NO
Riggins Urban Barber College	Required
Saint Mary's College of California	Not Recommended	NO
San Diego Christian College	Considers but not Required	NO
San Diego State University	Not Recommended	NO
San Francisco Bay University	Considers but not Required	NO
San Francisco Conservatory of Music	Not Recommended	NO
San Francisco State University	Not Recommended	NO
San Jose State University	Not Recommended	NO
Santa Clara University	Considers but not Required	NO
Scripps College	Considers but not Required	NO
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School	Recommeded	NO
Simpson University	Not Recommended	NO
Soka University of America	Considers but not Required	NO
Sonoma State University	Not Recommended	NO
Southern California Institute of Architecture	Considers but not Required	NO
Southern States University	Not Recommended	NO
Stanbridge University	Not Recommended	NO
Stanford University	Considers but not Required	NO
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary	Not Recommended	NO
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles	Considers but not Required	NO
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego	Not Recommended	NO
The Master's University and Seminary	Recommeded	NO
Thomas Aquinas College	Required	NO
Ukiah Adult School	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Berkeley	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Davis	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Irvine	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Los Angeles	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Merced	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Riverside	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-San Diego	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Santa Barbara	Not Recommended	NO
University of California-Santa Cruz	Not Recommended	NO
University of La Verne	Considers but not Required	NO
University of Massachusetts Global	Not Recommended	NO
University of Redlands	Considers but not Required	NO
University of Saint Katherine	Not Recommended	NO
University of San Diego	Not Recommended	NO
University of San Francisco	Considers but not Required	NO
University of Silicon Valley	Recommeded	NO
University of Southern California	Considers but not Required	NO
University of the Pacific	Considers but not Required	NO
Vanguard University of Southern California	Considers but not Required	NO
Westcliff University	Recommeded	NO
Westmont College	Considers but not Required	NO
Whittier College	Considers but not Required	NO
William Jessup University	Recommeded	NO
Woodbury University	Considers but not Required	NO
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary	Not Recommended	NO
Young Americans College of the Performing Arts	Not Recommended	NO
Institute	Test Score Policy	Open Admission Policy