Test Optional Schools and Colleges are those which do not require SAT or ACT Test score at the time of admissions. 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 (Test Optional) 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/ Test Optional: 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 / Test Optional: 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.
List of all Test Optional Colleges in California Schools Not Requiring SAT/ACT 2026
| Logo | Institute | Test Score Policy | Open Admission Policy |
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California State University-East Bay | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California State University-Long Beach | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California State University-Los Angeles | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California State University-Northridge | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California State University-Sacramento | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of California-Berkeley | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of California-Davis | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of California-Irvine | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of California-Los Angeles | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of California-Riverside | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of California-San Diego | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Arizona College of Nursing-Ontario | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California Institute of the Arts | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California State University Maritime Academy | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Concordia University-Irvine | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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San Diego Christian College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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University of Silicon Valley | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Design Institute of San Diego | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Fresno Pacific University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Life Pacific University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Laguna College of Art and Design | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Latin American Bible Institute | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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La Sierra University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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The Master's University and Seminary | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Loyola Marymount University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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MTI College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Menlo College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Mount Saint Mary's University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Musicians Institute | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Concorde Career College-San Diego | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Pacific States University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Pitzer College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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San Diego State University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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San Francisco Conservatory of Music | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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San Francisco State University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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San Jose State University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Shasta Bible College and Graduate School | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Simpson University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Saint Mary's College of California | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Sonoma State University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Vanguard University of Southern California | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Whittier College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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California State University-San Marcos | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |