Test Optional Colleges in California 2025

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 2025

Institute	Test Score Policy	Open Admission Policy
California Baptist University	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California College of the Arts	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California Institute of Technology	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Alliant International University-San Diego	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Bakersfield	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Stanislaus	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-San Bernardino	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Chico	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Fresno	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Fullerton	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-East Bay	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Long Beach	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Northridge	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University-Sacramento	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of California-Berkeley	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of California-Davis	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of California-Irvine	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of California-Los Angeles	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of California-Riverside	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of California-San Diego	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of California-Santa Cruz	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California Institute of the Arts	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State University Maritime Academy	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Concordia University-Irvine	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of Silicon Valley	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Design Institute of San Diego	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Holy Names University	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Laguna College of Art and Design	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Latin American Bible Institute	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
La Sierra University	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
The Master's University and Seminary	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
MTI College	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Menlo College	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Mount Saint Mary's University	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Newschool of Architecture and Design	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Concorde Career College-San Diego	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Arizona College-Ontario	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
University of San Diego	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
San Francisco State University	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
San Jose State University	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Shasta Bible College and Graduate School	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Saint Mary's College of California	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Sonoma State University	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary	Test Optional: Not Required	NO
Institute	Test Score Policy	Open Admission Policy