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 Illinois 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 Illinois Schools Not Requiring SAT/ACT 2025
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Illinois College | Test Optional: Considers Test Score but not Required | NO |
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Illinois Wesleyan University | Test Optional: Considers Test Score but not Required | NO |
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Moody Bible Institute | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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MDT College of Health Sciences | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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McKendree University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Western Illinois University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Taylor Business Institute | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Columbia College Chicago | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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National Latino Education Institute | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Concordia University-Chicago | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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National Louis University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Northern Illinois University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Fox College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Graham Hospital School of Nursing | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
| Logo | Institute | Test Score Policy | Open Admission Policy |