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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Schools Not Requiring SAT/ACT 2026
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Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Blue Hills Regional Technical School | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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American International College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Assumption University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Berklee College of Music | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Laboure College of Healthcare | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Dean College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Diman Regional Technical Institute | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Fisher College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Hampshire College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Bard College at Simon's Rock | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Lesley University | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Longy School of Music of Bard College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Merrimack College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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The New England Conservatory of Music | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |
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Regis College | Test Optional: Not Required | NO |