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These pages cover first-year admission requirements and the University of Oregon's test-optional policy.
Using Test Scores in the Admissions Process
The University of Oregon is a “test-optional” school, allowing first-year applicants to be considered for admission without submission of ACT or SAT scores.
We are also “test-blind” for scholarship consideration. Even if you provide us with test scores, they will not be considered in any merit- or need-based awards.
Test-Optional Policy Frequently Asked Questions
If you already took the test in the past and would like us to consider your scores, you can still choose to ask that we consider them. However, please note that we have purposefully created an admissions review process in which scores play little to no role.
Yes, you can. Scores will have little to no impact on your consideration for any programs. Scores will not be used for scholarship eligibility at all. Visit our scholarship pages for the latest information on a wide array of options for freshman applicants.
There will be a simple check-box on our application that asks if you wish to be considered for admission without test scores. It is important that you check this box if you plan to participate.
Yes, that’s right. For international students (those who would require a visa to study here), the University of Oregon has not required these tests; so there is no need for you to request consideration without SAT/ACT scores.
We do, however, require international students to take one of the tests used to establish English proficiency. Visit our English Proficiency Test Scores webpage for more information.
NOTE: If you are a US student living abroad, or an international student from a country where English is the official language, those tests are not required. You can choose the test-optional route for admission just like any other US applicant.
While again, the scores have no particular use in our process, we will superscore the SAT or ACT. We will never use the essay component, even if submitted. We will also not use results for the SAT subject tests in any way, unless being used to meet requirements as an applicant from an unaccredited school or homeschool environment. Even then, those applicants have other ways to meet those requirements without submitting test scores.
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