Test Optional Extended Through the Spring 2025 Application Term

The University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to be test-optional for students applying for admission through the spring 2025 term, extending the previous suspension of the test-score requirement. This means ACT and SAT test scores are optional for students applying for fall 2022, spring 2023, fall 2023, spring 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025. This decision was proposed and approved by the Board of Regents on December 10, 2021. The test-optional policy allows students to decide whether to include their ACT and/or SAT scores in their applications. Students are not disadvantaged in the review process if they do not include test scores. UW–Madison’s Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab is partnering with the University of Wisconsin System to evaluate the role test scores play in college access and student success. This collaborative research effort will help inform future decisions regarding requiring test scores in the admissions review process. For additional information regarding UW–Madison’s test-optional admissions policy, please visit the FAQs page on the Office of Admissions and Recruitment website.