The University of St. Thomas is joining a growing number of colleges that do not require prospective students to submit an ACT or SAT score.
President Julie Sullivan announced the change during her state of the university address on Thursday.
“We are acknowledging overwhelming evidence showing standardized test scores do not tell the full story of a student’s potential,” she said. “As such, we believe they should not stand between a student’s ability to attain that future.”
St. Thomas says it’s concerned about “inherent bias” in college admissions tests and that scores are a better predictor of family income than success in college.
Starting with the incoming class of 2021, prospective St. Thomas students will decide for themselves whether to include an ACT score.
The school says it also considers “high school transcripts, course selection, out-of-class and service activities and any other information students wish to provide” when making admissions decisions.
More than 1,000 U.S. colleges now are test-optional, according to the National Center for Fair & Open Testing.
Augsburg University and Concordian University, St. Paul both made the change in 2018.
The University of Minnesota Crookston began a four-year trial for test-optional admissions last year, partly as a response to declining interest in the school.
The U’s Twin Cities campus has resisted the move despite some interest among members of the Board of Regents.
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