Colleges and Universities Worldwide Requiring Subject Test From Applicants
Colleges and Universities Worldwide that Require Subject Tests From Some or All Applicants (School Year 2018-2019)
The following schools require Subject Tests from all applicants, regardless of what other standardized testing results are shared:
- California Institute of Technology
- Harvey Mudd College (CA)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The following school requires Subject Tests from all applicants if they submit an SAT but NOT if they submit an ACT:
- McGill University (PQ)
The following schools require Subject Tests from some applicants, regardless of what additional standardized testing is submitted:
- Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (NY) – required for prospective engineering majors only
- Cornell University (NY) – required for applicants to the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering
- Northwestern University (IL) –three required only for students applying to Integrated Science and Engineering Program—only one in US that requires three; may also consider AP, IB or college courses to fulfill requirement
- University of Toronto (ON) – required for applicants to all programs and faculties except for Applied Science and Engineering
The following schools require Subject Tests from all applicants from the United States if they do not submit AP or IB test results:
- L’ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (Switzerland)
- King’s College of London (United Kingdom)
The following schools that required Subject Tests from some or all applicants in the present admissions cycle (2017-2018 school year) no longer require them: (Updated April 5, 2018)
- Tufts University
- Webb Institute of Naval Architecture
- Harvard University
This information was provided by our esteemed colleague, Cigus Vanni