Yale University Bringing Back Standardized Test Requirement for Admissions

Yale now joins Dartmouth College in reversing the COVID-era testing policy.

A student uses a Princeton Review SAT Preparation book to study for the test in Pembroke Pines, Fla., on March 6, 2014. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Yale University on Thursday said it will once again require prospective undergraduate students to submit their standardized test scores to be considered for admission.

Yale adopted a test-optional admissions policy in June 2020, when most colleges and universities in the United States dropped their test score requirements as widespread pandemic lockdowns forced testing locations to shut their doors.