No, Colleges Haven’t Rushed Back to Requiring Standardized Tests

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic led many higher education institutions to adopt test-optional admission requirements. Recent federal data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) indicates that the vast majority of higher education institutions remain test-optional. The data also reveals additional changes in the admissions landscape, including a downward trend in yield rates, a move away from legacy admissions, and the ability to report where nonbinary students applied to college.