By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-15 17:11:33 | Updated at 2026-06-16 22:03:50
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Students on the campus of Columbia University in New York City, on April 14, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
More than three years after adopting test-optional admissions, Columbia University is reversing course and will once again require standardized test scores from prospective students.
Columbia announced on June 13 that, beginning in fall 2027, first-year and transfer applicants will have to submit either SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission. The university will remain test-optional for the upcoming 2026–27 admissions cycle.
