Scores from SAT or ACT with Writing are required for admission.
- When students submit scores from more than one sitting of the same test (e.g.,, March and October SAT) or scores from SAT and ACT, the highest combined score from a single sitting (test date) will be used. The best Mathematics score from one test date will not be combined with the best Critical Reading and Writing scores from another test date.
SAT or ACT?
The University of Washington accepts the SAT and ACT equally. There is absolutely no advantage in submitting one test over the other. We recommend that students submit all test scores from SAT and ACT. If an applicant submits scores from both tests, national concordance tables determine which scores are relatively higher.
SAT Score Choice Policy
The University of Washington requests that students submit scores from all SAT exams. In the freshman review, additional scores can only benefit the applicant.
Putting Tests in Perspective
We in the Office of Admissions caution students and their families against placing too much emphasis on standardized tests. Taking either test more than twice is probably a waste of time and money— as well as a source of unnecessary stress.
For more information about the comprehensive review and the factors considered in freshman admission, consult
Selecting the Freshman Class: What We’re Looking For.
How to Submit Scores
Test scores are valid and will be considered only if they are sent directly from the testing agency to the UW. Test scores reported on high school transcripts will not be considered.
- Freshmen applicants who graduate from high school in 2006 or later must submit scores from either SAT Reasoning Test or ACT with Writing.
- Freshmen applicants who graduated from high school before 2006 and who took the SAT or ACT while still in high school may submit scores from any one of the following: ACT, ACT with Writing, SAT, SAT Reasoning. Such applicants who have never taken a college admission test must now submit SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT with Writing.
- Students unable to provide test scores may include, along with the rest of their application file, a petition to be considered for admission without scores.
How to Request Scores
The easiest way is to request that the UW receive scores at the time you register for the test. After you’ve taken the test, you may still request that scores be sent.
When to Submit Scores
Applicants for Autumn 2010
We expect test scores to be on file no later than January 15, 2010, the freshman deadline.
ACT Composite, Middle 50% range, 24-30
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