Part of DePaul's test-optional program is conducting extensive studies about the efficacy and impact of not requiring standardized test scores for admission. DePaul is seeing similar positive results as other top-caliber colleges and universities that have adopted test-optional approaches to admission. Ultimately, the university seeks to admit the most capable students who can benefit from an educational experience at a vibrant, urban university in the Vincentian tradition.
Offered below is information about the outcomes of test-optional admission policies adopted at various universities:
Ithaca College
Going Test-Optional: Gathering Evidence and Making the Decision at Ithaca College (Ithaca College)
Pitzer College
When Non-Submitters Are the Norm (Inside Higher Ed)
Providence College and Stonehill College
Presentation on Test-Optional Outcomes from Providence College and Stonehill College (Illinois ACAC Conference 2012)
Dickinson College
Presentation on Test-Optional Outcomes from Dickinson College (Illinois ACAC Conference 2012)
Wake Forest University
Relishing test-optional admissions (Wake Forest University News)
Various Institutions
Momentum for Going SAT-Optional (Inside Higher Ed)
Mount Holyoke College
Early Results from MHC Study Reaffirm SAT-Optional Policy (Mount Holyoke College News)