All applicants for freshman admission should submit either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT Plus Writing. For more information on Yale’s standardized test policy and our policy on Score Choice, please visit our Standardized Testing page. Yale understands that standardized tests are just one component of an application to Yale. We will look at your test scores within the context of your entire file.
There is no minimum score required for admission, nor is there a score that will guarantee admission. Average test score ranges (twenty-fifth to seventy-fifth percentiles) for enrolled freshman are as follows:
SAT-Verbal: 700-800
SAT-Math: 700-780
SAT-Writing: 700-790
ACT: 30-34
You have two ways to complete Yale’s standardized testing requirement. We have no preference between these options. You may choose to take either:
The SAT Reasoning Test
OR
The ACT Plus Writing
Only students whose home country of schooling (for example, mainland China) do not have an SAT or ACT testing center are exempt from these testing requirements, but must take either the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE instead. No other substitutions are acceptable.
SAT Subject Tests are not required for admission, but are recommended.
For more information on how to take the tests and to find testing centers, you may find the following websites helpful:
College Board: For information on the SAT and SAT Subject Tests.
ACT: For information on the ACT test.
It is important for all students — and particularly important for international students — to register for tests with the same name and same format that you use on your application. Our system will not link your record to your test scores if the names do not match. When reporting scores to Yale, please use Yale’s CEEB code: 3987 for College Board tests (SAT Reasoning Test and SAT Subject Tests) or Yale’s ACT code: 0618 (for the ACT Plus Writing).
Testing for Non-Native English Speakers:
Students at Yale must be able to express themselves fluently in spoken and written American English. If you are not a native English speaker and you haven’t received at least two years of secondary education in an English-medium curriculum, Yale strongly recommends that you take any one of the following tests for non-native English speakers.
TOEFL
The following minimum scores are required:
100 on the internet-based TOEFL
600 on the paper-based TOEFL
250 on the computer-based TOEFL
Please note that testing done in November (for Single-Choice Early Action) and January (for Regular Decision) may not arrive in time for the committee’s consideration. Be sure to include Yale’s CEEB code (No. 3987) on all test registrations.
IELTS
You may submit the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) test in lieu of the TOEFL. The minimum acceptable score is 7.
Pearson Test of English (PTE)
You may submit the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic in lieu of the TOEFL or IELTS. The minimum acceptable score is 70.
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