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FAQ - SAT Subject Test

Test-related questions

As of May 2013 Basic Subject Test Fee (per registration) is $23. Additional fees include:

+$31       International Processing Fee

+$23       Language with Listening Tests (per test)

+$12       All other Subject Tests (per test)

SAT Subject Tests are generally offered six times a year. However, not all 20 tests are offered during every administration. Please visit www.collegeboard.org website to register and check on the next available subject test dates.

SAT Subject Tests (formerly known as the Achievement or SAT II's) are high school–level tests, reflecting high school curricula. These tests indicate a student’s readiness to take college-level courses in specific subject areas. There are 20 SAT Subject Tests divided into five categories: English, history, mathematics, science and languages. Each test is a 60 minute multiple choice exam.

Selective colleges often want more test information than the SAT alone provides, so they require students to take Subject Tests. With so many students having essentially the same grades and SAT Reasoning scores, they are looking for additional information to help them figure out whom to admit.

No. Students can only take either one during the test day.

Yes. Each Subject Test is one hour in length and you can take one, two, or three Subject Tests on the same day (Maximum is 3 tests a day). Should students wish to take more than 3, they have to take the remaining test on the next available test date.

There are 20 Subject Tests across five general subject areas: history, mathematics, science, English and foreign languages. Some colleges specify the Subject Tests they require or recommend for admission, but most allow students to choose which tests to take.

See the list below to view the testing requirements of major colleges and universities that require or recommend as part of the admissions process. Alternatively, it will be best to check directly with the school.

(As of May 2013)

Institution

Tests

Other Info

Amherst College

2

 

Barnard College

2

 

Boston College

2

 

Boston University

2

 

Brown University

2

 

Bryn Mawr College

 

Test flexible policy, see website

California Institute of Technology

2

Science and Math 2 required

Carleton College

 

Recommended

Carnegie Mellon University

2

See website for additional details

Columbia University

2

See website for additional details

Cooper Union

 

Engineering: Math and science

Cornell University

2

Requirements vary by major

Dartmouth College

2

 

Davidson College

 

2 tests recommended

Duke University

2

 

Emory University

 

Recommended

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

2

Math and Science required

George Washington University

 

2 tests recommended

Georgetown University

 

3 tests strongly recommended

Harvard College

2

(Changed in 2010 from 3)

Harvey Mudd College

2

Math 2 plus one other test

Haverford College

2

 

Johns Hopkins University

 

3 tests strongly recommended

Lafayette College

 

Recommended

Lehigh University

 

Recommended for language majors

MIT

2

Math and Science required

McGill University

2

Varies by faculty

Middlebury College

 

Test flexible policy, see website

National University of Singapore 3 See website for more details

New York University

 

Test flexible policy, see website

Northwestern University

 

2 tests recommended

Oberlin College   2 tests recommended

Pomona College

2

 

Princeton University

2

 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   2 tests required for law or medicine

Rice University

2

 

Stanford University


Recommended

Swarthmore College

2

 

Trinity College (CT)

2

 

Tufts University

2

 

University of California - all

 

Recommended, not required

University of Delaware   2 tests recommended
University of Georgia   Recommended, not required

University of Pennsylvania

2

 

University of Rochester   Recommended, not required

University of Southern California

 

Optional, but recommended

University of Toronto

2

Changed in 2011 from 3

University of Virginia

2

 

Vanderbilt University

 

2 tests recommended

Vassar College

2

 

Washington and Lee University


2 tests strongly recommended

Webb Institute 2 Math and Science required

Wellesley College

2

 

Wesleyan University

2

 

Williams College

2

 

Yale University

2

 

Note: For many schools, if an ACT score is submitted the SAT Subject Tests may not be required.

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