Ivy League Brings Back Standardized Tests
Channel: Herzog Foundation
Date: 11/02/2024

Dartmouth College has become the first Ivy League school to reinstate standardized testing after its own study showed test-optional policies did more harm than good.

"Our overall conclusion is that the use of SAT and ACT scores is an essential method by which Admissions can identify applicants who will succeed at Dartmouth,” the report concluded.  

The researchers made four key findings:
1. SAT scores have “predictive value” in determining academic success, more than GPA and other measurements.  
2. SAT scores predict success for all students, regardless of economic background. The study revealed a positive relationship between SAT scores and first-year GPA. 
3. Test-optional policies harmed less-advantaged students in several ways. 
4. Test-optional policies did not increase the economic diversity of the student population. 

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