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FairTest

American educational organization

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Dec 7, 2025

Did test-optional policies since 2020 change graduation or retention rates for students who would have submitted lower SAT scores?

Available research finds no consistent, system-wide hit to retention or graduation after the large wave of test‑optional adoptions in 2020: multiple multi‑school studies report similar retention and g...

Nov 5, 2025

How have test-optional admissions policies since 2020 affected outcomes for students with lower SAT scores?

Test-optional admissions policies implemented broadly since 2020 correlate with changes in who applies, who enrolls, and how admitted students perform in college; multiple studies find that students w...