Colleges and the ACT Science Section
Which colleges require or consider the ACT Science section?
The ACT Science section is now optional. Find out here if the colleges you’re interested in require, expect, or simply accept ACT scores that include the Science section.
TL;DR: As of August 2026, only two schools verifiably require the ACT Science section: Pomona College, which requires the Core ACT plus Science from anyone who chooses to submit an ACT score, and George Washington University, but only for applicants to its B.A./B.S.–M.D. program. Georgetown University highly recommends the Science section but does not require it. Boston University required it as recently as December 2025 but has since removed that language. Marquette University and East Carolina University do not require it. Last verified: August 27, 2026.
| Name | State | ACT Science? |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphi University | New York | Optional |
| Allen College | Iowa | Science Not Considered |
| American University | D.C. | Optional |
| Arizona State University | Arizona | Optional |
| Auburn University | Alabama | Optional |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | Alabama | No Reply Yet |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Ohio | No Reply Yet |
| Ave Maria University | Florida | No Reply Yet |
| Babson College | Massachusetts | Science Not Considered |
| Baptist Health Sciences University | Tennessee | No Reply Yet |
| Bates College | Maine | Optional |
| Baylor University | Texas | Science Not Considered |
| Binghamton University - SUNY | New York | Optional |
| Boston College | Massachusetts | Science Not Considered |
| Boston University | Massachusetts | Science Not Considered |
| Bowdoin College | Maine | No Reply Yet |
| Bradley University | Illinois | Optional |
| Brandeis University | Massachusetts | Optional |
| Brigham Young University | Utah | Science Not Considered |
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii | Hawaii | Science Not Considered |
| Brown University | Rhode Island | Optional |
| Bucknell University | Pennsylvania | No Reply Yet |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | North Carolina | No Reply Yet |
| California Institute of Technology | California | Optional |
| Campbellsville University | Kentucky | No Reply Yet |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pennsylvania | Science Recommended |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | North Carolina | No Reply Yet |
| Case Western Reserve University | Ohio | Science Not Considered |
| Centre College | Kentucky | No Reply Yet |
| Claflin University | South Carolina | No Reply Yet |
| Claremont McKenna College | California | Optional |
| Clark University | Massachusetts | No Reply Yet |
| Clarkson University | New York | No Reply Yet |
| Clemson University | South Carolina | Science Not Considered |
| Cleveland University-Kansas City | Kansas | Optional |
| Colby College | Maine | Optional |
| Colgate University | New York | Optional |
| College of Charleston | South Carolina | No Reply Yet |
| College of Saint Mary | Nebraska | No Reply Yet |
| College of the Ozarks | Missouri | Science Not Considered |
| Colorado School of Mines | Colorado | Optional |
| Colorado State University | Colorado | Optional |
| Columbia University | New York | Optional |
| Concordia College | Minnesota | Optional |
| Concordia University-Ann Arbor | Michigan | No Reply Yet |
| Cornell University | New York | Optional |
| Cumberland University | Tennessee | Science Recommended |
| CUNY - City College | New York | No Reply Yet |
| Dartmouth College | New Hampshire | Science Not Considered |
| Davidson College | North Carolina | Optional |
| Denison University | Ohio | No Reply Yet |
| DePaul University | Illinois | Optional |
| Drake University | Iowa | Optional |
| Drexel University | Pennsylvania | Optional |
| Duke University | North Carolina | Science Recommended |
| Duquesne University | Pennsylvania | No Reply Yet |
| East Carolina University | North Carolina | Science Not Considered |
| Elon University | North Carolina | Science Not Considered |
| Emory University | Georgia | Optional |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | New Jersey | Optional |
| Florida A&M University | Florida | Science Not Considered |
| Florida Atlantic University | Florida | Optional |
| Florida College | Florida | No Reply Yet |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Florida | Optional |
| Florida Institute of Technology | Florida | Science Recommended |
| Florida International University | Florida | No Reply Yet |
| Florida Polytechnic University | Florida | Optional |
| Florida State University | Florida | Science Not Considered |
| Fordham University | New York | Optional |
| Francis Marion University | South Carolina | No Reply Yet |
| Furman University | South Carolina | Optional |
| George Mason University | Virginia | Science Not Considered |
| George Washington University | D.C. | Science Required |
| Georgetown University | D.C. | Science Recommended |
| Georgia College and State University | Georgia | Science Not Considered |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Georgia | Science Not Considered |
| Georgia Southern University | Georgia | Science Not Considered |
| Georgia State University | Georgia | No Reply Yet |
| Gonzaga University | Washington | Optional |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | Ohio | No Reply Yet |
| Harvard University | Massachusetts | Optional |
| Harvey Mudd College | California | No Policy Yet |
| Hofstra University | New York | No Reply Yet |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Illinois | No Reply Yet |
| Indiana University - Bloomington | Indiana | No Reply Yet |
| Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | Optional |
| Kansas State University | Kansas | Optional |
| Kennesaw State University | Georgia | Optional |
| Kettering College | Ohio | No Reply Yet |
| Kuyper College | Michigan | No Reply Yet |
| LeMoyne-Owen College | Tennessee | No Reply Yet |
| Lee University | Tennessee | Optional |
| Lehigh University | Pennsylvania | Optional |
| Livingstone College | North Carolina | No Reply Yet |
| Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Optional |
| Louisiana State University-Alexandria | Louisiana | Optional |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Louisiana | Optional |
| Louisiana Tech University | Louisiana | Science Not Considered |
| Loyola Marymount University | California | Optional |
| Loyola University Chicago | Illinois | Optional |
| Marquette University | Wisconsin | Science Not Considered |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | Optional |
| Mercer University | Georgia | Science Not Considered |
| Michigan State University | Michigan | Science Recommended |
| Michigan Technological University | Michigan | Science Recommended |
| Middlebury College | Vermont | Optional |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | Optional |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Missouri | Science Recommended |
| Missouri Valley College | Texas | No Reply Yet |
| Montclair State University | New Jersey | Optional |
| New College of Florida | Florida | Science Not Considered |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | New Jersey | Optional |
| New York University | New York | Optional |
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | Optional |
| North Greenville University | South Carolina | No Reply Yet |
| Northeastern University | Massachusetts | Science Not Considered |
| Northwestern University | Illinois | No Reply Yet |
| Ohio University | Ohio | Optional |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | No Reply Yet |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | Optional |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University | Florida | Optional |
| Pepperdine University | California | Optional |
| Piedmont University | Georgia | Optional |
| Pomona College | California | Science Required |
| Princeton University | New Jersey | Optional |
| Purdue University | Indiana | Optional |
| Quinnipiac University | Connecticut | No Reply Yet |
| Randall University | Oklahoma | Optional |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | New York | Optional |
| Rhodes College | Tennessee | Optional |
| Rice University | Texas | Optional |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | New York | No Reply Yet |
| Russell Sage College | New York | Optional |
| Rutgers University - Camden | New Jersey | Optional |
| Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Jersey | Optional |
| Rutgers University - Newark | New Jersey | Optional |
| Samford University | Alabama | Optional |
| Santa Clara University | California | Science Not Considered |
| Scripps College | California | Optional |
| Seattle University | Washington | No Reply Yet |
| Seton Hall University | New Jersey | Optional |
| Shorter University | Georgia | No Reply Yet |
| Simmons University | Massachusetts | Optional |
| Southeastern University | Florida | No Reply Yet |
| Southern Methodist University | Texas | Optional |
| Southwestern College | California | No Reply Yet |
| Spring Arbor University | Michigan | Science Not Considered |
| St. John Fisher University | New York | Optional |
| St. John's University | New York | No Reply Yet |
| Stanford University | California | Optional |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | New Jersey | No Reply Yet |
| Stockton University | New Jersey | Optional |
| Stony Brook University | New York | Optional |
| Swarthmore College | Pennsylvania | Optional |
| Syracuse University | New York | Optional |
| Temple University | Pennsylvania | Optional |
| Tennessee Wesleyan University | Tennessee | No Reply Yet |
| Texas A&M University | Texas | Optional |
| Texas Christian University | Texas | Optional |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | Optional |
| The Pennsylvania State University - University Park | Pennsylvania | Science Not Considered |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | Tennessee | Optional |
| The University of Tennessee-Martin | Tennessee | Optional |
| The University of West Florida | Florida | Optional |
| Trine University | Indiana | No Reply Yet |
| Trinity College | Connecticut | Optional |
| Truett McConnell University | Georgia | No Reply Yet |
| Tufts University | Massachusetts | Optional |
| Tulane University | Louisiana | Optional |
| Union College | New York | Optional |
| United States Air Force Academy | Colorado | Optional |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | New York | No Reply Yet |
| United States Military Academy | New York | Optional |
| United States Naval Academy | Maryland | Science Not Considered |
| University of Alabama | Alabama | Optional |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Alabama | Science Not Considered |
| University of Arkansas | Arkansas | Optional |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Arkansas | No Reply Yet |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Arkansas | No Reply Yet |
| University of Central Florida | Florida | No Reply Yet |
| University of Chicago | Illinois | No Reply Yet |
| University of Cincinnati | Ohio | Optional |
| University of Connecticut | Connecticut | Science Not Considered |
| University of Delaware | Delaware | Science Not Considered |
| University of Denver | Colorado | Optional |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Michigan | Optional |
| University of Florida | Florida | Science Not Considered |
| University of Georgia | Georgia | Science Not Considered |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Hawaii | Optional |
| University of Idaho | Idaho | Optional |
| University of Illinois - Chicago | Illinois | Optional |
| University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | Illinois | Optional |
| University of Iowa | Iowa | No Reply Yet |
| University of Kansas | Kansas | Optional |
| University of Kentucky | Kentucky | Optional |
| University of La Verne | California | Optional |
| University of Louisville | Kentucky | Optional |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | Science Not Considered |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Massachusetts | Optional |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Massachusetts | No Reply Yet |
| University of Miami | Florida | Optional |
| University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Michigan | Science Recommended |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minnesota | Optional |
| University of Mississippi | Mississippi | Optional |
| University of Missouri | Missouri | Optional |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Nebraska | Optional |
| University of Nevada - Reno | Nevada | Science Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Science Not Considered |
| University of North Carolina - Charlotte | North Carolina | Optional |
| University of North Florida | Florida | Optional |
| University of North Georgia | Georgia | Science Not Considered |
| University of Notre Dame | Indiana | Optional |
| University of Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Optional |
| University of Oregon | Oregon | Optional |
| University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Science Not Considered |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Optional |
| University of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | Optional |
| University of Rochester | New York | Optional |
| University of South Carolina | South Carolina | Science Not Considered |
| University of South Florida | Florida | Science Not Considered |
| University of Southern California | California | Optional |
| University of St. Thomas | Minnesota | Optional |
| University of Tennessee | Tennessee | Optional |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | Optional |
| University of the Pacific | California | No Reply Yet |
| University of Utah | Utah | No Reply Yet |
| University of Vermont | Vermont | Science Not Considered |
| University of Virginia | Virginia | No Reply Yet |
| University of Washington | Washington | Optional |
| University of West Alabama | Alabama | Optional |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Wisconsin | Optional |
| Vanderbilt University | Tennessee | Optional |
| Villanova University | Pennsylvania | Optional |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Virginia | No Reply Yet |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia | Science Not Considered |
| Wake Forest University | North Carolina | Science Not Considered |
| Washington and Lee University | Virginia | Optional |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Missouri | Optional |
| William & Mary | Virginia | Optional |
| William Carey University | Mississippi | Optional |
| Williams College | Massachusetts | Optional |
| Wofford College | South Carolina | Optional |
| Yale University | Connecticut | Optional |
| York College of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | No Reply Yet |