All applicants to Dartmouth are required to submit either the SAT 1 examination administered by the College Board or the ACT (with writing) offered by ACT, Inc. In addition, applicants must submit the results from any two SAT II subject examinations. Dartmouth has no minimum test score required for admission, nor a maximum above which admission is guaranteed. The Admissions Committee does not apply a formulaic approach to determine the value of testing results for all applicants but instead incorporates an individual's test scores into a broad consideration of the candidacy for admission.
If standardized testing is repeated, the Admissions Committee considers the highest components from the SAT 1, even if these results are from different test administration dates.
For the ACT, the Committee considers the highest composite score and does not combine sub-scores from multiple test administrations.
If an applicant submits more than two SAT 2 Subject examinations, the Committee will use the two highest scores submitted.
Applicants to Dartmouth may elect to use the College Board’s or the ACT’s “score choice” options when deciding which test scores to submit for review. However, applicants must request submission of test results to the Dartmouth Office of Admissions by the application deadline. If standardized testing is repeated, the Admissions Committee only considers your highest scores.
Information and test registration forms may be obtained from your high school guidance office or by writing to the College Board or to ACT, Inc. Dartmouth's College Board number is 3351, and the ACT code number is 2508.
