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Table 2.11. States administering specific college entrance exams to students, by state: 2018

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State ACT SAT
United States1 19 15
     
Alabama Yes No
Alaska No No
Arizona No No
Arkansas Yes No
California No No
     
Colorado No Yes
Connecticut No Yes
Delaware No Yes
District of Columbia No Yes
Florida No No
     
Georgia No No
Hawaii Yes No
Idaho No Yes
Illinois No Yes
Indiana No No
     
Iowa No No
Kansas No No
Kentucky Yes No
Louisiana Yes No
Maine No Yes
     
Maryland No No
Massachusetts No No
Michigan No Yes
Minnesota2 Yes Yes
Mississippi Yes No
     
Missouri No No
Montana Yes No
Nebraska Yes No
Nevada Yes No
New Hampshire No Yes
     
New Jersey No No
New Mexico No No
New York No No
North Carolina Yes No
North Dakota Yes No
     
Ohio3 Yes Yes
Oklahoma4 Yes Yes
Oregon No No
Pennsylvania No No
Rhode Island No Yes
     
South Carolina Yes No
South Dakota No No
Tennessee3 Yes Yes
Texas No No
Utah Yes No
     
Vermont No No
Virginia No No
Washington No No
West Virginia No Yes
Wisconsin Yes No
Wyoming Yes No
1 National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for each column.
2 ACT and/or SAT administered at district option.
3 SAT or ACT administered at district option.
4 SAT or ACT.
NOTE: The information in this table covers only those assessments that are mandatory statewide for all students, including those tests that fulfill federal testing requirements. This information was collected from state department of education websites and through contact with state department staff, and therefore may not reflect what is required in state statute or regulation. State assessment systems vary widely, and the information may not fully capture the unique qualities of each system.
SOURCE: Education Commission of the States, 50-State Comparison: State Summative Assessments, retrieved January 22, 2019 from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbquest5E?rep=SUM1806. Data Source.

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