Standardized Tests

Standardized Tests

All applicants, including international students, are required to submit self-reported or official results of either the SAT or the ACT. 

• Test scores are only one part of the factors used to evaluate your application as part of a holistic review. 
• Writing scores are not required on either exam.
• We "super score" the SAT and ACT, which means we combine your best scores from multiple test sittings to produce your highest SAT or ACT score.
• SAT Subject Tests are not required for the application.

Self Report Scores

• Enter scores in the testing section of either the Common Application or QuestBridge application.
• After submitting your Common Application or QuestBridge application, log into your W&L account in the Generals' Headquarters, W&L's applicant web portal, and enter your scores.

Submit Official Scores

• From the testing agency. W&L's SAT code is 5887 and its ACT code is 4430.
• From the student's high school counselor on an official transcript.
• From the student's high school counselor via email to testscores@wlu.edu. NOTE: only scores sent from an email address associated with a verifiable high school internet domain will be accepted as official. All others will be considered self-reported.
• Via document upload through Slate.org. Any interested high school counselor may create an account.

Verification of Self-Reported Test Scores

Students choosing to enroll at Washington and Lee who were admitted on the basis of self-reported SAT or ACT scores must submit official score reports soon after reserving a place in the incoming class. This is a condition of admission to W&L.

Official score reports, sent in one of the ways detailed above, allow us to verify self-reported scores. Any discrepancy between self-reported and official scores could result in a student's admission being withdrawn.

International Applicants 

When English is not a student's first language or the language of instruction in their school for four or more years, we strongly encourage students to supplement their applications in one of these ways:

• Submit official results of the TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, or Cambridge English: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency exams. W&L does not accept self-reported scores on these exams.
• Submit self-reported or official results from the writing section of the SAT or ACT.
• Complete an interview with InitialView or Duolingo.

The SAT or ACT is required. English language proficiency testing is not required.