Best Test-Optional Utah Colleges

Utah has 5 ranked test-optional colleges, part of our national test-optional list. These schools do not require SAT or ACT scores with your application, ranked by academic quality and outcomes.

Brigham Young University tops our 2027 test-optional rankings in Utah. The top rated public option is University of Utah. Also highly ranked: Westminster University, University of Utah and Utah State University.

Without test scores, your GPA, activities, recommendation letters, and essays carry more weight. Compare acceptance rates, tuition, and enrollment across the colleges below. Sort by tuition or acceptance rate to find schools that fit your profile. See our ranking methodology for how schools are scored.

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Utah Test Optional Public Private 4 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Provo, UT
  • 4.4 | 17 reviews
  • Dec 16 application deadline

BYU is a private university known for undergraduate accounting, business, and foreign languages. Most students are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and follow a campus honor code.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Utah 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1270-1460
  • Avg GPA 3.89
  • Acceptance Rate 68%
  • Net Price $16,694
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • | 0 reviews

Westminster is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and health sciences. The urban campus sits near the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City.

#1 Best Value in Utah 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1310
  • Avg GPA 3.57
  • Acceptance Rate 67%
  • Net Price $26,844
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • 4.3 | 3 reviews
  • Apr 1 application deadline

Utah is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and ballet. The campus sits in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains overlooking Salt Lake City.

#1 Best Public Universities in Utah 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1190-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Acceptance Rate 86%
  • Net Price $16,583
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Logan, UT
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews

Utah State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, natural resources, and engineering. Logan is a college town in northern Utah's Cache Valley.

#3 Best Value Colleges in Utah 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.63
  • Acceptance Rate 92%
  • Net Price $15,788
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Cedar City, UT
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • Sep 8 application deadline

Southern Utah is a public university known for undergraduate theater, performing arts, and education. Cedar City is a small college town near southern Utah national parks.

#3 Best Public Universities in Utah 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Acceptance Rate 82%
  • Net Price $11,840
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