Lifting ACT requirement for UW System applicants shows little impact on diversity

Changes to UW System admissions processes, including lifting standardized test requirements for applicants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led to more submissions, but preliminary research suggests going "test-optional" hasn`t increased the diversity of the applicant pool...

....In December 2021, regents extended what it called a "test-optional" policy through the end of the 2024-25 academic year. At the same time, the board directed the UW System Office of Academic and Student Affairs to study the potential impacts of lifting the requirement. State law requires all Wisconsin high school juniors take the ACT...