Best test-optional colleges in Idaho
Colleges that don't require the SAT or ACT for admission, ranked by Compass Score.
Best test-optional colleges in Idaho6 schools
6 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Idaho.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Admission test policy: considered but not required, or neither required nor recommended (federal admissions data).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, ID · Private nonprofitTop 20% for graduation
- SAT or ACT not required
- 71% graduate
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Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, ID · Private nonprofitTop 10% for low net price
- SAT or ACT not required
- 55% graduate
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Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
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| The College of Idaho | $19,481 | $24,500 | $48,473 | 63% |
| Northwest Nazarene University | $29,580 | $23,750 | $51,719 | 71% |
| University of Idaho | $14,831 | $21,982 | $54,670 | 57% |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | $8,221 | $13,969 | $53,406 | 55% |
| Boise State University | $21,610 | $20,500 | $51,658 | 60% |
| Lewis-Clark State College | $15,635 | $18,500 | $46,001 | 40% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 23
- Arizona 12
- Arkansas 10
- California 100
- Colorado 16
- Connecticut 18
- Delaware 3
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 35
- Georgia 42
- Hawaii 5
- Illinois 56
- Indiana 40
- Iowa 29
- Kansas 24
- Kentucky 25
- Louisiana 21
- Maine 15
- Maryland 25
- Massachusetts 59
- Michigan 40
- Minnesota 35
- Mississippi 10
- Missouri 42
- Montana 7
- Nebraska 14
- Nevada 5
- New Hampshire 11
- New Jersey 33
- New Mexico 5
- New York 125
- North Carolina 54
- North Dakota 7
- Ohio 68
- Oklahoma 14
- Oregon 21
- Pennsylvania 113
- Puerto Rico 32
- Rhode Island 11
- South Carolina 30
- South Dakota 10
- Tennessee 28
- Texas 65
- Utah 8
- Vermont 9
- Virginia 43
- Washington 20
- West Virginia 13
- Wisconsin 34