LSU will once again require ACT scores for student applications, but no minimum

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago


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The LSU Board of Supervisors voted Friday to reinstate a requirement for applicants to its Baton Rouge campus to provide standardized test scores, but students will not need to reach a minimum score to be admitted.

LSU dropped the requirement for students to provide ACT or SAT scores in 2018 at the direction of then-President F. King Alexander. He deemphasized standardized testing and placed more importance on recommendation letters, personal essays and extra-curricular activities. …

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