Even as the SAT itself grows in popularity, its subject tests are declining, in part because many colleges and universities no longer require them.

Sophia Dinte, 17, of Potomac, Md., was among the students taking SAT Subject Tests at Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest Washington on June 2. Fewer students are taking the subject tests ...

Several top New England colleges have joined a growing number of schools nationally that no longer require applicants to submit scores from SAT subject tests, saying the specialized exams lend ...

As participation booms in the SAT and ACT, there’s been little notice of an opposite trend: the quiet slipping away of the SAT Subject Tests.

Subject tests, previously known as achievement tests or SAT II, have been required by UC in various forms for four decades, even if their existence might surprise and befuddle some parents and ...

The College Board will scrap its SAT subject tests and optional essay, with an intention to 'reduce and simplify demands on students.' ...

The idea of abandoning the SAT subject tests has already been under consideration for several years, and the concept is far from being approved. But in a key milestone -- noted by the Los Angeles ...

The College Board on Tuesday announced that it is killing the SAT Subject Tests and the SAT essay. Most experts said the College Board had little choice but to make the changes. The board also ...

The College Board announced changes today to its SAT college admissions exam that will affect upcoming test takers, including ending subject testing and the optional essay.These changes may ...