In another sea change to the standardized testing industry, the College Board announced Tuesday that it planned to scrap the SAT subject tests and optional essay, saying the pandemic had ...

SAT subject tests have historically been recommended by select colleges. “The subject tests aren’t a big loss in that the very same people at College Board who often write the AP exams write ...

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.

The University of California may offer some relief to test-weary applicants by shedding part of a 40-year-old requirement for freshman admission. And many high school students are saying amen to ...

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

Last year 241,000 students took subject tests, compared to the 1.7 million who took the regular SAT. Mathematics continues to be the most popular subject test, with 144,772 students taking that ...

In 2017, about 1.8 million high school students took the SAT, but only 219,000 took a subject test. A total of 542,000 subject tests were taken, as most people who took a subject test took more than ...

In dropping the SAT subject-test requirement, the University of California said the tests created difficulty for low-income students. Unlike their wealthier peers, low-income students often hadn ...

The University of California has a history of setting off changes in the standardized testing industry. Complaints from California, for example, led to the creation of the SAT's writing test. Now, a ...

SAT subject tests are less in demand as colleges focus on AP exams. More than 5.1 million AP exams were taken in 2018, and 260,000 students took the AP Biology exam.