23. Provide transparency on how test scores are used in the admissions and financial aid process.

Here’s what the federal government can do:

• The U.S. Department of Education should collect, conduct, and disseminate research on test scores and their effect on the admissions and financial aid process.

Here’s what state government can do:

• State legislatures should require higher education institutions to provide transparency on how test scores are used in their admissions and financial aid process.
• State legislatures should require higher education institutions to collect and report data about the impact of test scores in admissions decisions.
• Higher education coordinating agencies should support data collection and reporting on the impact of test scores in admissions decisions.

Here’s what institutional leaders can do:

• Higher education institutions that continue to use test scores as required or optional admissions criteria should evaluate and assess how test scores are used in admissions decisions, including whether and how they contribute to racial equity or racial disparities.
• Higher education institutions should make information about how test scores are considered in holistic reviews available to prospective applicants.
• Higher education institutions should publicly share information on how and whether test scores are considered in financial aid opportunities.