Faculty Pulse Survey Initiative
UC Initiative for Free Inquiry
Faculty Pulse Survey Initiative
The Faculty Pulse Survey Initiative brings faculty perspectives into university decision-making. Through short, timely surveys, UCIFI gathers and reports faculty views on consequential issues facing the University of California—providing campus leaders, faculty bodies, and the wider UC community with evidence that might otherwise be missing from institutional debates.
UCLA Faculty Pulse Survey
Faculty views on standardized testing
In March 2026, UCIFI surveyed UCLA faculty and academic personnel about the role standardized tests should play in undergraduate admissions. A total of 325 respondents shared their views.
Survey question
Which of the following best represents your view about the use of standardized tests in University of California undergraduate admissions?
UCLA faculty and academic personnel responded.
Supported using standardized tests in some form.
Favored requiring applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores.
Opposed using standardized tests in UC admissions.
Additional responses
Favored requiring a standardized test designed by the University of California.
Favored allowing applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores on an optional basis.
Selected “Other” and offered an alternative perspective.
Percentages may not total exactly 100 because of rounding. Results describe the views of survey respondents and should not be interpreted as a random-sample estimate of all UCLA faculty.
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Help bring faculty perspectives into the conversation.
UCIFI welcomes faculty interested in developing survey questions, organizing a Faculty Pulse Survey on their campus, or supporting the initiative’s work across the University of California.