Test-takers will be permitted to use their own laptops or tablets but they'll still have to sit for the test at a monitored testing site or in school, not at home.
The digital SAT won't need a pencil, will provide students with a simple calculator, and will see results posted within days, cutting the current weeks-long wait.
The format reform is expected to occur internationally next year and in the U.S. in 2024. It will also shave an hour from the current version, bringing the reading, writing, and math assessment from three hours to about two.
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"The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant," said Priscilla Rodriguez, vice president of College Readiness Assessments at the New York City-based College Board, which administers the SAT and related PSAT.
"We're not simply putting the current SAT on a digital platform. We're taking full advantage of what delivering an assessment digitally makes possible."
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Once necessary for college applications, scores from admission tests like the SAT and rival ACT carry less weight today as colleges and universities pay more attention to the sum of student achievements and activities throughout high school.
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None of the United States' 16 Ivy League colleges force applicants to submit SAT scores when they apply, even though a good result was once considered crucial to maximizing the chances of being accepted to a prestigious college.
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Colleges that don't require SATs now look at students' scores throughout their time at school and their more comprehensive life achievements inside and outside academia.
The wave had begun to shift against SAT results before COVID hit the U.S. Still, last year's school shutdowns hastened its slide into irrelevance, as colleges were compelled to review applicants in different methods.
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Amid criticism that the exams favor wealthy, White applicants and disadvantaged minority and low-income students, an increasing number of schools have in recent years adopted test-optional policies, which let students determine whether to include scores with their applications.
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The pandemic accelerated the trend as testing sessions were revoked or inaccessible.
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Almost 80% of bachelor's degree-granting institutions are not demanding test scores from students applying for fall 2022, according to a December count by the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, a watchdog group that opposes standardized testing. The group, known as FairTest, said at least 1,400 of them have extended the policy through at least the fall 2023 admissions cycle.
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