Colleges with the Highest ACT Midpoint Scores

Colleges with the Highest ACT Midpoint Scores, ranked by act score midpoint. Midpoint of the reported 25th–75th percentile range, not a mean. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 763 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania35.005%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 2Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts35.004%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 3Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland35.006%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 4Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts35.005%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 5University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland34.0045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 6New York UniversityNew York, New York34.009%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 7University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California34.0010%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 8University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia34.0017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 9Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts34.005%1497$31k$93k91%17,3262 mi 10Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York34.009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 11Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts34.0016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 12Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois34.008%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 13Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York34.004%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 14University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana34.0011%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 15Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri34.0012%1530$22k$86k94%7,857258 mi 16University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois34.004%1554$15k$92k96%7,5691 mi 17Stanford UniversityStanford, California34.004%1553$14k$124k92%7,5544 mi 18Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania34.0012%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 19Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia34.0011%1520$23k$80k91%7,298219 mi 20Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island34.005%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 21Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee34.006%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 22Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts34.0011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 23Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut34.004%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 24Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina34.006%1548$30k$98k97%6,442111 mi 25Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey34.005%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 26Rice UniversityHouston, Texas34.008%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 27Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire34.005%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 28Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York34.0014%1508$29k$85k91%3,18061 mi 29Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut34.0016%1501$30k$74k93%3,06719 mi 30University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia34.0022%1497$31k$76k85%2,98022 mi 31Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont34.0011%1508$31k$76k91%2,73895 mi 32Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts34.0021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 33Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York34.0019%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 34Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts34.0014%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 35Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts34.0036%1463$26k$58k84%2,16962 mi 36Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts34.008%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 37Hamilton CollegeClinton, New York34.0014%1506$29k$78k91%2,03054 mi 38Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts34.009%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 39Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia34.0014%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 40Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine34.007%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 41Pomona CollegeClaremont, California34.007%1534$19k$78k93%1,66633 mi 42Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania34.007%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 43Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania34.0012%1513$25k$80k90%1,4309 mi 44Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, California34.0010%1527$29k$105k91%1,38834 mi 45Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts33.0011%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 46Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia33.0013%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 47William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia33.0034%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 48Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania33.0027%1460$44k$100k92%6,93812 mi 49Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio33.0037%1513$41k$88k87%6,4373 mi 50Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina33.0022%1475$29k$78k89%5,485183 mi 51Barnard CollegeNew York, New York33.009%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 52Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine33.007%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 53Carleton CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota33.0020%1517$25k$76k90%2,086164 mi 54University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois32.0042%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 55University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan32.0016%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 56University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia32.0038%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 57University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts32.0060%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 58Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia32.0014%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 59University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida32.0019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 60George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia32.0047%1433$37k$91k84%11,1821 mi 61Fordham UniversityBronx, New York32.0059%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 62Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana32.0014%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 63Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas32.0063%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 64Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California32.0048%1426$50k$109k88%6,5529 mi 65University of RochesterRochester, New York32.0040%1488$29k$79k85%6,3319 mi 66Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania32.0026%1440$37k$106k88%5,89845 mi 67Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New York32.0063%1456$36k$102k84%5,71499 mi 68Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey32.0048%1446$41k$109k87%4,222< 1 mi 69Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania32.0029%1410$41k$94k86%3,876105 mi 70Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts32.0041%1462$36k$77k86%3,61811 mi 71Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio32.0034%1447$39k$58k81%2,88711 mi 72Lafayette CollegeEaston, Pennsylvania32.0031%1424$34k$91k88%2,75748 mi 73Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts32.0017%1457$41k$124k93%2,72811 mi 74Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York32.0021%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 75Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas32.0026%1416$23k$72k84%2,505120 mi 76Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio32.0017%1410$40k$68k79%2,38091 mi 77Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana32.0077%1427$43k$101k78%2,309148 mi 78Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania32.0042%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 79Clark UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts32.0040%1370$29k$62k77%2,21437 mi 80Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut32.0029%1415$35k$91k84%2,14631 mi 81Macalester CollegeSaint Paul, Minnesota32.0029%1440$32k$64k87%2,131134 mi 82Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island32.0019%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 83Connecticut CollegeNew London, Connecticut32.0037%1432$36k$75k82%1,9372 mi 84St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York32.0054%1371$29k$67k79%1,91831 mi 85Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California32.0044%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 86Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina32.0013%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 87Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania32.0028%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 88Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine32.0013%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 89Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio32.0031%1429$39k$72k82%1,73270 mi 90Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa32.0015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 91Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan32.0021%1415——90%1,57361 mi 92Reed CollegePortland, Oregon32.0025%1437$33k$63k71%1,32054 mi 93Simpson CollegeIndianola, Iowa32.0086%1440$22k$59k63%1,227302 mi 94Scripps CollegeClaremont, California32.0038%1492$36k$78k83%1,11334 mi 95University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin31.0045%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 96University of FloridaGainesville, Florida31.0024%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.