United States Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 1232 colleges in the United States with the highest ACT Score for incoming freshmen. California Institute of Technology tops the list with an average ACT Score of 35. Alternatively, check out the SAT version of these rankings.

List of United States Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
School Average ACT Score
Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA

33
University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

32
University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

32
Occidental College

Los Angeles, CA

32
Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

32
George Washington University

Washington, DC

32
Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

32
Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

32
Bates College

Lewiston, ME

32
University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD

32
Boston University

Boston, MA

32
Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

32
Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

32
Smith College

Northampton, MA

32
Hillsdale College

Hillsdale, Michigan

32
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

32
Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

32
Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

32