California Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 65 colleges in California 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 California Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
School Average ACT Score
University of California Davis

Davis, CA

29
University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA

29
University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

29
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

29
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

29
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

29
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

28
Chapman University

Orange, CA

28
University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

27
Whittier College

Whittier, CA

27
Biola University

La Mirada, CA

26
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

26
Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA

26
Concordia University Irvine

Irvine, CA

25
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

25
Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

24
Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA

24
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

24