United States Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 1160 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
Duke University

Durham, NC

34
Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

34
Haverford College

Haverford, PA

34
University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

34
Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

34
Brown University

Providence, RI

34
Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

34
Rice University

Houston, TX

34
Stanford University

Stanford, CA

34
Olin College of Engineering

Needham, MA

34
Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

33
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

33
Georgetown University

Washington, DC

33
Emory University

Atlanta, GA

33
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

33
Colby College

Waterville, ME

33
Amherst College

Amherst, MA

33
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

33