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
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus

Atlanta, GA

32
Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

32
University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD

32
Boston University

Boston, MA

32
Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

32
Smith College

Northampton, MA

32
Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

32
University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

32
Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

32
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

New York, NY

32
Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

32
Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

32
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

32
Villanova University

Villanova, PA

32
Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

32
College of William and Mary

Williamsburg, VA

32
University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA

31
University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

31