United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Private Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 754 private 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 Private Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
School Average ACT Score
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

31
Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

31
Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI

31
Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

31
Bennington College

Bennington, VT

31
Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA

31
Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

30
Mills College

Oakland, CA

30
Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

30
University of Denver

Denver, CO

30
American University

Washington, DC

30
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

30
Knox College

Galesburg, IL

30
Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

30
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

30
Bentley University

Waltham, MA

30
Clark University

Worcester, MA

30
College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

30