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
Simmons University

Boston, MA

30
Wheaton College

Norton, MA

30
St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

30
Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

30
Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Brooklyn, New York

30
St Lawrence University

Canton, NY

30
Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

30
Denison University

Granville, OH

30
Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

30
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

30
Ursinus College

Collegeville, PA

30
Providence College

Providence, RI

30
Rhodes College

Memphis, TN

30
Baylor University

Waco, TX

30
St John's College

Santa Fe, NM

30
University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

29
University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

29
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

29