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
California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

35
Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

35
Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

35
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

35
Brown University

Providence, RI

35
Rice University

Houston, TX

35
Olin College of Engineering

Needham, MA

35
Claremont McKenna College

Claremont, CA

34
Pomona College

Claremont, CA

34
Yale University

New Haven, CT

34
University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

34
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

34
Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

34
Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

34
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

34
Northeastern University

Boston, MA

34
Tufts University

Medford, MA

34
Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

34