United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Public Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 473 public colleges in the United States with the highest ACT Score for incoming freshmen. Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus tops the list with an average ACT Score of 33. Alternatively, check out the SAT version of these rankings.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
School Average ACT Score
University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

30
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

30
Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

30
SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY

30
United States Military Academy

West Point, New York

30
North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

30
Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

30
Clemson University

Clemson, SC

30
University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

30
University of Washington Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

30
Purdue University Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

30
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

29
University of California Davis

Davis, CA

29
University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA

29
University of California Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

29
University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

29
University of Georgia

Athens, GA

29
Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

29