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
Miami University

Oxford, OH

28
Penn State Main Campus

University Park, PA

28
The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

28
Texas A & M University College Station

College Station, TX

28
The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

28
George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

28
University of Alabama at Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

27
The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

27
Auburn University

Auburn University, AL

27
University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

27
University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

27
Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

27
Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

27
Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

27
Rutgers University Camden

Camden, NJ

27
The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ

27
CUNY City College

New York, NY

27
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY

27