What colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 23?
The Best Colleges for a 23 on the ACT
What colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 23?
With a 23 on the ACT, these are the colleges you should have a chance to get into.
CollegeSimply analyzed the most recent published freshman class ACT scores for all U.S. colleges and found 1063 schools where a 23 places you within or slightly outside the middle fifty percent of admitted students. The colleges are ranked by their position on our best colleges ranking and thus represent the better schools you may be able to get into and those which have historically accepted a 23.
Is a 23 on the ACT a good score? Yes, you're in the top third. It places you in the top 68th percentile nationally out of the 2 million students taking the ACT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 23 on the ACT converts to a 1140 on the SAT based on the College Board / ACT concordance. Not all colleges report both SAT and ACT score admission data so you should check our comparable listings for both standardized tests to find academically similar schools.
United States Military Academy
- West Point, New York • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 7%
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New York School of Interior Design
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 18/29
- Average ACT 23
- 23 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 33%
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University of Dallas
- Irving, Texas • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 24/31
- Average ACT 27
- 23 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 33%
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Southwestern University
- Georgetown, Texas • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/29
- Average ACT 26
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 31%
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Austin College
- Sherman, Texas • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/29
- Average ACT 26
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 39%
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The University of Alabama
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/32
- Average ACT 27
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 41%
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San Diego State University
- San Diego, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 26%
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The College of Wooster
- Wooster, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 24/30
- Average ACT 27
- 23 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 39%
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Illinois Wesleyan University
- Bloomington, Illinois • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 24/29
- Average ACT 26
- 23 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 45%
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State University of New York at New Paltz
- New Paltz, New York • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 34%
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Yeshiva University
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/29
- Average ACT 26
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 50%
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Howard University
- Washington, District Of Columbia • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 22/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 33%
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Millsaps College
- Jackson, Mississippi • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 22/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 40%
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 22/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 26%
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University of Central Florida
- Orlando, Florida • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 24/29
- Average ACT 26
- 23 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 35%
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Spelman College
- Atlanta, Georgia • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 22/26
- Average ACT 24
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 34%
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Coe College
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 22/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 47%
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Virginia Military Institute
- Lexington, Virginia • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 42%
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University of California Riverside
- Riverside, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/29
- Average ACT 26
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 44%
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William Jewell College
- Liberty, Missouri • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/28
- Average ACT 25
- 23 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 38%
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