The Best Colleges for a 27 on the ACT
What colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 27?
With a 27 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 869 schools where a 27 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 27.
Is a 27 on the ACT a good score?
Yes, you have a lot of opportunities at very good schools with a 27. It places you in the top 85th percentile nationally out of the 2 million students taking the ACT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 27 on the ACT converts to a 1280 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.
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Babson College
- Wellesley, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/32
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 17%
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/34
- Average ACT 31
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 7%
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/33
- Average ACT 30
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 14%
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University of California San Diego
- La Jolla, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/33
- Average ACT 30
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 23%
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Oberlin College
- Oberlin, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/33
- Average ACT 30
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 21%
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University of California Irvine
- Irvine, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 25/32
- Average ACT 28
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 34%
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University of California Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/33
- Average ACT 30
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 21%
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Trinity College
- Hartford, Connecticut • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/32
- Average ACT 30
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 19%
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Skidmore College
- Saratoga Springs, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/31
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 16%
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United States Military Academy
- West Point, New York • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/28
- Average ACT 25
- 27 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 15%
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Bucknell University
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/31
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 18%
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Lafayette College
- Easton, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/31
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 18%
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Rhode Island School of Design
- Providence, Rhode Island • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 25/31
- Average ACT 28
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 28%
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The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin, Texas • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 26/33
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 29%
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University of Miami
- Coral Gables, Florida • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/32
- Average ACT 30
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 20%
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Troy, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/32
- Average ACT 30
- 27 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 25%
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Trinity University
- San Antonio, Texas • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/32
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 29%
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Soka University of America
- Aliso Viejo, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/31
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 26%
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University of California Davis
- Davis, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 25/32
- Average ACT 28
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 39%
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Occidental College
- Los Angeles, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/32
- Average ACT 29
- 27 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 32%
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