The Best Colleges for a 28 on the ACT
What colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 28?
With a 28 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 736 schools where a 28 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 28.
Is a 28 on the ACT a good score?
Yes, it's very good. It places you in the top 88th percentile nationally out of the 2 million students taking the ACT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 28 on the ACT converts to a 1310 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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University of California Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/34
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 9%
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University of Virginia Main Campus
- Charlottesville, Virginia • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 14%
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Scripps College
- Claremont, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 18%
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Babson College
- Wellesley, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/32
- Average ACT 29
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 20%
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Boston University
- Boston, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/32
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 14%
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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
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 8%
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New York University
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 15%
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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
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 17%
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University of California San Diego
- La Jolla, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/33
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 27%
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Brandeis University
- Waltham, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 19%
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University of Rochester
- Rochester, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 19%
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Kenyon College
- Gambier, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 19%
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Oberlin College
- Oberlin, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/33
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 25%
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Bryn Mawr College
- Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 22%
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Lehigh University
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/32
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 14%
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College of William and Mary
- Williamsburg, Virginia • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 20%
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University of California Irvine
- Irvine, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 25/32
- Average ACT 28
- 28 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 37%
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University of California Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/33
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 24%
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Trinity College
- Hartford, Connecticut • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/32
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 23%
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Skidmore College
- Saratoga Springs, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/31
- Average ACT 29
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 20%
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