The Best Mid Atlantic Colleges for a 28 on the ACT
What Mid Atlantic colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 28?
With a 28 on the ACT, these are the Mid Atlantic colleges you should have a chance to get into.
CollegeSimply analyzed the most recent published freshman class ACT scores for all Mid Atlantic colleges and found 128 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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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 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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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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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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United States Military Academy
- West Point, New York • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 23/28
- Average ACT 25
- 28 ACT High
- Estimated admission chance 17%
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Bucknell University
- Lewisburg, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/31
- Average ACT 29
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 24%
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Lafayette College
- Easton, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/31
- Average ACT 29
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 24%
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Troy, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/32
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 31%
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Stevens Institute of Technology
- Hoboken, New Jersey • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 26%
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New York School of Interior Design
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 18/29
- Average ACT 23
- 28 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 44%
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SUNY at Binghamton
- Vestal, New York • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 28/31
- Average ACT 29
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 32%
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/32
- Average ACT 30
- 28 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 36%
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Fordham University
- Bronx, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/31
- Average ACT 29
- 28 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 40%
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Muhlenberg College
- Allentown, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 25/30
- Average ACT 27
- 28 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 53%
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St Lawrence University
- Canton, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 26/30
- Average ACT 28
- 28 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 48%
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Syracuse University
- Syracuse, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 25/30
- Average ACT 27
- 28 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 52%
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Penn State Main Campus
- University Park, Pennsylvania • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 25/30
- Average ACT 27
- 28 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 55%
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Stony Brook University
- Stony Brook, New York • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 26/31
- Average ACT 28
- 28 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 42%
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