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.
College | ACT 25th | ACT 75th | Chance with 28 | ||
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
31 ACT Average New York, New York |
28 | 34 | Reach | 8% | Chance |
New York University
31 ACT Average New York, New York |
29 | 33 | Reach | 15% | Chance |
University of Rochester
31 ACT Average Rochester, New York |
29 | 33 | Reach | 19% | Chance |
Lehigh University
30 ACT Average Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
29 | 32 | Reach | 14% | Chance |
Skidmore College
29 ACT Average Saratoga Springs, New York |
27 | 31 | Avg - | 20% | Chance |
United States Military Academy
26 ACT Average West Point, New York |
23 | 28 | Avg + | 17% | Chance |
Bucknell University
30 ACT Average Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
28 | 31 | Reach | 24% | Chance |
Lafayette College
30 ACT Average Easton, Pennsylvania |
28 | 31 | Reach | 24% | Chance |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
30 ACT Average Troy, New York |
28 | 32 | Reach | 31% | Chance |
Stevens Institute of Technology
31 ACT Average Hoboken, New Jersey |
29 | 33 | Reach | 26% | Chance |
New York School of Interior Design
24 ACT Average New York, New York |
18 | 29 | Avg + | 44% | Chance |
SUNY at Binghamton
30 ACT Average Vestal, New York |
28 | 31 | Reach | 32% | Chance |
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
30 ACT Average New York, New York |
29 | 32 | Reach | 36% | Chance |
Fordham University
29 ACT Average Bronx, New York |
27 | 31 | Avg - | 40% | Chance |
Muhlenberg College
28 ACT Average Allentown, Pennsylvania |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 53% | Chance |
St Lawrence University
28 ACT Average Canton, New York |
26 | 30 | Avg - | 48% | Chance |
Syracuse University
28 ACT Average Syracuse, New York |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 52% | Chance |
Penn State Main Campus
28 ACT Average University Park, Pennsylvania |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 55% | Chance |
Stony Brook University
28 ACT Average Stony Brook, New York |
26 | 31 | Avg - | 42% | Chance |
Sarah Lawrence College
29 ACT Average Bronxville, New York |
27 | 31 | Avg - | 46% | Chance |
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus
30 ACT Average Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
27 | 32 | Avg - | 55% | Chance |
State University of New York at New Paltz
26 ACT Average New Paltz, New York |
23 | 28 | Avg + | 60% | Chance |
Yeshiva University
26 ACT Average New York, New York |
23 | 29 | Avg + | 71% | Chance |
Rochester Institute of Technology
29 ACT Average Rochester, New York |
26 | 32 | Avg - | 53% | Chance |
Hobart William Smith Colleges
28 ACT Average Geneva, New York |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 69% | Chance |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
26 ACT Average Syracuse, New York |
24 | 28 | Avg + | 65% | Chance |
University at Buffalo
26 ACT Average Buffalo, New York |
24 | 28 | Avg + | 69% | Chance |
Pratt Institute Main
26 ACT Average Brooklyn, New York |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 67% | Chance |
The King's College
26 ACT Average New York, New York |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 52% | Chance |
Allegheny College
26 ACT Average Meadville, Pennsylvania |
23 | 29 | Avg + | 75% | Chance |
University of the Sciences
26 ACT Average Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 71% | Chance |
Clarkson University
26 ACT Average Potsdam, New York |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 75% | Chance |
SUNY at Albany
24 ACT Average Albany, New York |
22 | 26 | Good | 77% | Chance |
SUNY at Geneseo
26 ACT Average Geneseo, New York |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 80% | Chance |
New Jersey Institute of Technology
27 ACT Average Newark, New Jersey |
24 | 30 | Avg + | 65% | Chance |
Ramapo College of New Jersey
24 ACT Average Mahwah, New Jersey |
21 | 26 | Good | 79% | Chance |
Le Moyne College
24 ACT Average Syracuse, New York |
22 | 27 | Good | 81% | Chance |
The New School
26 ACT Average New York, New York |
24 | 28 | Avg + | 74% | Chance |
Hofstra University
26 ACT Average Hempstead, New York |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 73% | Chance |
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
30 ACT Average Brooklyn, New York |
28 | 32 | Reach | 54% | Chance |
SUNY College at Cortland
24 ACT Average Cortland, New York |
22 | 25 | Good | 84% | Chance |
SUNY College at Oswego
24 ACT Average Oswego, New York |
22 | 27 | Good | 73% | Chance |
Duquesne University
26 ACT Average Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 80% | Chance |
Rowan University
25 ACT Average Glassboro, New Jersey |
22 | 28 | Avg + | 79% | Chance |
Saint Vincent College
23 ACT Average Latrobe, Pennsylvania |
20 | 26 | Good | 80% | Chance |
Ursinus College
27 ACT Average Collegeville, Pennsylvania |
24 | 30 | Avg + | 81% | Chance |
Arcadia University
24 ACT Average Glenside, Pennsylvania |
22 | 27 | Good | 79% | Chance |
Philadelphia University
24 ACT Average Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
21 | 27 | Good | 75% | Chance |
Saint John Fisher College
24 ACT Average Rochester, New York |
22 | 26 | Good | 84% | Chance |
St John's University New York
26 ACT Average Queens, New York |
22 | 29 | Avg + | 77% | Chance |