With a 28 on the ACT, these are the Western colleges you should have a chance to get into.
CollegeSimply analyzed the most recent published freshman class ACT scores for all Western colleges and found 98 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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University of California Los Angeles
32 ACT Average Los Angeles, California |
29 | 34 | Reach | 9% | Chance |
Scripps College
31 ACT Average Claremont, California |
29 | 33 | Reach | 18% | Chance |
University of California San Diego
30 ACT Average La Jolla, California |
27 | 33 | Avg - | 27% | Chance |
University of California Irvine
28 ACT Average Irvine, California |
25 | 32 | Avg - | 37% | Chance |
University of California Santa Barbara
30 ACT Average Santa Barbara, California |
28 | 33 | Reach | 24% | Chance |
Soka University of America
29 ACT Average Aliso Viejo, California |
27 | 31 | Avg - | 31% | Chance |
University of California Davis
28 ACT Average Davis, California |
25 | 32 | Avg - | 43% | Chance |
Occidental College
30 ACT Average Los Angeles, California |
27 | 32 | Avg - | 37% | Chance |
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
28 ACT Average San Luis Obispo, California |
26 | 31 | Avg - | 35% | Chance |
Pepperdine University
28 ACT Average Malibu, California |
26 | 31 | Avg - | 40% | Chance |
University of Washington Seattle Campus
30 ACT Average Seattle, Washington |
27 | 32 | Avg - | 41% | Chance |
Whitman College
30 ACT Average Walla Walla, Washington |
28 | 32 | Reach | 39% | Chance |
Santa Clara University
30 ACT Average Santa Clara, California |
28 | 32 | Reach | 41% | Chance |
Brigham Young University Provo
30 ACT Average Provo, Utah |
27 | 32 | Avg - | 47% | Chance |
Loyola Marymount University
28 ACT Average Los Angeles, California |
26 | 31 | Avg - | 52% | Chance |
University of California Santa Cruz
28 ACT Average Santa Cruz, California |
26 | 31 | Avg - | 51% | Chance |
University of San Diego
28 ACT Average San Diego, California |
26 | 30 | Avg - | 50% | Chance |
San Diego State University
26 ACT Average San Diego, California |
23 | 28 | Avg + | 50% | Chance |
Colorado School of Mines
30 ACT Average Golden, Colorado |
28 | 32 | Reach | 43% | Chance |
University of Denver
28 ACT Average Denver, Colorado |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 63% | Chance |
Chapman University
28 ACT Average Orange, California |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 62% | Chance |
Gonzaga University
28 ACT Average Spokane, Washington |
26 | 30 | Avg - | 65% | Chance |
University of California Riverside
26 ACT Average Riverside, California |
23 | 29 | Avg + | 65% | Chance |
University of the Pacific
26 ACT Average Stockton, California |
22 | 30 | Avg + | 71% | Chance |
Lewis & Clark College
29 ACT Average Portland, Oregon |
27 | 31 | Avg - | 65% | Chance |
University of Portland
26 ACT Average Portland, Oregon |
23 | 29 | Avg + | 77% | Chance |
California State University Long Beach
23 ACT Average Long Beach, California |
20 | 26 | Good | 48% | Chance |
University of San Francisco
25 ACT Average San Francisco, California |
22 | 28 | Avg + | 77% | Chance |
Thomas Aquinas College
28 ACT Average Santa Paula, California |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 76% | Chance |
Brigham Young University Hawaii
24 ACT Average Laie, Hawaii |
22 | 26 | Good | 63% | Chance |
Azusa Pacific University
24 ACT Average Azusa, California |
21 | 27 | Good | 75% | Chance |
Regis University
23 ACT Average Denver, Colorado |
20 | 26 | Good | 78% | Chance |
United States Air Force Academy
30 ACT Average USAFA, Colorado |
28 | 32 | Reach | 7% | Chance |
Corban University
24 ACT Average Salem, Oregon |
21 | 26 | Good | 59% | Chance |
Seattle University
26 ACT Average Seattle, Washington |
24 | 29 | Avg + | 81% | Chance |
Biola University
24 ACT Average La Mirada, California |
21 | 28 | Avg + | 83% | Chance |
University of Utah
26 ACT Average Salt Lake City, Utah |
22 | 29 | Avg + | 75% | Chance |
California State Polytechnic University Pomona
24 ACT Average Pomona, California |
20 | 27 | Good | 72% | Chance |
Point Loma Nazarene University
26 ACT Average San Diego, California |
23 | 28 | Avg + | 86% | Chance |
University of Redlands
26 ACT Average Redlands, California |
23 | 28 | Avg + | 85% | Chance |
University of Colorado Boulder
28 ACT Average Boulder, Colorado |
25 | 30 | Avg + | 83% | Chance |
University of La Verne
22 ACT Average La Verne, California |
19 | 25 | Good | 73% | Chance |
Westmont College
26 ACT Average Santa Barbara, California |
23 | 30 | Avg + | 88% | Chance |
King's University
24 ACT Average Van Nuys, California |
21 | 26 | Good | 76% | Chance |
California Lutheran University
24 ACT Average Thousand Oaks, California |
21 | 27 | Good | 85% | Chance |
Concordia University Irvine
23 ACT Average Irvine, California |
20 | 26 | Good | 77% | Chance |
Pacific Lutheran University
24 ACT Average Tacoma, Washington |
21 | 27 | Good | 86% | Chance |
Whitworth University
26 ACT Average Spokane, Washington |
23 | 29 | Avg + | 92% | Chance |
University of California Merced
24 ACT Average Merced, California |
20 | 27 | Good | 83% | Chance |
Hope International University
22 ACT Average Fullerton, California |
17 | 26 | Good | 47% | Chance |