The Best Colleges for a 29 on the ACT
What colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 29?
With a 29 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 600 schools where a 29 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 29.
Is a 29 on the ACT a good score?
Yes, it's very good. It places you in the top 91st percentile nationally out of the 2 million students taking the ACT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 29 on the ACT converts to a 1340 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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Pomona College
- Claremont, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 4%
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Dartmouth College
- Hanover, New Hampshire • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 5%
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University of California Berkeley
- Berkeley, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 8%
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University of California Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/34
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 11%
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Claremont McKenna College
- Claremont, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 5%
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University of Southern California
- Los Angeles, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 8%
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Georgetown University
- Washington, District Of Columbia • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 8%
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Middlebury College
- Middlebury, Vermont • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 8%
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Emory University
- Atlanta, Georgia • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/33
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 12%
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Grinnell College
- Grinnell, Iowa • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 16%
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Wellesley College
- Wellesley, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/33
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 12%
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Barnard College
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/33
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 8%
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Davidson College
- Davidson, North Carolina • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/33
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 11%
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University of Virginia Main Campus
- Charlottesville, Virginia • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 18%
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Scripps College
- Claremont, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/33
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 22%
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Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
- Atlanta, Georgia • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 12%
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Babson College
- Wellesley, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 27/32
- Average ACT 29
- 29 ACT Avg +
- Estimated admission chance 24%
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Boston University
- Boston, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/32
- Average ACT 30
- 29 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 19%
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University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor, Michigan • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/33
- Average ACT 31
- 29 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 15%
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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
- 29 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 9%
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