The Best Colleges for a 30 on the ACT
What colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 30?
With a 30 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 460 schools where a 30 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 30.
Is a 30 on the ACT a good score?
Yes, it's very good. It places you in the top 93rd percentile nationally out of the 2 million students taking the ACT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 30 on the ACT converts to a 1370 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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Princeton University
- Princeton, New Jersey • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/35
- Average ACT 33
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 3%
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Duke University
- Durham, North Carolina • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/35
- Average ACT 33
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 5%
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Brown University
- Providence, Rhode Island • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/35
- Average ACT 33
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 4%
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Pomona College
- Claremont, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 5%
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Williams College
- Williamstown, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/35
- Average ACT 33
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 7%
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Dartmouth College
- Hanover, New Hampshire • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 6%
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Columbia University in the City of New York
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 4%
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Cornell University
- Ithaca, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 7%
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Swarthmore College
- Swarthmore, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 6%
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University of California Berkeley
- Berkeley, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 11%
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University of California Los Angeles
- Los Angeles, California • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 29/34
- Average ACT 31
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 13%
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Claremont McKenna College
- Claremont, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 6%
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University of Southern California
- Los Angeles, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 10%
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Georgetown University
- Washington, District Of Columbia • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 10%
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Tufts University
- Medford, Massachusetts • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 8%
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Carleton College
- Northfield, Minnesota • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 12%
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Haverford College
- Haverford, Pennsylvania • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 31/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 11%
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Middlebury College
- Middlebury, Vermont • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 11%
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Emory University
- Atlanta, Georgia • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/33
- Average ACT 31
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 17%
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Grinnell College
- Grinnell, Iowa • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 30/34
- Average ACT 32
- 30 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 19%
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