Western Colleges for a 34 on the ACT

With a 34 ACT, you are competitive at 210 four-year colleges in the West (17 target, 9 reach, 184 safety). Your score is roughly equivalent to a 1500 SAT.

Colleges in the West for a 34 ACT

Target Schools (Competitive Chance of Admission)

Target schools have middle 50% ranges that include 34 - your score fits squarely in the admitted pool.

College	ACT Range	Avg ACT	Acceptance Rate	Your Chance
San Diego State University San Diego, CA	22-29	25	36%	Medium
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	26-33	29	29%	Medium
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	27-33	30	39%	Medium
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	28-34	31	33%	Medium
University of California Davis Davis, CA	25-33	29	42%	Medium
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	28-34	31	27%	Medium
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	28-32	30	45%	Medium
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	31-33	32	48%	Medium
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	26-32	29	31%	Medium
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	31-34	32	44%	Medium
Reed College Portland, OR	30-34	32	25%	Medium
Scripps College Claremont, CA	31-34	32	38%	Medium

View all 17 target colleges

Reach Schools (Lower Admission Chance)

Reach schools typically enroll students with higher average ACT scores; admission is possible but more competitive.

College	ACT Range	Avg ACT	Acceptance Rate	Your Chance
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	35-36	35	3%	Low
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	34-36	35	13%	Low
Stanford University Stanford, CA	34-35	34	4%	Low
Pomona College Claremont, CA	33-35	34	7%	Low
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	33-35	34	10%	Low
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	32-35	33	10%	Low
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	29-35	32	9%	Low
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	30-35	32	11%	Low
United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado	26-33	29	14%	Low

Safety Schools (Very High Chance of Admission)

Safety schools have average ACT scores well below 34; you have a very high chance of acceptance.

College	ACT Range	Avg ACT	Acceptance Rate	Your Chance
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	17-25	21	87%	High
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	29-33	31	78%	High
San Jose State University San Jose, CA	19-26	22	85%	High
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	29-32	30	63%	High
California State University Long Beach Long Beach, CA	20-26	23	46%	High
Colorado State University Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	23-29	26	89%	High
San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	16-23	19	96%	High
Washington State University Pullman, WA	20-26	23	87%	High
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	23-30	26	88%	High
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	24-31	27	77%	High
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	25-30	27	62%	High
California State University Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	15-20	17	91%	High

View all 184 safety colleges

View the full list of colleges that accept a 34 ACT in the West

See all colleges nationally for a 34 ACT

34 ACT to SAT Equivalent Conversion

Colleges use concordance tables to compare SAT and ACT scores. The following table shows the 34 ACT to SAT equivalent and nearby scores for context. These conversions are approximate.

ACT Score	SAT Equivalent
31	1400
32	1430
33	1460
34	1500
35	1540
36	1590

Individual colleges may interpret scores slightly differently, so treat concordance as a guide rather than an exact rule.

Published: August 19, 2026