Colleges for a Low ACT Score

College admission test taking is stressful. Not everyone rocks their ACT test. A low score doesn't mean you can't get into college. We've prepared a list of all selective admission, four year colleges which are likely to accept students who scored in the lower fifty percentile on the ACT. Based on school admission history, an applicant with a lower than average ACT has a good chance to get into these 381 schools. Schools are listed in order from low ACT score to highest.

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Shepherd University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Shepherdstown, WV
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  • 21 average ACT

Shepherd is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The campus sits in historic Shepherdstown along the Potomac River.

#4 Best Public Universities in West Virginia 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 878-1140
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $11,744
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SUNY College of Technology at Canton Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Canton, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

SUNY Canton is a public college of technology known for undergraduate nursing, engineering technology, and veterinary science technology. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Canton in northern New York.

#35 Best Public Universities in New York 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.0
  • Acceptance Rate 92%
  • Net Price $14,754
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Saint Xavier University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Chicago, IL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 21 average ACT

Saint Xavier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

#26 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1120
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Acceptance Rate 84%
  • Net Price $11,318
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Eureka College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Eureka, IL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 19 average ACT
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Eureka is a small private liberal arts college with a traditional undergraduate arts-and-sciences curriculum. The residential campus in a small central Illinois town is Ronald Reagan's alma mater.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1155
  • Avg GPA 3.22
  • Acceptance Rate 85%
  • Net Price $19,128
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Concord University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Athens, WV
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

Concord is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Athens in southern West Virginia.

#8 Best Public Universities in West Virginia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 830-1090
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $11,379
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Little Rock, AR
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 20 average ACT
  • Aug 17 application deadline

UA Little Rock is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and criminal justice. The urban campus is located in Arkansas's capital city.

#2 Best Public Universities in Arkansas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1210
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Acceptance Rate 59%
  • Net Price $12,033
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University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 21 average ACT
  • Mar 1 application deadline

UHSP is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, biomedical sciences, and pharmaceutical sciences. The compact urban campus sits in St. Louis's Central West End near major medical centers.

8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1055-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.65
  • Acceptance Rate 90%
  • Net Price $33,147
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Avila University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Kansas City, MO
  • | 0 reviews
  • 18 average ACT

Avila is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The compact campus sits in southern Kansas City.

#13 Best Private Colleges in Missouri 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 800-960
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Acceptance Rate 88%
  • Net Price $17,004
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Siena Heights University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Adrian, MI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 19 average ACT
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Siena Heights is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students attend a compact campus in the small city of Adrian in southeast Michigan.

#11 Best Private Colleges in Michigan 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 806-1073
  • Avg GPA 3.32
  • Acceptance Rate 69%
  • Net Price $17,520
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New Mexico State University Main Campus Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Las Cruces, NM
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

New Mexico State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture and engineering. The main campus lies in Las Cruces near the Organ Mountains.

#3 Best Colleges in New Mexico 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Acceptance Rate 89%
  • Net Price $10,719
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Emmanuel University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Franklin Springs, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

Emmanuel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education and Christian ministry programs. The residential campus is set in the small town of Franklin Springs in northeast Georgia.

3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Acceptance Rate 74%
  • Net Price $20,445
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Nicholls State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Thibodaux, LA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 21 average ACT

Nicholls State is a public university known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The campus is in Thibodaux, a small bayou city in south Louisiana.

#8 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 934-1196
  • Avg GPA 3.34
  • Acceptance Rate 91%
  • Net Price $12,298
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University of Wisconsin Parkside Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Kenosha, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

UW-Parkside is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and biological sciences. The wooded Kenosha campus sits between Milwaukee and Chicago.

#13 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.31
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $10,234
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Mississippi Valley State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Itta Bena, MS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 17 average ACT

Mississippi Valley State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate education and business. The rural campus sits in the Mississippi Delta near Greenwood.

#7 Best Public Universities in Mississippi 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.9
  • Acceptance Rate 92%
  • Net Price $10,232
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Salem College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 19 average ACT

Salem is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The historic campus adjoins the Old Salem Moravian district in Winston-Salem.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1066-1243
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 77%
  • Net Price $18,668
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West Liberty University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • West Liberty, WV
  • | 0 reviews
  • 21 average ACT

West Liberty is a small public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is set in a small town in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.

#5 Best Public Universities in West Virginia 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1123
  • Avg GPA 3.53
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $13,655
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Henderson State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Arkadelphia, AR
  • | 0 reviews
  • 18 average ACT
  • Jul 15 application deadline

Henderson State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the small college town of Arkadelphia.

#8 Best Public Universities in Arkansas
  • SAT Range 903-1073
  • Avg GPA 3.23
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $20,444
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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • North Adams, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 19 average ACT

MCLA is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts, education, and humanities. The campus is located in North Adams in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.

6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.2
  • Acceptance Rate 90%
  • Net Price $16,544
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