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.
Crown College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonifacius, MN
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- 20 average ACT
Crown College is a private Christian college known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of St. Bonifacius west of the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 23%
- Net Price $27,332
Wright State University Lake Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Celina, OH
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- 21 average ACT
- Aug 26 application deadline
Wright State Lake Campus is a public regional campus known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The lakeside campus sits on the northern shore of Grand Lake St. Marys.
- SAT Range 790-890
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,008
Trevecca Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 21 average ACT
- Aug 1 application deadline
Trevecca is a private Nazarene university known for undergraduate education, business, and ministry programs. Most students live on the urban Nashville campus.
- SAT Range 980-1235
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $18,035
Defiance College
- Private 4 Year
- Defiance, OH
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 20 average ACT
Defiance is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, business, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in the small city of Defiance in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 860-1110
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $26,298
Wilberforce University
- Private 4 Year
- Wilberforce, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 16 average ACT
- Jul 1 application deadline
Wilberforce is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, communication, and the social sciences. The small campus is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
- SAT Range 840-940
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.82
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $5,533
La Roche University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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- 18 average ACT
- Aug 1 application deadline
La Roche is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and design. The suburban campus sits in Pittsburgh's North Hills.
- SAT Range 940-1200
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $24,108
Faulkner University
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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- 20 average ACT
Faulkner is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and business. The Montgomery campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and keeps a residential college focus.
- SAT Range 886-1135
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $19,920
The University of Olivet
- Private 4 Year
- Olivet, MI
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- 20 average ACT
Olivet is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Olivet, Michigan.
- SAT Range 910-1120
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $19,362
Belhaven University
- Private 4 Year
- Jackson, MS
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- 21 average ACT
Belhaven is a private Christian university known for undergraduate dance, music, and visual arts. The urban campus sits in Jackson's historic Belhaven neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1010-1298
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 50%
- Net Price $16,299
Rochester University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester Hills, MI
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- 20 average ACT
Rochester University is a private Christian university with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The suburban campus is in Rochester Hills in metro Detroit.
- SAT Range 840-1060
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $21,611
Texas A&M University Texarkana
- Public 4 Year
- Texarkana, TX
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- 19 average ACT
Texas A&M-Texarkana is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The campus sits on Bringle Lake in the Texas-Arkansas border city of Texarkana.
- SAT Range 870-1080
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 64%
- Net Price $12,747
Indiana University East
- Public 4 Year
- Richmond, IN
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| 0 reviews
- 21 average ACT
- Aug 18 application deadline
IU East is a public regional campus of Indiana University known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in Richmond near Indiana's border with Ohio.
- SAT Range 960-1170
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $8,718
Hiram College
- Private 4 Year
- Hiram, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 20 average ACT
Hiram is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences and biomedical humanities. Students follow the Hiram Plan of 12-week terms paired with intensive three-week courses.
- SAT Range 890-1100
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $21,868
Tusculum University
- Private 4 Year
- Greeneville, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 19 average ACT
Tusculum is a small private university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and nursing. The historic Greeneville campus is Tennessee's oldest college and retains a Presbyterian affiliation.
- SAT Range 910-1110
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.18
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $20,355
Southwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Winfield, KS
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| 0 reviews
- 19 average ACT
- Aug 22 application deadline
Southwestern College is a small private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small town of Winfield, Kansas.
- SAT Range 900-1220
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $29,488
Louisiana State University Alexandria
- Public 4 Year
- Alexandria, LA
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| 0 reviews
- 19 average ACT
LSUA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Alexandria in central Louisiana.
- SAT Range 970-1220
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $8,296
Tiffin University
- Private 4 Year
- Tiffin, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 18 average ACT
Tiffin is a private university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and sports management. Students study on a compact residential campus in the small city of Tiffin in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 910-1110
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 80%
- Net Price $26,068
Rust College
- Private 4 Year
- Holly Springs, MS
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 17 average ACT
Rust is a private historically Black liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and the social sciences. The small campus sits in the town of Holly Springs in northern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 440-1339
- Avg GPA 2.66
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $12,037