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.
Mississippi University for Women
- Public 4 Year
- Columbus, MS
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- 21 average ACT
Mississippi University for Women is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Historically the first public women's college in the United States, the Columbus campus is now coeducational.
- SAT Range 850-1180
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $12,487
Midland University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, NE
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- 20 average ACT
Midland is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Fremont, northwest of Omaha.
- SAT Range 963-1170
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $26,643
Bethany College
- Private 4 Year
- Lindsborg, KS
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 18 average ACT
Bethany is a private Lutheran liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and fine arts. The residential campus is in Lindsborg, a small Kansas town with strong Swedish cultural roots.
- SAT Range 883-1020
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 56%
- Net Price $28,192
Tougaloo College
- Private 4 Year
- Tougaloo, MS
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- 18 average ACT
Tougaloo is a private historically Black liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and social sciences. The historic campus just outside Jackson was a key site in the Civil Rights Movement.
- SAT Range 790-1090
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Acceptance Rate 60%
- Net Price $14,328
Dickinson State University
- Public 4 Year
- Dickinson, ND
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- 18 average ACT
Dickinson State is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and nursing. The campus is in the small city of Dickinson in western North Dakota.
- SAT Range 875-1130
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Acceptance Rate 37%
- Net Price $14,698
Marian University
- Private 4 Year
- Fond Du Lac, WI
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- 20 average ACT
Marian is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus lies in Fond du Lac at the southern end of Lake Winnebago.
- SAT Range 800-1080
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $22,697
Brenau University
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 20 average ACT
Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $19,743
Rockford University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- 20 average ACT
Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range 850-1070
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $23,642
University of Saint Mary
- Private 4 Year
- Leavenworth, KS
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- 20 average ACT
University of Saint Mary is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Leavenworth, near the Kansas City metro area.
- SAT Range 806-1028
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $23,020
Judson University
- Private 4 Year
- Elgin, IL
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- 20 average ACT
Judson is a private Christian university known for undergraduate architecture and the visual arts. The suburban campus sits in Elgin northwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 816-1118
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 48%
- Net Price $18,673
Clarke University
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 20 average ACT
Clarke is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 900-1160
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $26,725
William Penn University
- Private 4 Year
- Oskaloosa, IA
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- 19 average ACT
William Penn is a private Quaker-affiliated university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small town of Oskaloosa.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Acceptance Rate 52%
- Net Price $22,740
Fort Hays State University
- Public 4 Year
- Hays, KS
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- 21 average ACT
Fort Hays State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the college town of Hays on the High Plains of western Kansas.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Acceptance Rate 90%
- Net Price $13,186
Spalding University
- Private 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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- 18 average ACT
Spalding is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The urban campus sits in downtown Louisville.
- SAT Range 875-1038
- Avg GPA 3.87
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $25,999
Missouri Valley College
- Private 4 Year
- Marshall, MO
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- 18 average ACT
Missouri Valley is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Marshall in central Missouri.
- SAT Range 895-1115
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $18,923
Lake Erie College
- Private 4 Year
- Painesville, OH
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- 21 average ACT
- Aug 1 application deadline
Lake Erie is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies and business. The compact campus sits in Painesville, a small city east of Cleveland.
- SAT Range 945-1115
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $22,892
Malone University
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, OH
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- 21 average ACT
Malone is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus sits in Canton in northeastern Ohio.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $22,390
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Public 4 Year
- Durant, OK
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- 21 average ACT
Southeastern Oklahoma State is a public university known for undergraduate education and aviation. The small-city campus in Durant lies near the Oklahoma-Texas border.
- SAT Range 980-1186
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Acceptance Rate 76%
- Net Price $9,075