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.
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
- Private 4 Year
- Columbus, OH
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- 20 average ACT
- Jun 15 application deadline
Mount Carmel is a private college of nursing known for undergraduate nursing programs. The urban Columbus campus is affiliated with the Mount Carmel Health System.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Acceptance Rate 84%
- Net Price $10,065
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Bartlesville, OK
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- 19 average ACT
Oklahoma Wesleyan is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and ministry. Most students live on a residential campus in Bartlesville.
- SAT Range 930-1100
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $27,312
Mount Marty University
- Private 4 Year
- Yankton, SD
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- 21 average ACT
Mount Marty is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus sits along the Missouri River in Yankton.
- SAT Range 810-1050
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 43%
- Net Price $22,242
Wheeling University
- Private 4 Year
- Wheeling, WV
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- 20 average ACT
Wheeling University is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus sits in Wheeling along the Ohio River.
- SAT Range 950-1180
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 63%
- Net Price $21,073
Davis & Elkins College
- Private 4 Year
- Elkins, WV
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- 7 average ACT
Davis & Elkins is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The hillside campus overlooks the mountain town of Elkins in West Virginia's Alleghenies.
- SAT Range 880-1125
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 94%
- Net Price $19,784
Westminster College
- Private 4 Year
- Fulton, MO
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- 21 average ACT
Westminster is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and political science. The Fulton campus houses the National Churchill Museum, site of Winston Churchill's 1946 Iron Curtain speech.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Acceptance Rate 79%
- Net Price $24,358
Randall University
- Private 4 Year
- Moore, OK
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- 19 average ACT
Randall is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and education. The suburban campus sits in Moore within the Oklahoma City metro area.
- SAT Range 838-928
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $19,928
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg
- Public 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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- 21 average ACT
Pitt-Greensburg is a regional public campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate biology, psychology, and business management. The residential campus sits in suburban Greensburg east of Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1055-1253
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 95%
- Net Price $18,365
Dakota Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Mitchell, SD
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- 21 average ACT
- Aug 27 application deadline
Dakota Wesleyan is a small private university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- SAT Range 950-1420
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $22,990
University of the Cumberlands
- Private 4 Year
- Williamsburg, KY
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- 19 average ACT
- Aug 31 application deadline
University of the Cumberlands is a private Christian university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small Appalachian town of Williamsburg.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $14,743
Tennessee Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Athens, TN
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- 20 average ACT
Tennessee Wesleyan is a small private Methodist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in the small town of Athens in East Tennessee.
- SAT Range 960-1100
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 69%
- Net Price $15,125
Black Hills State University
- Public 4 Year
- Spearfish, SD
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- 21 average ACT
Black Hills State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and outdoor education. The campus sits in Spearfich at the northern edge of South Dakota's Black Hills.
- SAT Range 965-1135
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 96%
- Net Price $15,576
King University
- Private 4 Year
- Bristol, TN
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- 21 average ACT
King is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus is in Bristol on the Tennessee-Virginia border.
- SAT Range 1000-1160
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $22,748
Graceland University Lamoni
- Private 4 Year
- Lamoni, IA
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- 20 average ACT
Graceland is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most students live on the residential campus in the small college town of Lamoni.
- SAT Range 880-1120
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $19,574
Oklahoma Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Shawnee, OK
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- 18 average ACT
Oklahoma Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The residential campus sits in the smaller city of Shawnee east of Oklahoma City.
- SAT Range 1070-1240
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Acceptance Rate 49%
- Net Price $23,839
Northern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Aberdeen, SD
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- 21 average ACT
Northern State is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and fine arts. The campus is in Aberdeen, a small city in northeastern South Dakota.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Acceptance Rate 93%
- Net Price $15,990
Boston Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 18 average ACT
Boston Baptist is a small private Baptist college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The urban campus is located in Boston.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $17,933
Rocky Mountain College
- Private 4 Year
- Billings, MT
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- 21 average ACT
Rocky Mountain College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate aviation and equestrian studies. The campus sits in Billings, Montana's largest city, near the Yellowstone River.
- SAT Range 893-1133
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $20,791