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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Brescia University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Owensboro, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 21 average ACT

Brescia is a small private Catholic university known for undergraduate social work and education. The residential campus sits along the Ohio River in Owensboro.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 920-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.02
  • Acceptance Rate 35%
  • Net Price $15,634

  • Private 4 Year
  • Pulaski, TN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 21 average ACT
  • Aug 26 application deadline

UT Southern is a small public university with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the small town of Pulaski in southern Tennessee.

#17 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee
  • SAT Range 905-1110
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.17
  • Acceptance Rate 87%
  • Net Price $14,546
Visible Music College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Memphis, TN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 19 average ACT

Visible Music College is a private Christian college known for undergraduate contemporary music, worship arts, and music business. The urban campus is located in Memphis.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 605-1250
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 28%
  • Net Price $27,045

  • Private 4 Year
  • Pippa Passes, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 19 average ACT

Alice Lloyd is a small private work college known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and a required student work program that covers tuition. The rural campus is set in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 710-960
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Acceptance Rate 75%
  • Net Price $18,600
Calvary University Campus
 

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

Calvary is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and ministry. The campus is in Kansas City, Missouri.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1140
  • Avg GPA 3.37
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $17,066
Southwestern Adventist University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Keene, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 21 average ACT
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Southwestern Adventist is a small private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and theology. The residential campus is in the small town of Keene near the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

  • SAT Range 910-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Acceptance Rate 78%
  • Net Price $20,466
Bluefield State University Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Bluefield, WV
  • | 0 reviews
  • 19 average ACT
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Bluefield State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, engineering technology, and education. The campus is in Bluefield, a small city in the Appalachian mountains of southern West Virginia.

#3 Best Value Colleges in West Virginia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Acceptance Rate 97%
  • Net Price $15,814

  • Private 4 Year
  • Graceville, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Baptist University of Florida is a small private Baptist university known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and music. The residential campus sits in the rural panhandle town of Graceville.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1200
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.08
  • Acceptance Rate 36%
  • Net Price $15,753
Kentucky Christian University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Grayson, KY
  • 1.0 | 1 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

Kentucky Christian is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, nursing, and teacher education. The small campus sits in the town of Grayson in northeastern Kentucky.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1040
  • Avg GPA 3.16
  • Acceptance Rate 61%
  • Net Price $21,099
Mount Mary University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 18 average ACT

Mount Mary is a private Catholic women's university known for undergraduate fashion design, dietetics, and art. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood on Milwaukee's northwest side.

#11 Best Private Colleges in Wisconsin 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 866-1123
  • Avg GPA 3.13
  • Acceptance Rate 62%
  • Net Price $20,390
Mercy College of Health Sciences Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Des Moines, IA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 21 average ACT

Mercy College of Health Sciences is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and radiologic technology. The urban Des Moines campus is closely tied to the MercyOne hospital system.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
  • Acceptance Rate 100%
  • Net Price $28,313
Valley City State University Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Valley City, ND
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

Valley City State is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education. The campus sits in the small town of Valley City along the Sheyenne River.

#4 Best Public Universities in North Dakota 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 830-1070
  • Avg GPA 3.31
  • Acceptance Rate 99%
  • Net Price $12,442
Mercy College of Ohio Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Toledo, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 17 average ACT

Mercy College of Ohio is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Toledo campus is tied to the Mercy Health system and the Sisters of Mercy tradition.

#26 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 790-1010
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Acceptance Rate 93%
  • Net Price $15,311
Central Baptist College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Conway, AR
  • 2.0 | 1 reviews
  • 20 average ACT
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Central Baptist College is a small private Baptist college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is in Conway, a college town north of Little Rock.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 883-1121
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.15
  • Acceptance Rate 63%
  • Net Price $17,469
Saint Mary of the Woods College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 16 average ACT

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate music therapy, nursing, and equine studies. The wooded campus near Terre Haute is the historic home of the Sisters of Providence.

#18 Best Private Colleges in Indiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 875-1070
  • Avg GPA 3.35
  • Acceptance Rate 72%
  • Net Price $20,451

  • Private 4 Year
  • Hillsboro, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

Tabor is a small private Mennonite Brethren liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Hillsboro in central Kansas.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 830-1130
  • Avg GPA 3.23
  • Acceptance Rate 65%
  • Net Price $20,681
Central Methodist University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Fayette, MO
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Central Methodist is a private Methodist university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Fayette.

#8 Best Private Colleges in Missouri 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1045
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Acceptance Rate 57%
  • Net Price $22,929
MidAmerica Nazarene University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Olathe, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 20 average ACT

MidAmerica Nazarene is a private Nazarene university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The suburban campus sits in the Kansas City metro area.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Kansas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1090
  • Avg GPA 3.28
  • Acceptance Rate 79%
  • Net Price $32,081