The 2024 average ACT score is 25 which is same as last year.
Harvey Mudd College, University of Chicago, and Johns Hopkins University have the highest ACT score of 35 among 803 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.
Of those 803 colleges, 182 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 258 schools' scores decreased. 241 schools' scores are same as last year.
For 2024 admission, 25 colleges have the ACT score of 1500 or higher, which is very high and competitive. Additionally, the acceptance rate at these colleges is very low, averaging 9.20%.
The table below shows the 25 colleges with the highest ACT scores along with important academic statistics.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $64,342 and graduate tuition & fees is $55,856 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 9.20% and the average SAT score is 1,528 at the schools.
| School Name | ACT Score | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,530 | 13.00% | 35.96% | $66,255 | 922 | 92.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 1 8 | University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 35 1 | 1,550 | 5.00% | 87.99% | $65,619 | 18,339 | 95.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year | 35 | 1,550 | 8.00% | 48.01% | $62,840 | 31,275 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 - | Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 3.00% | 84.02% | $59,076 | 30,631 | 97.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 1 - | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,540 | 4.00% | 62.99% | $68,171 | 34,782 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 8 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year | 35 1 | 1,540 | 11.00% | 44.01% | $63,274 | 16,002 | 91.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 8 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 35 1 | 1,540 | 6.00% | 69.00% | $66,104 | 28,201 | 96.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 1 8 | Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 35 1 | 1,540 | 5.00% | 63.02% | $68,230 | 11,189 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,540 | 6.00% | 57.01% | $63,946 | 13,710 | 92.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 1 - | Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 8.00% | 46.00% | $58,128 | 8,672 | 93.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 - | Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 4.00% | 81.01% | $62,484 | 18,283 | 95.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 - | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,530 | 21.98% | 49.02% | $61,802 | 386 | 93.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 13 4 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,510 | 11.00% | 50.00% | $64,150 | 1,389 | 91.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 13 4 | Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,520 | 7.00% | 50.00% | $62,326 | 1,716 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 13 21 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,510 | 17.00% | 32.01% | $67,016 | 3,253 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 13 4 | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,540 | 5.00% | 70.00% | $64,700 | 14,776 | 97.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 13 12 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,530 | 7.00% | 57.01% | $65,997 | 23,161 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 13 4 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,500 | 12.00% | 58.99% | $62,693 | 13,105 | 96.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 13 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 34 | 1,510 | 8.00% | 57.01% | $64,910 | 1,915 | 94.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 13 4 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,490 | 16.00% | 41.00% | $67,680 | 15,287 | 90.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 13 4 | Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,500 | 6.00% | 50.00% | $63,141 | 30,013 | 91.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 13 4 | Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,510 | 10.00% | 50.00% | $67,844 | 13,431 | 93.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 13 21 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,510 | 14.00% | 50.00% | $64,320 | 2,447 | 90.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 13 | Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 | 1,530 | 10.00% | 46.99% | $64,860 | 2,222 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 13 4 | Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,540 | 12.00% | 46.99% | $62,982 | 17,012 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| Average | 34 | 1,528 | 9.20% | 55.52% | $64,342 | 14,085 | 93.60% | 7 to 1 |