California Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores

The 2024 average ACT score of California colleges is 30 which is 2 point(s) higher than previous ACT score of 28.

Harvey Mudd College and Stanford University have the highest ACT score of 35 among 21 California colleges that consider ACT score for admission. Claremont McKenna College ranked third with 34 ACT score.

Of those 21 California colleges, 10 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 3 schools' scores decreased. 8 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 California colleges with the highest ACT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $62,415 and graduate tuition & fees is $53,239 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 29.80% and the average SAT score is 1,465 at the schools.

Table. California Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores Comparison
	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	13.06%	35.78%	$66,255	922	92.00%	8 to 1
1 -	Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year	35 -	1,550	3.91%	80.94%	$62,484	18,283	95.00%	5 to 1
3 -	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	34 -	1,510	11.12%	49.77%	$64,150	1,389	91.00%	8 to 1
3 -	Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	34 -	1,520	6.76%	49.82%	$62,326	1,716	94.00%	7 to 1
5 2	Occidental College Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	33 1	1,450	39.89%	20.29%	$63,446	1,942	82.00%	9 to 1
5 1	Scripps College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year	33 -	1,480	33.94%	26.29%	$63,434	1,099	84.00%	10 to 1
5 2	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year	33 1	1,510	10.02%	44.89%	$68,237	48,945	92.00%	9 to 1
8 2	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CAPrivate, 4-year	32 3	1,335	79.86%	17.86%	$51,790	1,284	73.00%	10 to 1
9 2	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CAPrivate, 4-year	31 1	1,420	43.84%	18.79%	$59,241	9,178	88.00%	12 to 1
10 -	Chapman University Orange, CAPrivate, 4-year	30 1	1,340	55.61%	20.41%	$62,784	10,014	83.00%	12 to 1
	Average	33	1,465	29.80%	36.48%	$62,415	9,477	87.40%	9 to 1

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