The 2024 average ACT score is 26 which is same as last year.
Harvey Mudd College, University of Chicago, and Johns Hopkins University have the highest ACT score of 35 among 473 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.
Of those 473 colleges, 123 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 136 schools' scores decreased. 129 schools' scores are same as last year.
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 $64,490 and graduate tuition & fees is $56,247 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 8.56% and the average SAT score is 1,529 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 7 | 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 7 | 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 7 | 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 7 | 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 |
| 12 4 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,510 | 11.00% | 50.00% | $64,150 | 1,389 | 91.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 12 4 | Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,520 | 7.00% | 50.00% | $62,326 | 1,716 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 12 20 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,510 | 17.00% | 32.01% | $67,016 | 3,253 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 12 4 | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,540 | 5.00% | 70.00% | $64,700 | 14,776 | 97.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 12 11 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,530 | 7.00% | 57.01% | $65,997 | 23,161 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 12 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 |
| 12 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 34 | 1,510 | 8.00% | 57.01% | $64,910 | 1,915 | 94.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 12 4 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,490 | 16.00% | 41.00% | $67,680 | 15,287 | 90.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 12 4 | Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,500 | 6.00% | 50.00% | $63,141 | 30,013 | 91.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 12 4 | Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,510 | 10.00% | 50.00% | $67,844 | 13,431 | 93.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 12 20 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,510 | 14.00% | 50.00% | $64,320 | 2,447 | 90.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 12 | Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 | 1,530 | 10.00% | 46.99% | $64,860 | 2,222 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 12 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 |
| 12 4 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NHPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,540 | 6.00% | 66.99% | $65,511 | 6,744 | 94.00% | 7 to 1 |
| Average | 34 | 1,529 | 8.56% | 56.24% | $64,490 | 14,339 | 93.64% | 7 to 1 |