The 2024 average ACT score is 23 which is same as last year.
University of Maryland-College Park, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, and William & Mary have the highest ACT score of 33 among 330 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.
Of those 330 colleges, 59 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 122 schools' scores decreased. 112 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 $39,677 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,477 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 47.26% and the average SAT score is 1,386 at the schools.
| School Name | ACT Score | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year | 33 1 | 1,460 | 44.84% | 23.28% | $40,306 ($11,505) | 40,792 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | 33 | 1,470 | 17.94% | 47.49% | $60,107 ($18,309) | 51,225 | 93.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 1 1 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 33 - | 1,450 | 32.72% | 28.20% | $49,412 ($25,041) | 9,654 | 91.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 1 - | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 33 1 | 1,490 | 16.86% | 41.60% | $59,633 ($22,323) | 26,082 | 95.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 1 | University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year | 33 | 1,360 | 91.77% | 27.06% | $41,913 ($12,559) | 5,735 | 68.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 6 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year | 32 - | 1,450 | 16.46% | 43.64% | $32,876 ($11,764) | 45,296 | 92.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 3 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 32 - | 1,410 | 43.69% | 28.27% | $39,192 ($18,060) | 56,916 | 85.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 6 3 | Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year | 32 - | 1,410 | 37.73% | 16.57% | $29,453 ($10,363) | 18,312 | 84.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 85 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 32 7 | 1,470 | 18.74% | 43.31% | $39,330 ($8,989) | 31,705 | 92.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 24 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year | 31 3 | 1,330 | 83.28% | 16.16% | $41,943 ($15,556) | 39,585 | 75.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 3 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,400 | 59.71% | 24.73% | $44,376 ($21,186) | 7,403 | 79.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 4 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year | 31 1 | 1,330 | 53.95% | 16.65% | $43,034 ($20,366) | 27,003 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 3 | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,390 | 24.03% | 43.05% | $28,659 ($6,381) | 55,211 | 92.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 3 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,390 | 57.77% | 18.15% | $39,293 ($17,357) | 32,229 | 83.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 4 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year | 31 1 | 1,380 | 65.35% | 27.12% | $36,001 ($17,239) | 50,637 | 85.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 10 3 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,410 | 49.01% | 14.47% | $30,350 ($10,560) | 25,710 | 78.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 10 12 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year | 31 2 | 1,400 | 50.82% | 22.65% | $38,365 ($12,859) | 60,540 | 88.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 3 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,360 | 49.70% | 15.67% | $39,890 ($21,524) | 33,767 | 84.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 10 4 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 31 1 | 1,370 | 29.12% | 48.75% | $42,778 ($11,678) | 52,384 | 88.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 10 3 | University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,340 | 60.02% | 17.09% | $43,890 ($18,890) | 14,088 | 79.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 4 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year | 31 1 | 1,320 | 50.30% | 25.52% | $28,794 ($9,992) | 51,528 | 83.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 22 - | Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, INPublic, 4-year | 30 1 | 1,280 | 80.37% | 21.89% | $40,482 ($11,790) | 47,005 | 81.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 22 12 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYPublic, 4-year | 30 2 | 1,290 | 69.30% | 16.13% | $30,572 ($10,782) | 32,099 | 73.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 22 8 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year | 30 - | 1,380 | 39.85% | 35.89% | $31,767 ($8,895) | 36,700 | 85.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 22 8 | Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year | 30 - | 1,320 | 38.05% | 19.64% | $39,498 ($15,554) | 28,466 | 88.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 31 | 1,386 | 47.26% | 27.32% | $39,677 ($14,781) | 35,203 | 84.56% | 17 to 1 |