Private Colleges with Higher ACT Scores for Admission

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.

Table. Private Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores Comparison
School NameACT ScoreSAT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,53013.00%35.96%$66,25592292.00%8 to 1
1
7
University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5505.00%87.99%$65,61918,33995.00%5 to 1
1Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year 351,5508.00%48.01%$62,84031,27594.00%6 to 1
1
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Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5503.00%84.02%$59,07630,63197.00%7 to 1
1
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Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5404.00%62.99%$68,17134,78295.00%6 to 1
1
7
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,54011.00%44.01%$63,27416,00291.00%5 to 1
1
7
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5406.00%69.00%$66,10428,20196.00%8 to 1
1
7
Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5405.00%63.02%$68,23011,18994.00%6 to 1
1
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Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5406.00%57.01%$63,94613,71092.00%7 to 1
1
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Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5508.00%46.00%$58,1288,67293.00%6 to 1
1
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Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5504.00%81.01%$62,48418,28395.00%5 to 1
12
4
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,51011.00%50.00%$64,1501,38991.00%8 to 1
12
4
Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,5207.00%50.00%$62,3261,71694.00%7 to 1
12
20
Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year 34
1
1,51017.00%32.01%$67,0163,25393.00%7 to 1
12
4
Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,5405.00%70.00%$64,70014,77697.00%6 to 1
12
11
Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year 34
1
1,5307.00%57.01%$65,99723,16196.00%6 to 1
12
4
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,50012.00%58.99%$62,69313,10596.00%9 to 1
12Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year 341,5108.00%57.01%$64,9101,91594.00%9 to 1
12
4
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,49016.00%41.00%$67,68015,28790.00%12 to 1
12
4
Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,5006.00%50.00%$63,14130,01391.00%16 to 1
12
4
Tufts University Medford, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,51010.00%50.00%$67,84413,43193.00%10 to 1
12
20
Wellesley College Wellesley, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
1
1,51014.00%50.00%$64,3202,44790.00%7 to 1
12Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year 341,53010.00%46.99%$64,8602,22295.00%6 to 1
12
4
Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MOPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,54012.00%46.99%$62,98217,01293.00%7 to 1
12
4
Dartmouth College Hanover, NHPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,5406.00%66.99%$65,5116,74494.00%7 to 1
Average341,5298.56%56.24%$64,49014,33993.64%7 to 1