Public Colleges with Higher ACT Scores for Admission

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.

Table. Public Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores Comparison
School NameACT ScoreSAT ScoreAcceptance RateYieldUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
2		University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year 33
1		1,46044.84%23.28%$40,306
($11,505)		40,79289.00%18 to 1
1University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year 331,47017.94%47.49%$60,107
($18,309)		51,22593.00%12 to 1
1
1		William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year 33
-		1,45032.72%28.20%$49,412
($25,041)		9,65490.00%12 to 1
1
-		University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year 33
1		1,49016.86%41.60%$59,633
($22,323)		26,08295.00%15 to 1
1University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WAPublic, 4-year 331,36091.77%27.06%$41,913
($12,559)		5,73568.00%21 to 1
6
3		Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year 32
-		1,45016.46%43.64%$32,876
($11,764)		45,29692.00%19 to 1
6
3		University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year 32
-		1,41043.69%28.27%$39,192
($18,060)		56,91684.00%21 to 1
6
3		Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year 32
-		1,41037.73%16.57%$29,453
($10,363)		18,31282.00%19 to 1
6
85		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year 32
7		1,47018.74%43.31%$39,330
($8,989)		31,70591.00%17 to 1
10
24		University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year 31
3		1,33083.28%16.16%$41,943
($15,556)		39,58574.00%18 to 1
10
3		Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year 31
-		1,40059.71%24.73%$44,376
($21,186)		7,40381.00%17 to 1
10
4		University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year 31
1		1,33053.95%16.65%$43,034
($20,366)		27,00383.00%16 to 1
10
3		University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year 31
-		1,39024.03%43.05%$28,659
($6,381)		55,21190.00%16 to 1
10
3		University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year 31
-		1,39057.77%18.15%$39,293
($17,357)		32,22983.00%18 to 1
10
4		Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year 31
1		1,38065.35%27.12%$36,001
($17,239)		50,63784.00%15 to 1
10
3		Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year 31
-		1,41049.01%14.47%$30,350
($10,560)		25,71077.00%19 to 1
10
12		Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year 31
2		1,40050.82%22.65%$38,365
($12,859)		60,54088.00%17 to 1
10
3		University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year 31
-		1,36049.70%15.67%$39,890
($21,524)		33,76783.00%13 to 1
10
4		The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 31
1		1,37029.12%48.75%$42,778
($11,678)		52,38487.00%18 to 1
10
3		University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year 31
-		1,34060.02%17.09%$43,890
($18,890)		14,08875.00%17 to 1
10
4		Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year 31
1		1,32050.30%25.52%$28,794
($9,992)		51,52883.00%14 to 1
22
-		Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, INPublic, 4-year 30
1		1,28080.37%21.89%$40,482
($11,790)		47,00581.00%17 to 1
22
12		University at Buffalo Buffalo, NYPublic, 4-year 30
2		1,29069.30%16.13%$30,572
($10,782)		32,09973.00%12 to 1
22
8		North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NCPublic, 4-year 30
-		1,38039.85%35.89%$31,767
($8,895)		36,70084.00%16 to 1
22
8		Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year 30
-		1,32038.05%19.64%$39,498
($15,554)		28,46685.00%16 to 1
Average311,38647.26%27.32%$39,677
($14,781)		35,20383.80%17 to 1