The 2023 average ACT score is 25 which is same as last year.

Harvey Mudd College, Yale University, and Johns Hopkins University have the highest ACT score of 35 among 819 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.

Of those 819 colleges, 163 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 279 schools' scores decreased. 259 schools' scores are same as last year.

For 2023 admission, 25 colleges have the ACT score of 1500 or higher, which is very high and competitive. Additionally, the acceptance rate at these colleges is very low, averaging 8.11%.

The table below shows the 25 colleges with the highest ACT scores along with important academic statistics.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores

Harvey Mudd College has the highest ACT score of 35 from enrolled students and Yale University has the second highest ACT scores of 35.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $64,696 and graduate tuition & fees is $58,236 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 8.11% and the average SAT score is 1,528 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 93.84% and the students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1 over the 25 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores.

Table. 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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1,53013.36%39.97%$66,25592292.00%8 to 1
1
7
Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5404.57%67.89%$64,70014,77697.00%6 to 1
1Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year 351,5507.25%51.22%$63,34031,27594.00%6 to 1
1
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Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5503.24%82.96%$59,07630,63197.00%7 to 1
1Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year 351,5308.50%44.32%$64,8602,22295.00%6 to 1
1
7
Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5405.70%69.17%$59,7108,84297.00%5 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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1,5303.95%64.06%$69,04534,78295.00%6 to 1
1
7
Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5506.35%54.98%$65,80518,02396.00%6 to 1
1
7
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,54011.30%44.31%$63,82916,00291.00%5 to 1
1
7
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5406.50%67.88%$66,10428,20196.00%8 to 1
1
7
Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year 35
1
1,5405.06%67.02%$68,23011,18994.00%6 to 1
1
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Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5306.67%52.34%$63,94613,71092.00%7 to 1
1
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Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5408.68%44.07%$58,1288,67293.00%6 to 1
1
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Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year 35
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1,5503.68%83.66%$62,48418,28395.00%5 to 1
15
7
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,51010.35%54.48%$64,1501,38991.00%8 to 1
15
7
Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,5207.02%55.14%$62,3261,71694.00%7 to 1
15
7
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,52012.02%41.18%$68,23748,94592.00%9 to 1
15
7
Georgetown University Washington, DCPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,50012.23%48.70%$65,08120,98495.00%11 to 1
15
7
University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,5405.43%84.80%$66,93918,33995.00%5 to 1
15
14
Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year 34
1
1,5307.21%55.16%$65,99723,16196.00%6 to 1
15
7
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,51012.91%59.54%$62,69313,10596.00%9 to 1
15Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year 341,5209.19%58.93%$64,9101,91594.00%9 to 1
15
18
Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year 34
1
1,4907.61%52.33%$66,6002,29988.00%10 to 1
15
18
Amherst College Amherst, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
1
1,5107.26%43.28%$67,2801,89891.00%7 to 1
15
7
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
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1,49016.66%34.60%$67,68015,28790.00%12 to 1
Average351,5288.11%56.88%$64,69615,46393.84%7 to 1