The 2025 average ACT score is 25 which is same as last year.
Harvey Mudd College, University of Chicago, and Johns Hopkins University have the highest ACT score of 35 among 771 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.
Of those 771 colleges, 244 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 175 schools' scores decreased. 331 schools' scores are same as last year.
For 2025 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 9.20%.
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 $65,900 and graduate tuition & fees is $58,307 for the academic year 2024-2025.
Across these elite 4-Years Colleges with the Highest ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 9.20% and the average SAT score is 1,535, underscoring their extremely selective admissions process and high academic standards.
| 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 - | 1,540 | 12.66% | 35.81% | $68,613 | 951 | 92.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 1 - | University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 4.48% | 88.29% | $69,324 | 18,566 | 96.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 - | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 6.44% | 47.02% | $64,730 | 30,210 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 - | Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 3.65% | 83.60% | $61,676 | 30,259 | 98.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 1 - | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,560 | 4.55% | 85.83% | $62,396 | 11,886 | 96.00% | 3 to 1 |
| 1 13 | Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year | 35 1 | 1,550 | 4.62% | 75.48% | $62,688 | 9,137 | 98.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 - | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 3.99% | 64.92% | $70,517 | 35,173 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 13 | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 35 1 | 1,540 | 5.71% | 58.84% | $68,758 | 17,499 | 97.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 - | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,540 | 11.66% | 45.67% | $65,636 | 15,888 | 94.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 1 - | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 5.40% | 67.98% | $68,686 | 29,109 | 97.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 1 - | Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,540 | 5.39% | 65.16% | $71,312 | 11,956 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,540 | 5.86% | 61.23% | $67,498 | 13,575 | 94.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 1 - | Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 8.00% | 44.20% | $61,247 | 8,961 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 1 - | Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year | 35 - | 1,550 | 3.61% | 81.91% | $65,910 | 18,625 | 92.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,530 | 9.59% | 53.83% | $67,980 | 1,393 | 91.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,540 | 7.09% | 50.23% | $65,420 | 1,700 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,490 | 16.49% | 34.77% | $70,042 | 4,011 | 93.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,540 | 3.87% | 69.78% | $67,250 | 15,564 | 96.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 15 24 | Emory University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,520 | 10.65% | 40.37% | $64,280 | 15,175 | 91.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,540 | 7.69% | 55.31% | $68,322 | 23,856 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 15 1 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,520 | 11.27% | 61.71% | $65,025 | 13,042 | 95.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,520 | 7.13% | 53.59% | $67,832 | 1,881 | 95.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 15 24 | University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MDPublic, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,465 | 44.79% | 21.63% | $41,186 ($11,809) | 41,725 | 89.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 15 24 | Amherst College Amherst, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 1 | 1,540 | 9.01% | 38.77% | $70,480 | 1,914 | 94.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year | 34 - | 1,500 | 16.43% | 43.46% | $70,702 | 15,432 | 91.00% | 10 to 1 |
| Average | 35 | 1,535 | 9.20% | 57.18% | $65,900 ($11,809) | 15,500 | 94.32% | 7 to 1 |