Private Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores

The 2023 average ACT score is 26 which is same as last year. Harvey Mudd College, Yale University, and Johns Hopkins University have the highest ACT score of 35 among 494 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.
Of those 494 colleges, 117 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 138 schools' scores decreased. 153 schools' scores are same as last year.
The table below shows the 25 colleges with the highest ACT scores along with important academic statistics.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Private 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 $64,395 and graduate tuition & fees is $59,610 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 7.60% and the average SAT score is 1,531 at the schools.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 Private Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores.
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, CA
Private, four-years
35
-
1,53013.36%39.97%$66,25592292.00%8 to 1
1
7
Yale University New Haven, CT
Private, four-years
35
1
1,5404.57%67.89%$64,70014,77697.00%6 to 1
1Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Private, four-years
351,5507.25%51.22%$63,34031,27594.00%6 to 1
1
-
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Private, four-years
35
-
1,5503.24%82.96%$59,07630,63197.00%7 to 1
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
Private, four-years
351,5603.96%84.97%$60,15611,85894.00%3 to 1
1Williams College Williamstown, MA
Private, four-years
351,5308.50%44.32%$64,8602,22295.00%6 to 1
1
7
Princeton University Princeton, NJ
Private, four-years
35
1
1,5405.70%69.17%$59,7108,84297.00%5 to 1
1
-
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
Private, four-years
35
-
1,5303.95%64.06%$69,04534,78295.00%6 to 1
1
7
Duke University Durham, NC
Private, four-years
35
1
1,5506.35%54.98%$65,80518,02396.00%6 to 1
1
7
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
Private, four-years
35
1
1,54011.30%44.31%$63,82916,00291.00%5 to 1
1
7
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Private, four-years
35
1
1,5406.50%67.88%$66,10428,20196.00%8 to 1
1
7
Brown University Providence, RI
Private, four-years
35
1
1,5405.06%67.02%$68,23011,18994.00%6 to 1
1
-
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
Private, four-years
35
-
1,5306.67%52.34%$63,94613,71092.00%7 to 1
1
-
Rice University Houston, TX
Private, four-years
35
-
1,5408.68%44.07%$58,1288,67293.00%6 to 1
1
-
Stanford University Stanford, CA
Private, four-years
35
-
1,5503.68%83.66%$62,48418,28395.00%5 to 1
16
8
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA
Private, four-years
34
-
1,51010.35%54.48%$64,1501,38991.00%8 to 1
16
8
Pomona College Claremont, CA
Private, four-years
34
-
1,5207.02%55.14%$62,3261,71694.00%7 to 1
16
8
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Private, four-years
34
-
1,52012.02%41.18%$68,23748,94592.00%9 to 1
16
8
Georgetown University Washington, DC
Private, four-years
34
-
1,50012.23%48.70%$65,08120,98495.00%11 to 1
16
8
University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Private, four-years
34
-
1,5405.43%84.80%$66,93918,33995.00%5 to 1
16
15
Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Private, four-years
34
1
1,5307.21%55.16%$65,99723,16196.00%6 to 1
16
8
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
Private, four-years
34
-
1,51012.91%59.54%$62,69313,10596.00%9 to 1
16Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
Private, four-years
341,5209.19%58.93%$64,9101,91594.00%9 to 1
16
16
Colby College Waterville, ME
Private, four-years
34
1
1,4907.61%52.33%$66,6002,29988.00%10 to 1
16
16
Amherst College Amherst, MA
Private, four-years
34
1
1,5107.26%43.28%$67,2801,89891.00%7 to 1
Average351,5317.60%58.89%$64,39515,32694.00%7 to 1
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