The 2025 average ACT score is 24 which is same as last year.
University of Maryland-College Park has the highest ACT score of 34 among 323 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.
Of those 323 colleges, 109 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 57 schools' scores decreased. 151 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 $40,438 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,242 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Public 4-Years Colleges with the Highest ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 43.40% and the average SAT score is 1,399, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | ACT Score | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | 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 |
| 2 4 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GAPublic, 4-year | 33 1 | 1,480 | 14.07% | 45.60% | $34,484 ($12,058) | 53,363 | 94.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MIPublic, 4-year | 33 - | 1,460 | 15.64% | 47.34% | $63,081 ($18,848) | 52,855 | 93.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 1 | William & Mary Williamsburg, VAPublic, 4-year | 33 - | 1,470 | 34.07% | 26.62% | $51,038 ($25,734) | 9,818 | 89.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VAPublic, 4-year | 33 - | 1,480 | 16.81% | 39.97% | $61,591 ($23,118) | 26,409 | 96.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 4 | Colorado School of Mines Golden, COPublic, 4-year | 32 1 | 1,400 | 60.69% | 23.08% | $45,824 ($21,914) | 8,044 | 82.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 22 | University of Georgia Athens, GAPublic, 4-year | 32 3 | 1,370 | 37.70% | 38.30% | $31,688 ($11,450) | 43,146 | 90.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, ILPublic, 4-year | 32 - | 1,440 | 42.37% | 28.83% | $40,096 ($18,267) | 59,238 | 85.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 6 4 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year | 32 1 | 1,420 | 59.73% | 17.95% | $40,449 ($17,772) | 31,726 | 83.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 6 - | Binghamton University Vestal, NYPublic, 4-year | 32 - | 1,410 | 38.61% | 15.87% | $30,447 ($10,567) | 18,816 | 82.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 11 1 | University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, COPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,340 | 78.08% | 14.15% | $42,970 ($15,214) | 38,799 | 74.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 11 1 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CTPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,340 | 52.39% | 15.41% | $43,712 ($21,044) | 28,306 | 83.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 11 1 | University of Florida Gainesville, FLPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,400 | 24.20% | 42.20% | $28,659 ($6,381) | 56,311 | 91.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 11 17 | New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year | 31 2 | 1,330 | 65.07% | 17.19% | $37,664 ($19,974) | 13,247 | 73.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 11 1 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,410 | 58.15% | 20.53% | $37,441 ($17,929) | 52,269 | 84.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 11 1 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NYPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,420 | 49.04% | 14.75% | $32,741 ($10,931) | 26,689 | 76.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 11 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCPublic, 4-year | 31 1 | 1,480 | 15.34% | 45.45% | $41,203 ($8,994) | 32,438 | 91.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 11 1 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PAPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,360 | 58.08% | 12.99% | $41,430 ($21,926) | 35,724 | 85.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 11 11 | Clemson University Clemson, SCPublic, 4-year | 31 1 | 1,320 | 38.34% | 20.69% | $40,866 ($15,554) | 29,077 | 87.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 11 1 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,390 | 26.64% | 47.43% | $44,908 ($11,688) | 53,864 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 11 1 | University of Vermont Burlington, VTPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,360 | 65.30% | 15.84% | $45,502 ($19,058) | 14,476 | 79.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 11 11 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | 31 1 | 1,460 | 45.20% | 28.59% | $42,103 ($11,603) | 51,044 | 90.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 11 1 | Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, INPublic, 4-year | 31 - | 1,350 | 49.87% | 29.20% | $28,794 ($9,992) | 58,658 | 83.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 24 4 | University of Delaware Newark, DEPublic, 4-year | 30 1 | 1,280 | 70.60% | 15.67% | $41,400 ($16,810) | 24,412 | 81.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 24 4 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FLPublic, 4-year | 30 1 | 1,350 | 24.22% | 30.89% | $21,683 ($6,517) | 43,889 | 86.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 32 | 1,399 | 43.40% | 27.05% | $40,438 ($15,406) | 36,174 | 85.40% | 16 to 1 |