Private Colleges with Higher ACT Scores for Admission

The 2025 average ACT score is 27 which is same as last year.

Harvey Mudd College, University of Chicago, and Johns Hopkins University have the highest ACT score of 35 among 448 colleges that consider ACT score for admission.

Of those 448 colleges, 135 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 118 schools' scores decreased. 180 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 $66,899 and graduate tuition & fees is $57,877 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Across these elite Private Colleges with the Highest ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 7.62% and the average SAT score is 1,536, underscoring their extremely selective admissions process and high academic standards.

Comparison between 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
-		Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,54012.66%35.81%$68,61395192.00%8 to 1
1
-		University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5504.48%88.29%$69,32418,56696.00%5 to 1
1
-		Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5506.44%47.02%$64,73030,21094.00%6 to 1
1
-		Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5503.65%83.60%$61,67630,25998.00%7 to 1
1
-		Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5604.55%85.83%$62,39611,88696.00%3 to 1
1
12		Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year 35
1		1,5504.62%75.48%$62,6889,13798.00%5 to 1
1
-		Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5503.99%64.92%$70,51735,17396.00%6 to 1
1
12		Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year 35
1		1,5405.71%58.84%$68,75817,49997.00%5 to 1
1
-		Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,54011.66%45.67%$65,63615,88894.00%5 to 1
1
-		University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5505.40%67.98%$68,68629,10997.00%8 to 1
1
-		Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5405.39%65.16%$71,31211,95696.00%6 to 1
1
-		Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5405.86%61.23%$67,49813,57594.00%8 to 1
1
-		Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5508.00%44.20%$61,2478,96195.00%6 to 1
1
-		Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year 35
-		1,5503.61%81.91%$65,91018,62592.00%6 to 1
15
2		Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,5309.59%53.83%$67,9801,39391.00%8 to 1
15
2		Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,5407.09%50.23%$65,4201,70093.00%7 to 1
15
2		Wesleyan University Middletown, CTPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,49016.49%34.77%$70,0424,01193.00%8 to 1
15
2		Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,5403.87%69.78%$67,25015,56496.00%5 to 1
15
22		Emory University Atlanta, GAPrivate, 4-year 34
1		1,52010.65%40.37%$64,28015,17591.00%10 to 1
15
2		Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,5407.69%55.31%$68,32223,85695.00%6 to 1
15
2		University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, INPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,52011.27%61.71%$65,02513,04295.00%8 to 1
15
2		Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,5207.13%53.59%$67,8321,88195.00%9 to 1
15
22		Amherst College Amherst, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
1		1,5409.01%38.77%$70,4801,91494.00%6 to 1
15
2		Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,50016.43%43.46%$70,70215,43291.00%10 to 1
15
2		Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year 34
-		1,4905.22%53.75%$66,16232,55391.00%16 to 1
Average351,5367.62%58.46%$66,89915,13394.40%7 to 1