Below is a list of the 752 private colleges in the United States with the highest ACT Score for incoming freshmen. California Institute of Technology tops the list with an average ACT Score of 35. Alternatively, check out the SAT version of these rankings.
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Washington University in St LouisSaint Louis, MO |
34 |
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Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH |
34 |
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Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ |
34 |
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Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
34 |
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Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
34 |
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Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY |
34 |
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New York UniversityNew York, NY |
34 |
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Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
34 |
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Duke UniversityDurham, NC |
34 |
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
34 |
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Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA |
34 |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
34 |
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Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
34 |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN |
34 |
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Stanford UniversityStanford, CA |
34 |
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Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA |
34 |
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Scripps CollegeClaremont, CA |
33 |
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA |
33 |