United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Public Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 464 public colleges in the United States with the highest ACT Score for incoming freshmen. University of Maryland College Park tops the list with an average ACT Score of 33. Alternatively, check out the SAT version of these rankings.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
School Average ACT Score
Penn State Berks

Reading, PA

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27
George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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27
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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27
University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

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27
Florida Polytechnic University

Lakeland, Florida

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27
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

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26
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

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26
Colorado State University Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

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26
University of South Florida Main Campus

Tampa, FL

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26
Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

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26
University of Maine

Orono, ME

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26
Maine Maritime Academy

Castine, ME

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26
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

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26
University of Michigan Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

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26
University of Missouri Columbia

Columbia, MO

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26
Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

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26
SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY

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26
State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

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26