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
United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, NY

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26
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

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26
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

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26
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, OK

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26
University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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26
Penn State New Kensington

Upper Burrell, PA

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26
University of Pittsburgh Bradford

Bradford, PA

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26
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA

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26
College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

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26
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

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26
Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

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26
Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

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26
Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

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26
University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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25
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

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25
University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, IN

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25
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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25
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

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25