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
Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA

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25
Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

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24
University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

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24
University of Colorado Denver

Denver, CO

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24
University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

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24
Western State Colorado University

Gunnison, CO

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24
Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, CT

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24
Delaware State University

Dover, DE

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24
Southern Polytechnic State University

Marietta, Georgia

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24
University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

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24
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

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24
University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

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24
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

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24
Indiana University Northwest

Gary, IN

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24
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

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24
University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

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24
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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24
Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

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24