Colleges for a Low ACT Score

Getting into college with a low ACT score.

College admission test taking is stressful. Not everyone rocks their ACT test. A low score doesn't mean you can't get into college. We've prepared a list of all selective admission, four year colleges which are likely to accept students who scored in the lower fifty percentile on the ACT. Based on school admission history, an applicant with a lower than average ACT has a good chance to get into these 412 schools. Schools are listed in order from low ACT score to highest.
Low ACT Public Private 4 year

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Mount Marty College
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Yankton, SD
 

Mount Marty College

Private 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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#2 Best Private Colleges in South Dakota

  • 1,314enrollment
  • $23,163net price
  • 48%acceptance rate
  • 810-1050SAT range
  • 19-24ACT range
  • 3.35Avg GPA

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Wheeling University
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Wheeling, WV
 

Wheeling University

Private 4 Year

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20 Average ACT Score

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  • 748enrollment
  • $19,164net price
  • 75%acceptance rate
  • 950-1180SAT range
  • 17-23ACT range
  • 3.33Avg GPA

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Davis & Elkins College
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Elkins, WV
 

Davis & Elkins College

Private 4 Year

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7 Average ACT Score

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  • 683enrollment
  • $19,762net price
  • 58%acceptance rate
  • 880-1125SAT range
  • 1-14ACT range
  • 3.35Avg GPA

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Westminster College
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Fulton, MO
 

Westminster College

Private 4 Year

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20 Average ACT Score

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  • 593enrollment
  • $26,780net price
  • 78%acceptance rate
  • 880-1120SAT range
  • 18-23ACT range
  • 3.44Avg GPA

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Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College
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H
Moore, OK
 

Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College

Private 4 Year

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19 Average ACT Score

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  • 297enrollment
  • $17,827net price
  • 45%acceptance rate
  • 838-928SAT range
  • 17-22ACT range
  • 3.1Estimated Avg GPA

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Greenville University
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Greenville, IL

Greenville University

Private 4 Year

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19 Average ACT Score

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#29 Best Private Colleges in Illinois

  • 1,053enrollment
  • $21,442net price
  • 95%acceptance rate
  • 811-1219SAT range
  • 14-24ACT range
  • 3.23Avg GPA

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Dakota Wesleyan University
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D
Mitchell, SD
 

Dakota Wesleyan University

Private 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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  • 886enrollment
  • $21,901net price
  • 73%acceptance rate
  • 950-1420SAT range
  • 18-24ACT range
  • 3.36Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 27

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University of the Cumberlands
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Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands

Private 4 Year

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19 Average ACT Score

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#9 Best Private Colleges in Kentucky

  • 20,327enrollment
  • $11,555net price
  • 71%acceptance rate
  • 960-1160SAT range
  • 16-23ACT range
  • 3.47Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 31

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Sierra Nevada University
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Incline Village, NV

Sierra Nevada University

Private 4 Year

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19 Average ACT Score

 

 

  • 631enrollment
  • -net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • 920-1200SAT range
  • 17-22ACT range
  • 3.24Estimated Avg GPA

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Tennessee Wesleyan College
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T
Athens, TN
 

Tennessee Wesleyan College

Private 4 Year

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20 Average ACT Score

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#14 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

  • 1,074enrollment
  • $16,414net price
  • 59%acceptance rate
  • 960-1100SAT range
  • 17-23ACT range
  • 3.5Avg GPA

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Black Hills State University
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B
Spearfish, SD

Black Hills State University

Public 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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#6 Best Public Universities in South Dakota

  • 3,475enrollment
  • $16,474net price
  • 94%acceptance rate
  • 970-1085SAT range
  • 18-24ACT range
  • 3.22Estimated Avg GPA

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Southern Wesleyan University
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Central, SC
 

Southern Wesleyan University

Private 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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#15 Best Private Colleges in South Carolina

  • 1,188enrollment
  • $20,336net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • 980-1200SAT range
  • 19-24ACT range
  • 4.0Avg GPA

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King College
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K
Bristol, TN
 

King College

Private 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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#11 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee

  • 1,295enrollment
  • $23,282net price
  • 54%acceptance rate
  • 1000-1160SAT range
  • 18-24ACT range
  • 3.46Avg GPA

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Graceland University Lamoni
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Lamoni, IA
 

Graceland University Lamoni

Private 4 Year

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20 Average ACT Score

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#13 Best Private Colleges in Iowa

  • 1,195enrollment
  • $16,632net price
  • 83%acceptance rate
  • 880-1120SAT range
  • 16-24ACT range
  • 3.22Avg GPA

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Northern State University
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Aberdeen, SD
 

Northern State University

Public 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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#5 Best Public Universities in South Dakota

  • 3,521enrollment
  • $16,873net price
  • 93%acceptance rate
  • 800-1150SAT range
  • 18-24ACT range
  • 3.37Avg GPA

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Boston Baptist College
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B
Boston, MA
 

Boston Baptist College

Private 4 Year

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18 Average ACT Score

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  • 33enrollment
  • $19,506net price
  • 100%acceptance rate
  • 980-1190SAT range
  • 10-26ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Rocky Mountain College
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R
Billings, MT

Rocky Mountain College

Private 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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  • 991enrollment
  • $19,173net price
  • 73%acceptance rate
  • 990-1240SAT range
  • 19-24ACT range
  • 3.42Avg GPA

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Brescia University
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B
Owensboro, KY
 

Brescia University

Private 4 Year

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21 Average ACT Score

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  • 638enrollment
  • $15,087net price
  • 35%acceptance rate
  • 920-1190SAT range
  • 18-25ACT range
  • 3.02Avg GPA

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