Colleges that accept a 23 ACT

The list (100 of 490)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 23 is between the 25th and 75th percentile ACT composite, closest to the middle first, 100 of 490 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 89 colleges, each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 9 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2024) for 2 colleges.

1. Brigham Young University-Idaho ACT 20–26 Rexburg, ID · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
2. University of North Texas ACT 19–27 Denton, TX · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
3. The University of Texas at Arlington ACT 19–27 Arlington, TX · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
4. West Virginia University ACT 20–26 Morgantown, WV · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
5. Middle Tennessee State University ACT 20–26 Murfreesboro, TN · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
6. University of Louisville ACT 19–27 Louisville, KY · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
7. Minnesota State University-Mankato ACT 21–25 Mankato, MN · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
8. Howard University ACT 20–26 Washington, DC · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
9. The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga ACT 20–26 Chattanooga, TN · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
10. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide ACT 18–28 Daytona Beach, FL · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
11. University of South Alabama ACT 20–26 Mobile, AL · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
12. University of Colorado Colorado Springs ACT 20–26 Colorado Springs, CO · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
13. University of Idaho ACT 20–26 Moscow, ID · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
14. Stockton University ACT 21–25 Galloway, NJ · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
15. The University of Texas at Tyler ACT 20–26 Tyler, TX · Admitted 94% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
16. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ACT 20–26 Stevens Point, WI · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
17. University of Missouri-St Louis ACT 19–27 Saint Louis, MO · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
18. Brigham Young University-Hawaii ACT 21–25 Laie, HI · Admitted 47% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
19. St Catherine University ACT 20–26 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
20. Dallas Baptist University ACT 20–26 Dallas, TX · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
21. Hawaii Pacific University ACT 19–27 Honolulu, HI · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
22. Mount St. Mary's University ACT 19–27 Emmitsburg, MD · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
23. Seton Hill University ACT 19–27 Greensburg, PA · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
24. Lubbock Christian University ACT 19–27 Lubbock, TX · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
25. Andrews University ACT 20–26 Berrien Springs, MI · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
26. Aquinas College ACT 20–26 Grand Rapids, MI · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
27. Emory & Henry University ACT 20–26 Emory, VA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
28. Central College ACT 20–26 Pella, IA · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
29. University of Minnesota-Morris ACT 20–26 Morris, MN · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
30. Franklin College ACT 20–26 Franklin, IN · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
31. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ACT 19–27 Louisville, KY · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
32. Spring Hill College ACT 17–29 Mobile, AL · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
33. Ursuline College ACT 20–26 Pepper Pike, OH · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
34. Kennesaw State University ACT 19–26 Kennesaw, GA · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
35. Georgia State University ACT 18–27 Atlanta, GA · Admitted 57% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
36. Florida Atlantic University ACT 21–26 Boca Raton, FL · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
37. Oklahoma State University ACT 20–27 Stillwater, OK · Admitted 74% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
38. Utah State University ACT 20–27 Logan, UT · Admitted 92% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
39. East Carolina University ACT 21–26 Greenville, NC · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
40. University of New Mexico ACT 19–26 Albuquerque, NM · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
41. Towson University ACT 20–27 Towson, MD · Admitted 81% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
42. University of Nevada-Reno ACT 19–26 Reno, NV · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
43. Kansas State University ACT 20–27 Manhattan, KS · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
44. Florida Gulf Coast University ACT 20–25 Fort Myers, FL · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
45. Missouri State University-Springfield ACT 19–26 Springfield, MO · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
46. Bowling Green State University ACT 19–26 Bowling Green, OH · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
47. University of Nebraska at Omaha ACT 19–26 Omaha, NE · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
48. Coastal Carolina University ACT 21–26 Conway, SC · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
49. Eastern Michigan University ACT 18–27 Ypsilanti, MI · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
50. East Tennessee State University ACT 19–26 Johnson City, TN · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
51. University of West Florida ACT 20–27 Pensacola, FL · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
52. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ACT 20–27 Edwardsville, IL · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
53. Tennessee Technological University ACT 20–27 Cookeville, TN · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
54. The University of Montana ACT 19–26 Missoula, MT · Admitted 95% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
55. Nova Southeastern University ACT 19–28 Fort Lauderdale, FL · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
56. Indiana University of Pennsylvania ACT 20–27 Indiana, PA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
57. Murray State University ACT 19–26 Murray, KY · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
58. University of Houston-Clear Lake ACT 20–25 Houston, TX · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
59. Radford University ACT 19–26 Radford, VA · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
60. University of Wisconsin-Stout ACT 20–27 Menomonie, WI · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
61. University of Northern Colorado ACT 21–26 Greeley, CO · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
62. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania ACT 22–23 East Stroudsburg, PA · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
63. Regent University ACT 19–26 Virginia Beach, VA · Admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
64. University of Alaska Fairbanks ACT 17–28 Fairbanks, AK · Admits every applicant with a high school diploma (open admission) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
65. University of Wisconsin-River Falls ACT 19–26 River Falls, WI · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
66. University of Nebraska at Kearney ACT 19–26 Kearney, NE · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
67. University of South Carolina-Upstate ACT 21–26 Spartanburg, SC · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
68. Lewis University ACT 20–27 Romeoville, IL · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
69. Winthrop University ACT 20–27 Rock Hill, SC · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
70. Indiana University-Southeast ACT 20–25 New Albany, IN · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
71. Colorado State University Pueblo ACT 19–26 Pueblo, CO · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
72. Longwood University ACT 19–26 Farmville, VA · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
73. University of South Carolina Aiken ACT 19–26 Aiken, SC · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
74. Oregon Institute of Technology ACT 18–27 Klamath Falls, OR · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
75. Lynn University ACT 21–26 Boca Raton, FL · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
76. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor ACT 19–26 Belton, TX · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
77. Citadel Military College of South Carolina ACT 21–26 Charleston, SC · Admitted 28% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
78. Carthage College ACT 20–25 Kenosha, WI · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
79. Lee University ACT 20–27 Cleveland, TN · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
80. Olivet Nazarene University ACT 19–26 Bourbonnais, IL · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
81. University of Mary ACT 21–26 Bismarck, ND · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
82. Ashland University ACT 20–25 Ashland, OH · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
83. Dakota State University ACT 20–27 Madison, SD · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
84. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion ACT 19–28 Marion, IN · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
85. Saint Ambrose University ACT 20–25 Davenport, IA · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
86. Oklahoma Christian University ACT 19–26 Edmond, OK · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
87. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks ACT 18–27 Reading, PA · Admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
88. Concordia College at Moorhead ACT 21–26 Moorhead, MN · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
89. Hamline University ACT 19–28 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
90. Rockhurst University ACT 19–26 Kansas City, MO · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
91. Pacific University ACT 18–29 Forest Grove, OR · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
92. College of the Ozarks ACT 20–25 Point Lookout, MO · Admitted 12% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
93. Walsh University ACT 20–27 North Canton, OH · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
94. College of Saint Benedict ACT 20–27 Saint Joseph, MN · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
95. Buena Vista University ACT 19–26 Storm Lake, IA · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
96. Hardin-Simmons University ACT 19–26 Abilene, TX · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
97. Midway University ACT 20–25 Midway, KY · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
98. Saint Vincent College ACT 20–27 Latrobe, PA · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
99. Freed-Hardeman University ACT 19–26 Henderson, TN · Admitted 60% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
100. Queens University of Charlotte ACT 20–27 Charlotte, NC · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024

What colleges accept a 23 ACT score?

A 23 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 490 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 23 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Brigham Young University-Idaho, Kennesaw State University and University of North Texas. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 23 inside a college's middle 50% means it is a typical score among the first-years who sent one.

Which of these colleges admit the most applicants?

Penn State Berks admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants and University of Colorado Colorado Springs admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 64 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

College of the Ozarks admitted 12% of fall 2024 applicants, Citadel Military College of South Carolina admitted 28% of fall 2025 applicants and Regent University admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants: the lowest rates on this list.

Do I have to send my ACT score to these colleges?

It depends on the college. We read the fall 2027 rule on the college's own site for 3 colleges on this list: 2 require a score, 1 are test-optional. For the others, check the college's admissions page before you decide.