Colleges that accept a 24 ACT

The list (100 of 508)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 24 is between the 25th and 75th percentile ACT composite, closest to the middle first, 100 of 508 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 87 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 13 colleges.

1. University of Kansas ACT 20–28 Lawrence, KS · Admitted 93% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
2. Appalachian State University ACT 21–27 Boone, NC · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
3. Illinois State University ACT 21–27 Normal, IL · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
4. Montana State University ACT 21–27 Bozeman, MT · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
5. Central Michigan University ACT 21–27 Mount Pleasant, MI · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
6. Farmingdale State College ACT 20–28 Farmingdale, NY · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
7. Louisiana Tech University ACT 21–27 Ruston, LA · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
8. University of Missouri-Kansas City ACT 20–28 Kansas City, MO · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
9. Georgia College & State University ACT 22–26 Milledgeville, GA · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
10. University of Southern Indiana ACT 21–27 Evansville, IN · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
11. Carroll University ACT 21–27 Waukesha, WI · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
12. Indiana University-Kokomo ACT 21–27 Kokomo, IN · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
13. University of Illinois Springfield ACT 21–27 Springfield, IL · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
14. Augustana University ACT 21–27 Sioux Falls, SD · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
15. North Greenville University ACT 20–28 Tigerville, SC · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
16. Marywood University ACT 18–30 Scranton, PA · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
17. Randolph-Macon College ACT 21–27 Ashland, VA · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
18. Adrian College ACT 21–27 Adrian, MI · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
19. Western Colorado University ACT 22–26 Gunnison, CO · Admitted 99.7% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
20. Saint Francis University ACT 21–27 Loretto, PA · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
21. University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus ACT 21–27 Hartford, CT · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
22. Oklahoma City University ACT 21–27 Oklahoma City, OK · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
23. Grace College and Theological Seminary ACT 21–27 Winona Lake, IN · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
24. Wartburg College ACT 21–27 Waverly, IA · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
25. University of Northwestern-St Paul ACT 20–28 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 94% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
26. Saint Johns University ACT 21–27 Collegeville, MN · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
27. Thomas More University ACT 21–27 Crestview Hills, KY · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
28. Viterbo University ACT 22–26 La Crosse, WI · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
29. Evangel University ACT 21–27 Springfield, MO · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
30. Mount St. Joseph University ACT 20–28 Cincinnati, OH · Admitted 59% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
31. Carroll College ACT 21–27 Helena, MT · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
32. University of Pittsburgh-Bradford ACT 20–28 Bradford, PA · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
33. Ripon College ACT 21–27 Ripon, WI · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
34. Maranatha Baptist University ACT 20–28 Watertown, WI · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
35. Florida International University ACT 22–27 Miami, FL · Admitted 61% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
36. University of Arkansas ACT 21–28 Fayetteville, AR · Admitted 74% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
37. Iowa State University ACT 21–28 Ames, IA · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
38. University of Kentucky ACT 21–28 Lexington, KY · Admitted 94% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
39. University of North Carolina at Charlotte ACT 21–28 Charlotte, NC · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
40. Florida Atlantic University ACT 21–26 Boca Raton, FL · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
41. University of Iowa ACT 21–28 Iowa City, IA · Admitted 80% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
42. Oklahoma State University ACT 20–27 Stillwater, OK · Admitted 74% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
43. Utah State University ACT 20–27 Logan, UT · Admitted 92% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
44. East Carolina University ACT 21–26 Greenville, NC · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
45. University of Nebraska–Lincoln ACT 21–28 Lincoln, NE · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
46. Towson University ACT 20–27 Towson, MD · Admitted 81% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
47. Savannah College of Art and Design ACT 21–28 Savannah, GA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
48. Kansas State University ACT 20–27 Manhattan, KS · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
49. University of North Carolina at Greensboro ACT 22–27 Greensboro, NC · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
50. Coastal Carolina University ACT 21–26 Conway, SC · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
51. University of Southern Mississippi ACT 20–29 Hattiesburg, MS · Admitted 99.1% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
52. University of West Florida ACT 20–27 Pensacola, FL · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
53. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ACT 22–27 La Crosse, WI · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
54. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ACT 22–27 Eau Claire, WI · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
55. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ACT 20–27 Edwardsville, IL · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
56. Tennessee Technological University ACT 20–27 Cookeville, TN · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
57. Nova Southeastern University ACT 19–28 Fort Lauderdale, FL · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
58. Indiana University of Pennsylvania ACT 20–27 Indiana, PA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
59. Salisbury University ACT 20–29 Salisbury, MD · Admitted 88% 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 Wisconsin-Platteville ACT 21–28 Platteville, WI · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
62. SUNY Brockport ACT 23–26 Brockport, NY · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
63. University of Northern Colorado ACT 21–26 Greeley, CO · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
64. Lindenwood University ACT 21–28 Saint Charles, MO · Admitted 60% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
65. University of South Carolina-Upstate ACT 21–26 Spartanburg, SC · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
66. Lewis University ACT 20–27 Romeoville, IL · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
67. Johnson & Wales University-Providence ACT 22–27 Providence, RI · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
68. Winthrop University ACT 20–27 Rock Hill, SC · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
69. Harding University ACT 20–29 Searcy, AR · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
70. York College of Pennsylvania ACT 21–28 York, PA · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
71. Lynn University ACT 21–26 Boca Raton, FL · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
72. 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
73. George Fox University ACT 20–29 Newberg, OR · Admitted 94% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
74. Lee University ACT 20–27 Cleveland, TN · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
75. Western New England University ACT 21–28 Springfield, MA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
76. University of Mary ACT 21–26 Bismarck, ND · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
77. Stetson University ACT 21–28 DeLand, FL · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
78. Dakota State University ACT 20–27 Madison, SD · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
79. University of Redlands ACT 21–28 Redlands, CA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
80. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion ACT 19–28 Marion, IN · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
81. Concordia College at Moorhead ACT 21–26 Moorhead, MN · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
82. University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown ACT 22–27 Johnstown, PA · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
83. Hamline University ACT 19–28 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
84. Saint Norbert College ACT 21–28 De Pere, WI · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
85. Pacific University ACT 18–29 Forest Grove, OR · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
86. John Brown University ACT 21–28 Siloam Springs, AR · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
87. Nebraska Wesleyan University ACT 22–27 Lincoln, NE · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
88. Methodist University ACT 22–27 Fayetteville, NC · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
89. Walsh University ACT 20–27 North Canton, OH · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
90. College of Saint Benedict ACT 20–27 Saint Joseph, MN · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
91. Saint Vincent College ACT 20–27 Latrobe, PA · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
92. Wittenberg University ACT 21–28 Springfield, OH · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
93. Queens University of Charlotte ACT 20–27 Charlotte, NC · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
94. Kalamazoo College ACT 20–29 Kalamazoo, MI · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
95. Mount Saint Mary College ACT 19–28 Newburgh, NY · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
96. Northwest Nazarene University ACT 22–27 Nampa, ID · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
97. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ACT 20–29 Socorro, NM · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
98. Maine Maritime Academy ACT 21–26 Castine, ME · Admitted 54% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
99. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma ACT 21–26 Chickasha, OK · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
100. Presbyterian College ACT 21–26 Clinton, SC · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024

What colleges accept a 24 ACT score?

A 24 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 508 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 24 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Florida International University, University of Arkansas and Iowa State University. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 24 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?

Western Colorado University admitted 99.7% of fall 2024 applicants, University of Southern Mississippi admitted 99.1% of fall 2024 applicants and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 62 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

Citadel Military College of South Carolina admitted 28% of fall 2025 applicants, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants and Maine Maritime Academy admitted 54% 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: 3 are test-optional. For the others, check the college's admissions page before you decide.