Colleges that accept a 25 ACT

The list (100 of 472)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 25 is between the 25th and 75th percentile ACT composite, closest to the middle first, 100 of 472 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 86 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 14 colleges.

1. University of Arizona ACT 21–29 Tucson, AZ · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
2. University of Mississippi ACT 21–29 University, MS · Admitted 97% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
3. Ohio University ACT 22–28 Athens, OH · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
4. Mississippi State University ACT 21–29 Mississippi State, MS · Admitted 84% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
5. Indiana University-Indianapolis ACT 21–29 Indianapolis, IN · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
6. Samford University ACT 22–28 Birmingham, AL · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
7. Aurora University ACT 21–29 Aurora, IL · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
8. State University of New York at Plattsburgh ACT 22–28 Plattsburgh, NY · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
9. Oral Roberts University ACT 22–28 Tulsa, OK · Admitted 99% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
10. Spelman College ACT 22–28 Atlanta, GA · Admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
11. Abilene Christian University ACT 22–28 Abilene, TX · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
12. Molloy University ACT 22–28 Rockville Centre, NY · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
13. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington ACT 23–27 Abington, PA · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
14. Niagara University ACT 22–28 Niagara University, NY · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
15. Saint Edward's University ACT 22–28 Austin, TX · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
16. Augustana College ACT 21–29 Rock Island, IL · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
17. University of Detroit Mercy ACT 22–28 Detroit, MI · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
18. Pacific Lutheran University ACT 22–28 Tacoma, WA · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
19. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona ACT 22–28 Altoona, PA · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
20. Berry College ACT 22–28 Mount Berry, GA · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
21. Concordia University-Wisconsin ACT 22–28 Mequon, WI · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
22. Susquehanna University ACT 21–29 Selinsgrove, PA · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
23. Otterbein University ACT 22–28 Westerville, OH · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
24. Bethel University ACT 22–28 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
25. Whitworth University ACT 21–29 Spokane, WA · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
26. Ouachita Baptist University ACT 22–28 Arkadelphia, AR · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
27. Dordt University ACT 21–29 Sioux Center, IA · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
28. University of Mobile ACT 22–28 Mobile, AL · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
29. SUNY Maritime College ACT 22–28 Throggs Neck, NY · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
30. Southern Wesleyan University ACT 22–28 Central, SC · Admitted 99.5% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
31. Minneapolis College of Art and Design ACT 21–29 Minneapolis, MN · Admitted 49% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
32. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York ACT 22–28 York, PA · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
33. University of Minnesota-Rochester ACT 21–29 Rochester, MN · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
34. Florida International University ACT 22–27 Miami, FL · Admitted 61% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
35. Texas Tech University ACT 23–28 Lubbock, TX · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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. University of Utah ACT 22–29 Salt Lake City, UT · Admitted 90% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
38. Iowa State University ACT 21–28 Ames, IA · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
39. 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
40. University of North Carolina at Charlotte ACT 21–28 Charlotte, NC · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
41. University of Oklahoma ACT 23–28 Norman, OK · Admitted 78% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
42. 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
43. University of Oregon ACT 22–29 Eugene, OR · Admitted 87% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
44. University of Nebraska–Lincoln ACT 21–28 Lincoln, NE · Admitted 88% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
45. Wayne State University ACT 23–28 Detroit, MI · Admitted 84% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
46. Savannah College of Art and Design ACT 21–28 Savannah, GA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
47. University of North Carolina at Greensboro ACT 22–27 Greensboro, NC · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
48. University of Louisiana at Lafayette ACT 23–28 Lafayette, LA · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
49. University of Massachusetts-Boston ACT 22–29 Boston, MA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
50. University of Southern Mississippi ACT 20–29 Hattiesburg, MS · Admitted 99.1% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
51. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ACT 22–27 La Crosse, WI · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
52. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire ACT 22–27 Eau Claire, WI · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
53. University of Minnesota-Duluth ACT 23–28 Duluth, MN · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
54. Elon University ACT 23–28 Elon, NC · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
55. Salisbury University ACT 20–29 Salisbury, MD · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
56. University of Wisconsin-Platteville ACT 21–28 Platteville, WI · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
57. SUNY Brockport ACT 23–26 Brockport, NY · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
58. Long Island University ACT 21–30 Brookville, NY · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
59. Purdue University Fort Wayne ACT 22–29 Fort Wayne, IN · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
60. Lindenwood University ACT 21–28 Saint Charles, MO · Admitted 60% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
61. Xavier University ACT 22–29 Cincinnati, OH · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
62. Cedarville University ACT 22–29 Cedarville, OH · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
63. Johnson & Wales University-Providence ACT 22–27 Providence, RI · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
64. Florida Institute of Technology ACT 23–28 Melbourne, FL · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
65. Harding University ACT 20–29 Searcy, AR · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
66. York College of Pennsylvania ACT 21–28 York, PA · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
67. Anderson University ACT 22–29 Anderson, SC · Admitted 55% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
68. Jacksonville University ACT 23–28 Jacksonville, FL · Admitted 57% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
69. Franciscan University of Steubenville ACT 22–29 Steubenville, OH · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
70. Baldwin Wallace University ACT 22–29 Berea, OH · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
71. SUNY at Fredonia ACT 23–28 Fredonia, NY · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
72. George Fox University ACT 20–29 Newberg, OR · Admitted 94% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
73. Regis University ACT 22–29 Denver, CO · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
74. Western New England University ACT 21–28 Springfield, MA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
75. St. John Fisher University ACT 23–28 Rochester, NY · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
76. Stetson University ACT 21–28 DeLand, FL · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
77. Benedictine College ACT 22–29 Atchison, KS · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
78. Bellarmine University ACT 23–28 Louisville, KY · Admitted 86% 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. Wilkes University ACT 22–29 Wilkes-Barre, PA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
81. University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown ACT 22–27 Johnstown, PA · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
82. Saint Norbert College ACT 21–28 De Pere, WI · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
83. Wagner College ACT 23–28 Staten Island, NY · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
84. Marymount Manhattan College ACT 24–27 New York, NY · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
85. Berea College ACT 23–28 Berea, KY · Admitted 19% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 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. LeTourneau University ACT 21–30 Longview, TX · Admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
88. Nebraska Wesleyan University ACT 22–27 Lincoln, NE · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
89. Methodist University ACT 22–27 Fayetteville, NC · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
90. University of Dallas ACT 22–29 Irving, TX · Admitted 53% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
91. Drury University ACT 22–29 Springfield, MO · Admitted 58% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
92. Luther College ACT 22–29 Decorah, IA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
93. Chatham University ACT 21–30 Pittsburgh, PA · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
94. Wittenberg University ACT 21–28 Springfield, OH · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
95. Kalamazoo College ACT 20–29 Kalamazoo, MI · Admitted 75% 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. United States Merchant Marine Academy ACT 22–29 Kings Point, NY · Admitted 34% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
99. Hampden-Sydney College ACT 23–28 Hampden-Sydney, VA · Admitted 41% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
100. University of North Carolina School of the Arts ACT 22–29 Winston Salem, NC · Admitted 30% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024

What colleges accept a 25 ACT score?

A 25 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 472 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 25 sits closest to the middle of the range, including University of Arizona, Florida International University and Texas Tech. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 25 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?

Southern Wesleyan University admitted 99.5% of fall 2024 applicants, University of Southern Mississippi admitted 99.1% of fall 2024 applicants and Oral Roberts University admitted 99% 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?

Berea College admitted 19% of fall 2024 applicants, Spelman admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants and University of North Carolina School of the Arts admitted 30% 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 6 colleges on this list: 6 are test-optional. For the others, check the college's admissions page before you decide.