Colleges that accept a 27 ACT

The list (100 of 387)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 27 is between the 25th and 75th percentile ACT composite, closest to the middle first, 100 of 387 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 87 colleges, each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 9 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2024) for 4 colleges.

1. University of South Florida ACT 25–29 Tampa, FL · Admitted 41% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
2. LSU ACT 24–30 Baton Rouge, LA · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Scores required for some, fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
3. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach ACT 24–30 Daytona Beach, FL · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
4. Belmont University ACT 24–30 Nashville, TN · Admitted 95% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
5. State University of New York at New Paltz ACT 25–29 New Paltz, NY · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
6. Adelphi University ACT 24–30 Garden City, NY · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
7. University of Hartford ACT 24–30 West Hartford, CT · Admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
8. Calvin University ACT 24–30 Grand Rapids, MI · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
9. Manhattan University ACT 25–29 Riverdale, NY · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
10. Grove City College ACT 23–31 Grove City, PA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
11. Saint Anselm College ACT 24–30 Manchester, NH · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
12. Valparaiso University ACT 23–31 Valparaiso, IN · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
13. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ACT 24–30 Rapid City, SD · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
14. St Bonaventure University ACT 24–30 Saint Bonaventure, NY · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
15. Gustavus Adolphus College ACT 24–30 Saint Peter, MN · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
16. Florida Polytechnic University ACT 24–30 Lakeland, FL · Admitted 57% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
17. Drew University ACT 24–30 Madison, NJ · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
18. Southwestern University ACT 24–30 Georgetown, TX · Admitted 44% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
19. Hendrix College ACT 23–31 Conway, AR · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
20. The College of Idaho ACT 23–31 Caldwell, ID · Admitted 49% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
21. Transylvania University ACT 24–30 Lexington, KY · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
22. Beloit College ACT 24–30 Beloit, WI · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
23. Warren Wilson College ACT 25–29 Swannanoa, NC · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
24. University of Central Florida ACT 25–30 Orlando, FL · Admitted 43% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
25. The University of Alabama ACT 22–31 Tuscaloosa, AL · Admitted 71% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Scores required for some, fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
26. Oregon State University ACT 24–31 Corvallis, OR · Admitted 79% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
27. University of Cincinnati ACT 24–29 Cincinnati, OH · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
28. George Mason University ACT 25–30 Fairfax, VA · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
29. University of Missouri ACT 23–30 Columbia, MO · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
30. James Madison University ACT 24–29 Harrisonburg, VA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
31. Old Dominion University ACT 24–29 Norfolk, VA · Admitted 90% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
32. Miami University-Oxford ACT 25–30 Oxford, OH · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
33. University of North Carolina Wilmington ACT 24–29 Wilmington, NC · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
34. Western Washington University ACT 24–31 Bellingham, WA · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
35. University of Alabama at Birmingham ACT 23–30 Birmingham, AL · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
36. College of Charleston ACT 25–30 Charleston, SC · Admitted 60% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
37. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ACT 23–32 Denver, CO · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
38. St. John's University-New York ACT 24–29 Queens, NY · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
39. University of Maine ACT 23–30 Orono, ME · Admitted 96% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
40. Bridgewater State University ACT 25–30 Bridgewater, MA · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
41. Pace University ACT 24–29 New York, NY · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
42. University of Alabama in Huntsville ACT 24–31 Huntsville, AL · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
43. Quinnipiac University ACT 25–30 Hamden, CT · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
44. University of St Thomas ACT 25–30 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
45. University of San Francisco ACT 25–30 San Francisco, CA · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
46. SUNY Oneonta ACT 25–30 Oneonta, NY · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
47. Christopher Newport University ACT 25–30 Newport News, VA · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
48. Seattle University ACT 23–30 Seattle, WA · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
49. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg ACT 22–31 Middletown, PA · Admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
50. Roger Williams University ACT 24–29 Bristol, RI · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
51. Thomas Jefferson University ACT 25–30 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
52. Monmouth University ACT 24–29 West Long Branch, NJ · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
53. University of Scranton ACT 25–30 Scranton, PA · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
54. Biola University ACT 24–29 La Mirada, CA · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
55. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott ACT 24–29 Prescott, AZ · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
56. University of the Pacific ACT 23–32 Stockton, CA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
57. Bryant University ACT 27–28 Smithfield, RI · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
58. St. Joseph's University-New York ACT 24–29 Brooklyn, NY · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
59. Endicott College ACT 25–30 Beverly, MA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
60. Elmhurst University ACT 23–30 Elmhurst, IL · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
61. Lipscomb University ACT 23–30 Nashville, TN · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
62. Iona University ACT 24–29 New Rochelle, NY · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
63. Azusa Pacific University ACT 25–30 Azusa, CA · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
64. Champlain College ACT 26–29 Burlington, VT · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
65. Florida Southern College ACT 25–30 Lakeland, FL · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
66. Drake University ACT 24–29 Des Moines, IA · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
67. Ohio Northern University ACT 24–29 Ada, OH · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
68. Le Moyne College ACT 25–30 Syracuse, NY · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
69. North Central College ACT 24–29 Naperville, IL · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
70. California Lutheran University ACT 24–31 Thousand Oaks, CA · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
71. DeSales University ACT 27–28 Center Valley, PA · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
72. Salve Regina University ACT 26–29 Newport, RI · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
73. Taylor University ACT 24–31 Upland, IN · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
74. Moravian University ACT 24–29 Bethlehem, PA · Admitted 54% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
75. Eckerd College ACT 24–29 Saint Petersburg, FL · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
76. Nazareth University ACT 23–32 Rochester, NY · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
77. Roanoke College ACT 24–31 Salem, VA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
78. Delaware Valley University ACT 23–30 Doylestown, PA · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
79. Illinois Wesleyan University ACT 25–30 Bloomington, IL · Admitted 39% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
80. Virginia Military Institute ACT 24–31 Lexington, VA · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
81. Alfred University ACT 24–29 Alfred, NY · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
82. Lawrence University ACT 24–31 Appleton, WI · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
83. Oglethorpe University ACT 22–31 Atlanta, GA · Admitted 88% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
84. Allegheny College ACT 25–30 Meadville, PA · Admitted 59% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
85. Knox College ACT 21–32 Galesburg, IL · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
86. Cornell College ACT 23–30 Mount Vernon, IA · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
87. Covenant College ACT 23–30 Lookout Mountain, GA · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
88. Elmira College ACT 26–29 Elmira, NY · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
89. Texas A&M University ACT 24–32 College Station, TX · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
90. Michigan State University ACT 25–31 East Lansing, MI · Admitted 83% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
91. University of Houston ACT 23–29 Houston, TX · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
92. University of Illinois Chicago ACT 25–31 Chicago, IL · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
93. The University of Texas at Dallas ACT 24–32 Richardson, TX · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
94. Virginia Commonwealth University ACT 22–30 Richmond, VA · Admitted 93% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
95. Grand Valley State University ACT 22–30 Allendale, MI · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
96. Rowan University ACT 23–29 Glassboro, NJ · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
97. West Chester University of Pennsylvania ACT 24–28 West Chester, PA · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
98. DePaul University ACT 25–31 Chicago, IL · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
99. University of New Hampshire ACT 26–30 Durham, NH · Admitted 89% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
100. University of Toledo ACT 23–29 Toledo, OH · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024

What colleges accept a 27 ACT score?

A 27 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 387 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 27 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Texas A&M, University of Central Florida and Michigan State. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 27 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 Harrisburg admitted 98% of fall 2024 applicants, University of Hartford admitted 96% of fall 2024 applicants and University of Maine admitted 96% of fall 2025 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 52 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

Illinois Wesleyan University admitted 39% of fall 2024 applicants, University of South Florida admitted 41% of fall 2025 applicants and University of Central Florida admitted 43% of fall 2025 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 5 colleges on this list: 3 are test-optional, 2 require it for some applicants. For the others, check the college's admissions page before you decide.