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Colleges that accept a 29 ACT

Updated Federal and Common Data Set numbers, each with its year

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A 29 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 296 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 29 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Texas A&M, Ohio State and UT Austin.

Each college reports the ACT scores of the first-year students who sent one: a quarter scored below the 25th percentile and a quarter above the 75th. When 29 falls between the two, it's a typical score there. Many of these colleges are test-optional, so the range describes only the students who chose to send a score.

The list (100 of 296)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 29 is between the 25th and 75th percentile ACT composite, closest to the middle first, 100 of 296 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 67 colleges, each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 31 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2024) for 2 colleges.

  1. University of Minnesota Twin Cities ACT 26–32 Minneapolis, MN · Admitted 79% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  2. University of South Carolina ACT 26–32 Columbia, SC · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  3. University at Buffalo ACT 27–31 Buffalo, NY · Admitted 81% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  4. Baylor University ACT 26–32 Waco, TX · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  5. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ACT 26–32 University Park, PA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  6. Duquesne University ACT 26–32 Pittsburgh, PA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  7. Gonzaga University ACT 27–31 Spokane, WA · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  8. Marist University ACT 27–31 Poughkeepsie, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  9. Wentworth Institute of Technology ACT 27–31 Boston, MA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  10. University of Mary Washington ACT 27–31 Fredericksburg, VA · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  11. Rider University ACT 27–31 Lawrenceville, NJ · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  12. Illinois Institute of Technology ACT 26–32 Chicago, IL · Admitted 55% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  13. Connecticut College ACT 26–32 New London, CT · Admitted 39% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  14. St Lawrence University ACT 27–31 Canton, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  15. DePauw University ACT 26–32 Greencastle, IN · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  16. Wofford College ACT 27–31 Spartanburg, SC · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  17. The University of the South ACT 27–31 Sewanee, TN · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  18. University of Puget Sound ACT 27–31 Tacoma, WA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  19. Maryland Institute College of Art ACT 25–33 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  20. Goucher College ACT 26–32 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 82% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  21. Moore College of Art and Design ACT 26–32 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  22. University of Tennessee ACT 26–31 Knoxville, TN · Admitted 44% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  23. Auburn University ACT 26–31 Auburn, AL · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  24. Drexel University ACT 27–32 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  25. Loyola University Chicago ACT 27–32 Chicago, IL · Admitted 75% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  26. University of Massachusetts-Lowell ACT 25–32 Lowell, MA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  27. Texas Christian University ACT 26–31 Fort Worth, TX · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  28. University of Maryland-Baltimore County ACT 26–31 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 74% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  29. Marquette University ACT 26–31 Milwaukee, WI · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  30. Chapman University ACT 28–31 Orange, CA · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. The College of New Jersey ACT 26–31 Ewing, NJ · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. Seton Hall University ACT 27–32 South Orange, NJ · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  33. University of Denver ACT 27–32 Denver, CO · Admitted 85% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  34. High Point University ACT 24–33 High Point, NC · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  35. Saint Joseph's University – Philadelphia ACT 28–31 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  36. Creighton University ACT 26–31 Omaha, NE · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  37. Butler University ACT 26–31 Indianapolis, IN · Admitted 82% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  38. Ithaca College ACT 27–30 Ithaca, NY · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  39. United States Air Force Academy ACT 26–33 USAF Academy, CO · Admitted 14% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  40. Pratt Institute-Main ACT 26–31 Brooklyn, NY · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  41. Bucknell University ACT 25–32 Lewisburg, PA · Admitted 32% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  42. SUNY College at Geneseo ACT 26–31 Geneseo, NY · Admitted 66% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  43. SUNY at Purchase College ACT 27–30 Purchase, NY · Admitted 74% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  44. Point Loma Nazarene University ACT 25–32 San Diego, CA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  45. College of the Holy Cross ACT 27–32 Worcester, MA · Admitted 18% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  46. University of Tulsa ACT 25–34 Tulsa, OK · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  47. University of Connecticut-Stamford ACT 25–32 Stamford, CT · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  48. John Carroll University ACT 25–32 University Heights, OH · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  49. Messiah University ACT 26–31 Mechanicsburg, PA · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  50. Clarkson University ACT 25–32 Potsdam, NY · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  51. Gettysburg College ACT 27–32 Gettysburg, PA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  52. Elizabethtown College ACT 26–31 Elizabethtown, PA · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  53. Lake Forest College ACT 27–30 Lake Forest, IL · Admitted 54% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  54. The College of Wooster ACT 27–32 Wooster, OH · Admitted 64% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  55. St. Mary's College of Maryland ACT 26–31 St. Mary's City, MD · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  56. Sarah Lawrence College ACT 28–31 Bronxville, NY · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  57. Centre College ACT 26–31 Danville, KY · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  58. Westmont College ACT 25–32 Santa Barbara, CA · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  59. United States Coast Guard Academy ACT 27–32 New London, CT · Admitted 22% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  60. Saint Michael's College ACT 26–31 Colchester, VT · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  61. Houghton University ACT 26–31 Houghton, NY · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  62. Earlham College ACT 24–33 Richmond, IN · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. 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
  64. Ohio State University ACT 28–32 Columbus, OH · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  65. University of Texas at Austin ACT 27–33 Austin, TX · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  66. Penn State ACT 28–32 University Park, PA · Admitted 55% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  67. 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
  68. Brigham Young University ACT 28–32 Provo, UT · Admitted 69% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  69. University of Georgia ACT 27–33 Athens, GA · Admitted 34% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  70. Virginia Tech ACT 28–32 Blacksburg, VA · Admitted 55% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  71. North Carolina State University at Raleigh ACT 28–32 Raleigh, NC · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  72. Clemson University ACT 28–32 Clemson, SC · Admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  73. University of Illinois Chicago ACT 25–31 Chicago, IL · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. The University of Texas at Dallas ACT 24–32 Richardson, TX · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  75. University of Delaware ACT 28–32 Newark, DE · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  76. DePaul University ACT 25–31 Chicago, IL · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  77. University of New Hampshire ACT 26–30 Durham, NH · Admitted 89% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  78. University of Dayton ACT 25–31 Dayton, OH · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  79. Saint Louis University ACT 25–31 Saint Louis, MO · Admitted 75% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  80. Loyola Marymount University ACT 28–32 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  81. Hofstra University ACT 28–32 Hempstead, NY · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. Michigan Technological University ACT 25–31 Houghton, MI · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. Missouri University of Science and Technology ACT 25–31 Rolla, MO · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  84. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth ACT 26–30 North Dartmouth, MA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  85. Mercer University ACT 25–31 Macon, GA · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  86. United States Naval Academy ACT 25–31 Annapolis, MD · Admitted 9.3% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  87. United States Military Academy ACT 27–33 West Point, NY · Admitted 13% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  88. Touro University ACT 24–32 New York, NY · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  89. Loyola University Maryland ACT 28–32 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  90. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ACT 26–30 Boston, MA · Admitted 85% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  91. New York Institute of Technology ACT 24–32 Old Westbury, NY · Admitted 81% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  92. Siena University ACT 27–33 Loudonville, NY · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  93. Hope College ACT 25–31 Holland, MI · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  94. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College ACT 25–31 Erie, PA · Admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  95. St Olaf College ACT 28–32 Northfield, MN · Admitted 43% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  96. University of Portland ACT 25–31 Portland, OR · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  97. Rollins College ACT 26–30 Winter Park, FL · Admitted 53% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  98. Truman State University ACT 25–31 Kirksville, MO · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  99. Bard College ACT 28–32 Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  100. Wheaton College ACT 28–32 Wheaton, IL · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What colleges accept a 29 ACT score?

A 29 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 296 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 29 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Texas A&M, Ohio State and UT Austin. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 29 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 Behrend admitted 97% of fall 2024 applicants, Michigan Tech admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants and Pennsylvania State University-World Campus admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 43 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

United States Naval Academy admitted 9.3% of fall 2024 applicants, United States Military Academy admitted 13% of fall 2024 applicants and United States Air Force Academy admitted 14% 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 19 colleges on this list: 9 require a score, 10 are test-optional. For the others, check the college's admissions page before you decide.

Numbers change each year when colleges and the Department of Education publish new data. Confirm costs and admission rules with the college before you apply.

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