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Colleges that accept a 30 ACT

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

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A 30 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 236 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 30 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Ohio State, Purdue 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 30 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 236)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 30 is between the 25th and 75th percentile ACT composite, closest to the middle first, 100 of 236 shown. Score ranges come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 52 colleges, each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 45 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2024) for 3 colleges.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Brigham Young University ACT 28–32 Provo, UT · Admitted 69% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Clemson University ACT 28–32 Clemson, SC · Admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  9. University of Delaware ACT 28–32 Newark, DE · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  10. Loyola Marymount University ACT 28–32 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  11. Hofstra University ACT 28–32 Hempstead, NY · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  12. 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
  13. Loyola University Maryland ACT 28–32 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 76% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  14. Siena University ACT 27–33 Loudonville, NY · Admitted 69% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  15. St Olaf College ACT 28–32 Northfield, MN · Admitted 43% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  16. Bard College ACT 28–32 Annandale-On-Hudson, NY · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  17. Wheaton College ACT 28–32 Wheaton, IL · Admitted 87% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  18. Rhodes College ACT 28–32 Memphis, TN · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  19. Hobart William Smith Colleges ACT 28–32 Geneva, NY · Admitted 64% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  20. Simmons University ACT 26–34 Boston, MA · Admitted 70% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  21. Ursinus College ACT 28–32 Collegeville, PA · Admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  22. Indiana University Bloomington ACT 28–33 Bloomington, IN · Admitted 76% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  23. Florida State University ACT 29–32 Tallahassee, FL · Admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  24. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ACT 28–33 San Luis Obispo, CA · Admitted 30% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  25. UConn ACT 29–32 Storrs, CT · Admitted 54% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  26. Drexel University ACT 27–32 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  27. Loyola University Chicago ACT 27–32 Chicago, IL · Admitted 75% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  28. New Jersey Institute of Technology ACT 27–34 Newark, NJ · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  29. Chapman University ACT 28–31 Orange, CA · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  30. Seton Hall University ACT 27–32 South Orange, NJ · Admitted 73% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. University of Denver ACT 27–32 Denver, CO · Admitted 85% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  32. Fairfield University ACT 29–32 Fairfield, CT · Admitted 33% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  33. Saint Joseph's University – Philadelphia ACT 28–31 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 89% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  34. Providence College ACT 29–32 Providence, RI · Admitted 51% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  35. 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
  36. Emerson College ACT 29–32 Boston, MA · Admitted 51% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  37. Pepperdine University ACT 29–32 Malibu, CA · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  38. 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
  39. University of Tulsa ACT 25–34 Tulsa, OK · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  40. Denison University ACT 28–33 Granville, OH · Admitted 20% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  41. Dickinson College ACT 29–32 Carlisle, PA · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  42. Gettysburg College ACT 27–32 Gettysburg, PA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  43. Franklin and Marshall College ACT 29–32 Lancaster, PA · Admitted 32% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  44. The College of Wooster ACT 27–32 Wooster, OH · Admitted 64% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  45. Willamette University ACT 28–33 Salem, OR · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  46. Sarah Lawrence College ACT 28–31 Bronxville, NY · Admitted 62% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  47. 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
  48. Thomas Aquinas College ACT 28–33 Santa Paula, CA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  49. Purdue University ACT 28–34 West Lafayette, IN · Admitted 43% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  50. University of Wisconsin–Madison ACT 29–33 Madison, WI · Admitted 41% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  51. University of Florida ACT 29–33 Gainesville, FL · Admitted 20% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  52. University of Colorado Boulder ACT 29–33 Boulder, CO · Admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. University of Pittsburgh ACT 29–33 Pittsburgh, PA · Admitted 59% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  56. 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
  57. Syracuse University ACT 29–33 Syracuse, NY · Admitted 49% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  58. Baylor University ACT 26–32 Waco, TX · Admitted 52% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  59. Binghamton University ACT 30–32 Vestal, NY · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  60. Rochester Institute of Technology ACT 29–33 Rochester, NY · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  61. University of Vermont ACT 29–33 Burlington, VT · Admitted 73% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  62. Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ACT 26–32 University Park, PA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. Santa Clara University ACT 29–33 Santa Clara, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  64. Colorado School of Mines ACT 29–33 Golden, CO · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  65. Duquesne University ACT 26–32 Pittsburgh, PA · Admitted 84% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  66. Gonzaga University ACT 27–31 Spokane, WA · Admitted 82% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  67. Marist University ACT 27–31 Poughkeepsie, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  68. Bentley University ACT 29–33 Waltham, MA · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  69. Wentworth Institute of Technology ACT 27–31 Boston, MA · Admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  70. University of Mary Washington ACT 27–31 Fredericksburg, VA · Admitted 80% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  71. Rider University ACT 27–31 Lawrenceville, NJ · Admitted 79% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  72. Yeshiva University ACT 29–33 New York, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  73. Illinois Institute of Technology ACT 26–32 Chicago, IL · Admitted 55% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. Furman University ACT 29–33 Greenville, SC · Admitted 49% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  75. Mount Holyoke College ACT 30–32 South Hadley, MA · Admitted 38% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  76. Union College ACT 29–33 Schenectady, NY · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  77. Colorado College ACT 28–34 Colorado Springs, CO · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  78. Connecticut College ACT 26–32 New London, CT · Admitted 39% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  79. St Lawrence University ACT 27–31 Canton, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  80. DePauw University ACT 26–32 Greencastle, IN · Admitted 56% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  81. Wofford College ACT 27–31 Spartanburg, SC · Admitted 52% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. Wheaton College (Massachusetts) ACT 29–33 Norton, MA · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. Muhlenberg College ACT 29–33 Allentown, PA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  84. 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
  85. University of Puget Sound ACT 27–31 Tacoma, WA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  86. Whitman College ACT 29–33 Walla Walla, WA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  87. Bryn Mawr College ACT 29–33 Bryn Mawr, PA · Admitted 29% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  88. Maryland Institute College of Art ACT 25–33 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  89. Goucher College ACT 26–32 Baltimore, MD · Admitted 82% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  90. Cooper Union ACT 28–34 New York, NY · Admitted 21% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Scores required for some, fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  91. Moore College of Art and Design ACT 26–32 Philadelphia, PA · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  92. Rutgers University–New Brunswick ACT 29–34 New Brunswick, NJ · Admitted 59% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ACT 29–34 Chapel Hill, NC · Admitted 17% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Scores required for some, fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  96. University of Miami ACT 30–33 Coral Gables, FL · Admitted 19% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  97. University of Massachusetts-Lowell ACT 25–32 Lowell, MA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  98. Texas Christian University ACT 26–31 Fort Worth, TX · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  99. 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
  100. Fordham University ACT 30–33 Bronx, NY · Admitted 59% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What colleges accept a 30 ACT score?

A 30 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 236 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 30 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Ohio State, Purdue and UT Austin. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 30 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?

Ursinus College admitted 92% of fall 2024 applicants, Pennsylvania State University-World Campus admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants and Wentworth Institute of Technology admitted 91% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 22 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

United States Military Academy admitted 13% of fall 2024 applicants, United States Air Force Academy admitted 14% of fall 2024 applicants and UNC admitted 17% 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 31 colleges on this list: 12 require a score, 17 are test-optional, 2 require it for some applicants. 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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