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Colleges that accept a 32 ACT

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

The short answer

A 32 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 148 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 32 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 32 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 148)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates where 32 is between the 25th and 75th percentile ACT composite, closest to the middle first, 100 of 148 shown. Score ranges come from each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 61 colleges, IPEDS (fall 2024) for 34 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2024) for 5 colleges.

  1. University of Washington ACT 30–34 Seattle, WA · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-free for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  2. UMass Amherst ACT 30–34 Amherst, MA · Admitted 60% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  3. Stony Brook University ACT 30–34 Stony Brook, NY · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  4. Southern Methodist University ACT 30–34 Dallas, TX · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  5. Lafayette College ACT 31–33 Easton, PA · Admitted 31% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  6. Skidmore College ACT 31–33 Saratoga Springs, NY · Admitted 24% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  7. Trinity University ACT 30–34 San Antonio, TX · Admitted 25% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  8. Trinity College ACT 30–34 Hartford, CT · Admitted 30% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  9. Simpson College ACT 31–33 Indianola, IA · Admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  10. 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
  11. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ACT 31–34 Champaign, IL · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. George Washington University ACT 31–34 Washington, DC · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  15. Fordham University ACT 30–33 Bronx, NY · Admitted 59% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  16. American University ACT 30–33 Washington, DC · Admitted 66% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  17. University of Rochester ACT 31–34 Rochester, NY · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  18. Lehigh University ACT 31–34 Bethlehem, PA · Admitted 29% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  19. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ACT 31–34 Troy, NY · Admitted 67% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  20. Brandeis University ACT 31–34 Waltham, MA · Admitted 45% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  21. Oberlin College ACT 30–33 Oberlin, OH · Admitted 33% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  22. Babson College ACT 31–34 Wellesley, MA · Admitted 17% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  23. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology ACT 29–34 Terre Haute, IN · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  24. Clark University ACT 30–33 Worcester, MA · Admitted 40% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  25. Macalester College ACT 30–33 Saint Paul, MN · Admitted 28% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  26. Rhode Island School of Design ACT 31–34 Providence, RI · Admitted 19% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  27. Occidental College ACT 31–34 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  28. Bates College ACT 31–34 Lewiston, ME · Admitted 15% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  29. Kenyon College ACT 31–34 Gambier, OH · Admitted 30% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  30. Grinnell College ACT 31–34 Grinnell, IA · Admitted 14% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. Hillsdale College ACT 30–33 Hillsdale, MI · Admitted 21% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. Reed College ACT 29–34 Portland, OR · Admitted 29% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-free for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. University of Michigan ACT 32–34 Ann Arbor, MI · Admitted 16% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. Georgia Tech ACT 31–35 Atlanta, GA · Admitted 13% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  40. Syracuse University ACT 29–33 Syracuse, NY · Admitted 49% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  41. Binghamton University ACT 30–32 Vestal, NY · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  42. Rochester Institute of Technology ACT 29–33 Rochester, NY · Admitted 67% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  43. University of Vermont ACT 29–33 Burlington, VT · Admitted 73% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  44. Tulane University ACT 32–34 New Orleans, LA · Admitted 14% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  45. William & Mary ACT 32–34 Williamsburg, VA · Admitted 37% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  46. Villanova University ACT 32–34 Villanova, PA · Admitted 28% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  47. Santa Clara University ACT 29–33 Santa Clara, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  48. Case Western Reserve University ACT 32–34 Cleveland, OH · Admitted 35% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  49. Colorado School of Mines ACT 29–33 Golden, CO · Admitted 61% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  50. Wake Forest University ACT 32–34 Winston-Salem, NC · Admitted 21% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  51. Bentley University ACT 29–33 Waltham, MA · Admitted 47% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  52. Stevens Institute of Technology ACT 32–34 Hoboken, NJ · Admitted 51% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  53. Yeshiva University ACT 29–33 New York, NY · Admitted 56% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  54. Smith College ACT 32–34 Northampton, MA · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  55. Colby College ACT 32–34 Waterville, ME · Admitted 7.1% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  56. Furman University ACT 29–33 Greenville, SC · Admitted 49% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  57. Mount Holyoke College ACT 30–32 South Hadley, MA · Admitted 38% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  58. Union College ACT 29–33 Schenectady, NY · Admitted 44% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  59. 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
  60. Davidson College ACT 32–34 Davidson, NC · Admitted 13% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  61. Wheaton College (Massachusetts) ACT 29–33 Norton, MA · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  62. Muhlenberg College ACT 29–33 Allentown, PA · Admitted 72% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. Whitman College ACT 29–33 Walla Walla, WA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  64. 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
  65. Scripps College ACT 32–34 Claremont, CA · Admitted 40% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. University of Maryland ACT 32–35 College Park, MD · Admitted 45% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  70. 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
  71. University of Southern California ACT 32–35 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 11% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  72. 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
  73. University of Virginia ACT 32–35 Charlottesville, VA · Admitted 17% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  74. New Jersey Institute of Technology ACT 27–34 Newark, NJ · Admitted 65% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  75. Georgetown University ACT 32–35 Washington, DC · Admitted 14% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  76. Fairfield University ACT 29–32 Fairfield, CT · Admitted 33% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  77. Dartmouth College ACT 32–35 Hanover, NH · Admitted 6% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) SAT or ACT required for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  78. Providence College ACT 29–32 Providence, RI · Admitted 51% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  79. Emerson College ACT 29–32 Boston, MA · Admitted 51% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  80. Pepperdine University ACT 29–32 Malibu, CA · Admitted 63% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  81. Barnard College ACT 32–35 New York, NY · Admitted 10% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  82. Wesleyan University ACT 32–35 Middletown, CT · Admitted 16% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  83. 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
  84. Dickinson College ACT 29–32 Carlisle, PA · Admitted 42% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  85. Carleton College ACT 32–35 Northfield, MN · Admitted 22% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  86. 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
  87. Willamette University ACT 28–33 Salem, OR · Admitted 77% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  88. Thomas Aquinas College ACT 28–33 Santa Paula, CA · Admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. Brigham Young University ACT 28–32 Provo, UT · Admitted 69% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. 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
  96. Clemson University ACT 28–32 Clemson, SC · Admitted 38% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Test-optional for fall 2027 Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  97. University of Delaware ACT 28–32 Newark, DE · Admitted 71% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: Common Data Set, fall 2024
  98. Loyola Marymount University ACT 28–32 Los Angeles, CA · Admitted 48% of fall 2025 applicants (Common Data Set) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  99. Hofstra University ACT 28–32 Hempstead, NY · Admitted 68% of fall 2024 applicants (IPEDS) Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  100. 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
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What colleges accept a 32 ACT score?

A 32 ACT is in the middle 50% of first-year scores at 148 four-year colleges. The 100 below are the ones where 32 sits closest to the middle of the range, including Ohio State, Purdue and UT Austin. Colleges don't set a minimum score, so a 32 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?

Simpson College admitted 86% of fall 2024 applicants, Thomas Aquinas College admitted 83% of fall 2024 applicants and University of Colorado Boulder admitted 78% of fall 2024 applicants. Among the 100 colleges listed, 6 admitted three in four applicants or more.

Which colleges on this list are hardest to get into?

Dartmouth admitted 6% of fall 2025 applicants, Colby College admitted 7.1% of fall 2024 applicants and Barnard College admitted 10% 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 54 colleges on this list: 11 require a score, 39 are test-optional, 2 require it for some applicants, 2 won't look at scores. 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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