Fall 2024 federal data

Colleges for a 27 ACT score

A 27 ACT sits inside the middle 50% of enrolled submitters at 384 colleges, above it at 346 and below it at 149, out of 879 colleges that report ACT ranges.

384 targets149 reaches346 where it is a strength

Target colleges

Colleges where a 27 is in the middle 50%

384 colleges, highest score range first
College	State	SAT middle 50%	ACT middle 50%	Acceptance rate	Test policy (fall 2024)
University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	1290-1550	20-28	72%	Test-optional
University of Tulsa	OK	1223-1530	25-34	62%	Test-optional
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	1300-1500	26-31	80%	Test-optional
The University of Texas at Austin	TX	1250-1510	27-33	27%	Test-optional
Rhodes College	TN	1300-1486	26-32	50%	Test-optional
Centre College	KY	1160-1450	25-32	54%	Test-optional
Purdue University	IN	1200-1480	27-34	50%	Required
Lawrence University	WI	1200-1420	24-31	64%	Test-optional
University of the Pacific	CA	1183-1480	23-32	71%	Test-optional
University of St Thomas	MN	1260-1423	25-30	85%	Test-optional
College of the Holy Cross	MA	1240-1410	27-32	18%	Test-optional
Touro University	NY	1218-1453	24-32	61%	Test-optional
Drexel University	PA	1240-1440	27-32	79%	Test-optional
University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	1210-1450	23-30	88%	Test-optional
United States Military Academy	NY	1200-1430	27-33	13%	Required
New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	1210-1460	27-34	65%	Test-optional
United States Air Force Academy	CO	1230-1440	26-33	14%	Required
The College of Wooster	OH	1220-1460	27-33	60%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University	PA	1240-1420	27-32	61%	Test-optional
The University of the South	TN	1260-1390	27-31	57%	Test-optional
University of Florida-Online	FL	1250-1410	27-31	61%	Required
Westmont College	CA	1240-1450	25-32	77%	Test-optional
Creighton University	NE	1243-1428	26-31	80%	Test-optional
United States Coast Guard Academy	CT	1240-1400	27-32	22%	Test-optional
Auburn University	AL	1260-1390	26-31	46%	Test-optional
Knox College	IL	1180-1440	21-32	71%	Test-optional
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	1240-1420	25-31	72%	Test-optional
Truman State University	MO	1170-1370	25-31	84%	Test-optional
Beloit College	WI	1200-1430	24-30	63%	Test-optional
Dakota State University	SD	1190-1440	20-27	88%	Test-optional
Elmira College	NY	1090-1385	26-29	77%	Test-optional
Seton Hall University	NJ	1220-1390	27-32	73%	Test-optional
Simmons University	MA	1220-1390	26-34	70%	Test-optional
University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	1210-1410	24-31	69%	Test-optional
Ithaca College	NY	1230-1390	27-30	69%	Test-optional
Miami University-Oxford	OH	1220-1390	25-30	75%	Test-optional
New York Institute of Technology	NY	1190-1420	24-32	81%	Test-optional
Champlain College	VT	1220-1380	26-29	83%	Test-optional
Seattle University	WA	1200-1430	23-30	77%	Test-optional
Saint Louis University	MO	1200-1410	25-31	75%	Test-optional
Baylor University	TX	1200-1400	27-32	51%	Test-optional
Illinois Institute of Technology	IL	1180-1440	26-32	55%	Test-optional
SUNY at Purchase College	NY	1185-1380	27-30	74%	Test-optional
United States Naval Academy	MD	1210-1410	25-31	9.3%	Test-optional
Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	1190-1420	25-31	73%	Test-optional
Clarkson University	NY	1200-1390	25-32	77%	Test-optional
Drake University	IA	1110-1350	24-29	64%	Test-optional
Covenant College	GA	1160-1380	23-30	87%	Test-optional
Benedictine College	KS	1140-1380	22-29	98%	Test-optional
Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	1170-1400	27-33	78%	Test-optional
University of Dayton	OH	1200-1380	25-31	66%	Test-optional
University at Buffalo	NY	1210-1380	27-32	74%	Test-optional
Gonzaga University	WA	1190-1380	27-31	82%	Test-optional
University of San Francisco	CA	1190-1390	25-30	62%	Test-optional
DigiPen Institute of Technology	WA	1150-1400	27-29	64%	Test-optional
Marquette University	WI	1200-1360	26-31	81%	Test-optional
Oregon State University	OR	1140-1400	24-31	77%	Test-optional
Union University	TN	1160-1390	22-30	60%	Test-optional
Kalamazoo College	MI	1170-1380	20-29	75%	Test-optional
University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	1180-1350	23-28	89%	Test-optional
University of Portland	OR	1160-1370	25-31	89%	Test-optional
University of Arizona	AZ	1150-1420	21-29	86%	Test-optional
University of Utah	UT	1190-1380	22-29	86%	Test-optional
Marist University	NY	1190-1340	25-31	56%	Test-optional
University of Puget Sound	WA	1170-1380	27-31	72%	Test-optional
Pratt Institute-Main	NY	1150-1390	26-31	73%	Test-optional
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	1180-1370	25-32	83%	Test-optional
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	1200-1370	25-31	42%	Required
The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	1160-1410	24-32	65%	Test-optional
Western Washington University	WA	1150-1390	24-31	93%	Test-optional
University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	1230-1340	24-29	64%	Test-optional
Lipscomb University	TN	1160-1380	23-30	68%	Test-optional
Wofford College	SC	1198-1343	27-31	52%	Test-optional
Houghton University	NY	1170-1375	26-31	89%	Test-optional
Manhattan University	NY	1180-1358	25-29	79%	Test-optional
SUNY College at Geneseo	NY	1190-1340	26-31	67%	Test-optional
University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	1180-1360	26-32	60%	Test-optional
Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	1150-1400	25-31	57%	Test-optional
Endicott College	MA	1193-1340	25-30	71%	Test-optional
George Mason University	VA	1160-1360	25-30	88%	Test-optional
The University of Alabama	AL	1170-1400	24-31	77%	Test-optional
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	NC	1140-1370	22-29	30%	Test-optional
California Lutheran University	CA	1150-1330	24-31	76%	Test-optional
Hamline University	MN	1133-1391	19-28	88%	Test-optional
Grove City College	PA	1141-1388	23-31	72%	Test-optional
Biola University	CA	1160-1370	24-29	74%	Test-optional
Washington College	MD	1140-1390	27-31	57%	Test-optional
Moore College of Art and Design	PA	1180-1380	26-32	56%	Test-optional
University of Mary Washington	VA	1170-1370	27-31	80%	Test-optional
Loyola University Chicago	IL	1170-1360	27-32	82%	Test-optional
Duquesne University	PA	1180-1340	26-32	84%	Test-optional
Bryant University	RI	1190-1330	27-28	66%	Test-optional
Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	1175-1365	25-32	84%	Test-optional
Michigan State University	MI	1180-1360	25-31	85%	Test-optional
University of Central Florida	FL	1200-1350	25-29	40%	Required
Rollins College	FL	1160-1370	25-30	48%	Test-optional
Florida Polytechnic University	FL	1170-1340	24-30	57%	Required
Pace University	NY	1180-1340	24-29	76%	Test-optional
University of Cincinnati	OH	1160-1370	24-29	85%	Test-optional
University of Oregon	OR	1130-1360	23-30	88%	Test-optional
Belmont University	TN	1160-1350	24-30	95%	Test-optional
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	FL	1160-1360	24-30	65%	Test-optional
Ohio Northern University	OH	1175-1400	24-29	74%	Test-optional
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	MA	1160-1416	26-30	85%	Test-optional
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	1180-1340	24-30	73%	Test-optional
University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	1170-1360	23-29	92%	Test-optional
Augustana University	SD	1150-1370	21-27	68%	Test-optional
Texas Christian University	TX	1140-1350	26-31	45%	Test-optional
Allegheny College	PA	1173-1358	25-30	55%	Test-optional
State University of New York at New Paltz	NY	1170-1340	25-29	62%	Test-optional
St. Mary's College of Maryland	MD	1143-1340	26-31	69%	Test-optional
Mercer University	GA	1160-1350	25-31	69%	Test-optional
Gordon College	MA	1130-1355	25-31	69%	Test-optional
Butler University	IN	1160-1350	26-31	85%	Test-optional
James Madison University	VA	1170-1340	24-29	72%	Test-optional
Transylvania University	KY	1120-1380	24-30	87%	Test-optional
Salisbury University	MD	1180-1320	20-29	88%	Test-optional
University of Houston	TX	1160-1340	23-29	74%	Test-optional
Eckerd College	FL	1160-1330	24-29	76%	Test-optional
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	AZ	1140-1370	24-29	77%	Test-optional
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	1140-1330	21-28	80%	Test-optional
Iowa State University	IA	1120-1360	21-28	89%	Test-optional
Le Moyne College	NY	1160-1330	25-30	83%	Test-optional
Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	1120-1340	25-30	39%	Test-optional
John Carroll University	OH	1180-1330	25-32	81%	Test-optional
The College of New Jersey	NJ	1140-1340	26-31	62%	Test-optional
DePaul University	IL	1140-1330	25-31	76%	Test-optional
University of Illinois Chicago	IL	1130-1350	25-31	77%	Test-optional
Kettering University	MI	1160-1330	26-30	79%	Test-optional
Michigan Technological University	MI	1130-1350	25-31	92%	Test-optional
Hendrix College	AR	1123-1348	23-31	56%	Test-optional
Agnes Scott College	GA	1160-1330	25-31	62%	Test-optional
SUNY at Fredonia	NY	1160-1370	23-28	78%	Test-optional
Thomas Jefferson University	PA	1160-1330	25-30	81%	Test-optional
St. John's University-New York	NY	1150-1340	24-29	83%	Test-optional
Berea College	KY	1156-1335	23-28	19%	Test-optional
University of Redlands	CA	1107-1350	21-28	83%	Test-optional
Wagner College	NY	1190-1290	23-28	88%	Test-optional
University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	1060-1290	19-27	63%	Test-optional
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	1140-1330	23-29	77%	Test-optional
Springfield College	MA	1080-1330	27-29	72%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	1090-1335	26-32	91%	Test-optional
Quinnipiac University	CT	1150-1320	25-30	72%	Test-optional
Messiah University	PA	1110-1350	26-31	79%	Test-optional
University of Scranton	PA	1160-1318	25-30	81%	Test-optional
Cedarville University	OH	1130-1360	22-29	65%	Test-optional
University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	1150-1330	23-30	79%	Test-optional
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	SD	1140-1340	24-30	80%	Test-optional
Susquehanna University	PA	1100-1300	21-29	81%	Test-optional
Bethel University	MN	1190-1300	22-28	88%	Test-optional
University of Dallas	TX	1120-1370	22-29	53%	Test-optional
University of Iowa	IA	1130-1330	21-28	84%	Test-optional
Maryland Institute College of Art	MD	1078-1305	25-33	77%	Test-optional
Drew University	NJ	1103-1338	24-30	68%	Test-optional
Dordt University	IA	1070-1330	21-29	69%	Test-optional
Siena University	NY	1110-1360	27-33	69%	Test-optional
Goucher College	MD	1090-1325	27-30	78%	Test-optional
Salve Regina University	RI	1160-1330	26-29	68%	Test-optional
Saint Mary's College	IN	1130-1325	26-30	76%	Test-optional
Wentworth Institute of Technology	MA	1110-1320	27-31	91%	Test-optional
College of Charleston	SC	1140-1310	25-30	60%	Test-optional
Florida Southern College	FL	1150-1330	25-30	64%	Test-optional
Calvin University	MI	1083-1330	24-30	71%	Test-optional
Juniata College	PA	1130-1320	22-30	79%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	1120-1310	25-31	97%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	1120-1310	22-31	98%	Test-optional
University of South Florida	FL	1130-1320	24-29	43%	Required
Long Island University	NY	1110-1350	21-30	86%	Test-optional
Roger Williams University	RI	1140-1310	24-29	88%	Test-optional
Monmouth University	NJ	1140-1310	24-29	89%	Test-optional
Spelman College	GA	1108-1320	22-29	25%	Test-optional
Franciscan University of Steubenville	OH	1110-1350	22-29	58%	Test-optional
Berry College	GA	1125-1330	22-28	64%	Test-optional
Westminster University	UT	1070-1310	23-29	67%	Test-optional
Whitworth University	WA	1090-1330	21-29	90%	Test-optional
Queens University of Charlotte	NC	1140-1340	20-27	62%	Test-optional
Nazareth University	NY	1070-1320	23-32	75%	Test-optional
John Brown University	AR	1070-1340	21-28	76%	Test-optional
Minneapolis College of Art and Design	MN	1130-1340	21-29	49%	Test-optional
Hope College	MI	1100-1340	25-31	79%	Test-optional
Florida Institute of Technology	FL	1120-1320	23-28	58%	Required
Luther College	IA	1078-1406	22-29	72%	Test-optional
High Point University	NC	1110-1320	24-33	75%	Test-optional
Southwestern University	TX	1130-1300	26-30	43%	Test-optional
SUNY Oneonta	NY	1120-1310	25-30	70%	Test-optional
Alfred University	NY	1095-1310	24-29	74%	Test-optional
Saint Michael's College	VT	1120-1280	26-31	85%	Test-optional
University of New Hampshire	NH	1090-1330	26-30	88%	Test-optional
University of Hartford	CT	1120-1310	24-30	96%	Test-optional
Adelphi University	NY	1120-1340	24-30	66%	Test-optional
St. John Fisher University	NY	1120-1300	23-28	66%	Test-optional
Rowan University	NJ	1110-1310	23-29	78%	Test-optional
Suffolk University	MA	1090-1300	24-28	82%	Test-optional
Howard University	DC	1090-1320	22-28	41%	Test-optional
Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	1130-1300	22-30	71%	Test-optional
Mississippi State University	MS	1100-1350	21-29	78%	Test-optional
Xavier University	OH	1103-1310	22-29	86%	Test-optional
Walsh University	OH	1040-1280	20-27	71%	Test-optional
Louisiana Tech University	LA	1100-1310	21-27	86%	Test-optional
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	NM	1080-1310	20-29	45%	Required
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	1150-1355	22-27	89%	Test-optional
Rider University	NJ	1100-1320	27-31	79%	Test-optional
SUNY Maritime College	NY	1123-1288	22-28	72%	Test-optional
Elizabethtown College	PA	1105-1310	26-31	78%	Test-optional
Iona University	NY	1110-1300	24-29	87%	Test-optional
Austin College	TX	1100-1310	23-29	48%	Test-optional
Cornell College	IA	1120-1285	23-30	80%	Test-optional
Marymount Manhattan College	NY	1105-1323	24-27	83%	Test-optional
University of Toledo	OH	1100-1300	23-29	92%	Test-optional
United States Merchant Marine Academy	NY	1110-1300	22-29	34%	Required
LeTourneau University	TX	990-1330	21-30	38%	Test-optional
Drury University	MO	1130-1290	22-29	58%	Test-optional
Elon University	NC	1130-1280	23-28	66%	Test-optional
Saint Anselm College	NH	1110-1278	24-30	78%	Test-optional
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	1025-1370	22-30	81%	Test-optional
Appalachian State University	NC	1120-1280	21-27	90%	Test-optional
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	1098-1330	22-28	88%	Test-optional
George Fox University	OR	1070-1340	20-29	94%	Test-optional
Oral Roberts University	OK	1120-1310	22-28	99%	Test-optional
Earlham College	IN	1110-1290	24-33	73%	Test-optional
Taylor University	IN	1070-1330	24-31	74%	Test-optional
North Central College	IL	1055-1310	24-29	77%	Test-optional
Roanoke College	VA	1090-1300	24-31	83%	Test-optional
Delaware Valley University	PA	1090-1303	23-30	93%	Test-optional
St Bonaventure University	NY	1065-1290	24-30	82%	Test-optional
University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	1070-1290	22-29	84%	Test-optional
Old Dominion University	VA	1100-1280	24-29	90%	Test-optional
The Evergreen State College	WA	1035-1253	23-29	96%	Test-optional
Citadel Military College of South Carolina	SC	1085-1285	22-27	23%	Test-optional
Anderson University	SC	1100-1280	22-29	55%	Test-optional
Jacksonville University	FL	1100-1280	22-27	57%	Test-optional
Western New England University	MA	1090-1300	21-28	84%	Test-optional
Ohio University	OH	1090-1290	22-28	85%	Test-optional
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	1120-1240	23-28	87%	Test-optional
Carroll University	WI	1040-1270	21-27	67%	Test-optional
University of Kansas	KS	1070-1300	20-28	94%	Test-optional
Meredith College	NC	1098-1348	23-29	74%	Test-optional
Milligan University	TN	1133-1268	22-27	72%	Test-optional
Oglethorpe University	GA	1090-1310	22-31	89%	Test-optional
Virginia Military Institute	VA	1050-1270	24-31	71%	Test-optional
DeSales University	PA	1090-1260	27-28	77%	Test-optional
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	1100-1270	24-28	78%	Test-optional
Hampden-Sydney College	VA	1030-1250	23-28	41%	Test-optional
Chatham University	PA	1070-1295	21-30	62%	Test-optional
St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	1110-1270	24-29	72%	Test-optional
State University of New York at Oswego	NY	1070-1270	23-29	81%	Test-optional
Hanover College	IN	1110-1280	23-29	84%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	PA	1070-1290	22-28	98%	Test-optional
Moravian University	PA	1070-1285	24-29	54%	Test-optional
Abilene Christian University	TX	1070-1270	22-28	66%	Test-optional
Texas Tech University	TX	1090-1280	23-28	73%	Test-optional
Molloy University	NY	1088-1290	22-28	82%	Test-optional
University of Kentucky	KY	1070-1290	21-28	93%	Test-optional
Nebraska Wesleyan University	NE	1020-1290	22-27	80%	Test-optional
Mount St. Mary's University	MD	1046-1280	19-27	74%	Test-optional
Tennessee Technological University	TN	1048-1310	20-27	76%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	1090-1275	18-27	99%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	1070-1265	23-27	97%	Test-optional
Bridgewater State University	MA	1060-1263	25-30	88%	Test-optional
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	1050-1270	26-30	91%	Test-optional
Christopher Newport University	VA	1060-1290	25-30	86%	Test-optional
The College of Idaho	ID	1070-1280	23-31	49%	Test-optional
Wabash College	IN	1060-1270	23-28	63%	Test-optional
Ouachita Baptist University	AR	1070-1280	22-28	68%	Test-optional
Baldwin Wallace University	OH	1060-1290	22-29	76%	Test-optional
Methodist University	NC	1080-1250	22-27	75%	Test-optional
Montana State University	MT	1065-1285	21-27	82%	Test-optional
Utah State University	UT	1070-1290	20-28	93%	Test-optional
Kansas State University	KS	1060-1260	20-27	82%	Test-optional
Valparaiso University	IN	1060-1280	23-31	89%	Test-optional
Carroll College	MT	1050-1300	21-27	71%	Test-optional
Pacific Lutheran University	WA	1040-1260	22-28	78%	Test-optional
Niagara University	NY	1060-1235	22-28	87%	Test-optional
Florida International University	FL	1070-1260	21-27	55%	Required
Marywood University	PA	1060-1250	18-30	61%	Test-optional
Evangel University	MO	1040-1260	21-27	72%	Test-optional
York College of Pennsylvania	PA	1020-1270	21-28	74%	Test-optional
Oklahoma City University	OK	1050-1260	21-27	77%	Test-optional
State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	1080-1250	22-28	78%	Test-optional
Ripon College	WI	980-1270	21-27	80%	Test-optional
Savannah College of Art and Design	GA	1030-1270	21-28	83%	Test-optional
North Greenville University	SC	1060-1240	20-28	67%	Test-optional
Nova Southeastern University	FL	1030-1300	19-28	73%	Test-optional
College of Saint Benedict	MN	1048-1233	20-27	92%	Test-optional
Stetson University	FL	1060-1270	21-28	72%	Test-optional
Cleveland Institute of Art	OH	980-1280	23-29	61%	Test-optional
Coe College	IA	1070-1290	23-29	64%	Test-optional
Wayne State University	MI	1060-1270	23-29	81%	Test-optional
Augustana College	IL	1030-1270	21-29	63%	Test-optional
Samford University	AL	1070-1250	22-28	82%	Test-optional
Bellarmine University	KY	1030-1250	23-28	86%	Test-optional
Harding University	AR	1050-1290	20-29	71%	Required
Wittenberg University	OH	980-1275	21-28	72%	Test-optional
William Peace University	NC	1080-1225	22-27	94%	Test-optional
Oklahoma State University	OK	1040-1250	20-27	75%	Test-optional
University of Louisville	KY	1040-1270	19-27	79%	Test-optional
Oregon Institute of Technology	OR	1000-1270	18-27	95%	Test-optional
Farmingdale State College	NY	1040-1240	20-28	63%	Test-optional
Saint Francis University	PA	1050-1230	21-27	77%	Test-optional
Saint Norbert College	WI	1033-1290	21-28	86%	Test-optional
Elmhurst University	IL	990-1260	23-30	74%	Test-optional
University of St Francis	IL	1030-1220	20-32	65%	Test-optional
Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	1030-1240	21-29	76%	Test-optional
Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	1010-1270	22-30	93%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	1050-1245	22-28	97%	Test-optional
University of Minnesota-Rochester	MN	950-1380	21-29	71%	Test-optional
University of Southern Indiana	IN	1030-1240	21-27	96%	Test-optional
Lee University	TN	1040-1230	20-27	71%	Test-optional
Pacific University	OR	900-1240	18-29	90%	Test-optional
Wilkes University	PA	1020-1250	22-29	91%	Test-optional
University of Detroit Mercy	MI	1030-1260	22-28	75%	Test-optional
Northwest Nazarene University	ID	1005-1240	22-27	65%	Test-optional
University of Arkansas	AR	1030-1220	21-28	74%	Test-optional
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	1010-1200	20-28	89%	Test-optional
University of West Florida	FL	1020-1230	20-27	58%	Required
The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	1010-1240	19-27	80%	Test-optional
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	KY	1010-1230	19-27	56%	Required
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	FL	1040-1240	18-28	58%	Test-optional
Winthrop University	SC	1010-1220	20-27	79%	Test-optional
Saint Vincent College	PA	1020-1230	20-27	62%	Test-optional
University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	990-1255	24-28	56%	Test-optional
Saint Edward's University	TX	970-1240	22-28	81%	Test-optional
Thomas More University	KY	1030-1230	21-27	90%	Test-optional
Monmouth College	IL	1000-1210	20-27	91%	Test-optional
Seton Hill University	PA	1020-1240	19-27	80%	Test-optional
Azusa Pacific University	CA	983-1238	25-30	88%	Test-optional
Hawaii Pacific University	HI	998-1200	19-27	86%	Test-optional
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	980-1220	23-32	75%	Test-optional
University of Southern Maine	ME	990-1250	24-28	79%	Required
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	985-1220	22-27	95%	Test-optional
Maranatha Baptist University	WI	940-1260	20-28	72%	Required
Illinois State University	IL	990-1210	21-27	88%	Test-optional
Saint Johns University	MN	941-1228	21-27	91%	Test-optional
Southern Wesleyan University	SC	1040-1210	22-28	100%	Test-optional
University of North Texas	TX	980-1230	19-27	72%	Test-optional
St. Mary's University	TX	900-1310	15-27	98%	Test-optional
Averett University	VA	926-1143	15-28	57%	Test-optional
Wisconsin Lutheran College	WI	970-1230	23-29	78%	Test-optional
Purdue University Fort Wayne	IN	970-1220	22-29	84%	Test-optional
University of Mississippi	MS	1000-1200	21-29	97%	Test-optional
Grace College and Theological Seminary	IN	1000-1200	21-27	82%	Test-optional
Towson University	MD	950-1235	19-27	82%	Test-optional
University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	930-1260	25-32	83%	Required
Randolph-Macon College	VA	980-1220	21-27	87%	Test-optional
Lewis University	IL	960-1210	20-27	71%	Test-optional
Central Michigan University	MI	960-1200	21-27	90%	Test-optional
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	970-1180	20-27	91%	Test-optional
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	960-1180	19-28	89%	Test-optional
Mount St. Joseph University	OH	930-1140	20-28	59%	Test-optional
University of Illinois Springfield	IL	940-1200	21-27	86%	Test-optional
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	950-1190	20-27	98%	Test-optional
Lubbock Christian University	TX	950-1190	19-27	73%	Test-optional
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	930-1220	21-27	88%	Required
Grand Valley State University	MI	940-1190	22-30	83%	Test-optional
Millsaps College	MS	1025-1150	21-28	43%	Test-optional
Eastern Michigan University	MI	920-1170	18-27	80%	Test-optional
Indiana University-Kokomo	IN	960-1150	21-27	87%	Test-optional
Aurora University	IL	900-1150	21-29	81%	Test-optional
University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	868-1271	20-28	94%	Test-optional
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	890-1160	22-27	88%	Test-optional
Wartburg College	IA	930-1200	21-27	76%	Test-optional
Friends University	KS	960-1090	15-28	55%	Test-optional
Adrian College	MI	873-1140	21-27	73%	Test-optional
Howard Payne University	TX	880-1160	16-27	67%	Test-optional
Greenville University	IL	771-1230	16-28	98%	Test-optional
Huston-Tillotson University	TX	800-1160	16-28	39%	Test-optional
Warren Wilson College	NC	Not reported	25-29	71%	Test-optional
Hastings College	NE	Not reported	26-30	72%	Test-optional
Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	Not reported	24-30	61%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	Not reported	22-27	76%	Test-optional
University of Mobile	AL	Not reported	22-28	78%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	Not reported	22-27	82%	Test-optional
Otterbein University	OH	Not reported	22-28	85%	Test-optional
Regis University	CO	Not reported	22-29	87%	Test-optional
Lindenwood University	MO	Not reported	22-28	57%	Test-optional
Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	Not reported	22-28	78%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	Not reported	21-28	89%	Test-optional
The University of Montana	MT	Not reported	23-28	96%	Test-optional
University of Southern Mississippi	MS	Not reported	20-29	99%	Required
University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	Not reported	20-27	88%	Test-optional
Mount Saint Mary College	NY	Not reported	19-28	89%	Test-optional
Spring Hill College	AL	Not reported	17-29	77%	Test-optional
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	Not reported	16-28	87%	Test-optional
Martin Luther College	MN	Not reported	21-28	87%	Test-optional

Reach colleges

Closest reaches for a 27 ACT

The 30 colleges whose 25th percentile is closest above 27
College	State	SAT middle 50%	ACT middle 50%	Acceptance rate	Test policy (fall 2024)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	1390-1530	28-34	15%	Test-optional
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	NY	1295-1501	28-34	21%	Test-optional
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	1310-1500	28-33	58%	Test-optional
Ohio State University	OH	1310-1480	28-32	61%	Test-optional
St Olaf College	MN	1300-1470	28-32	48%	Test-optional
Bard College	NY	1270-1450	28-32	52%	Test-optional
Wheaton College	IL	1260-1470	28-32	87%	Test-optional
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	1300-1470	28-32	42%	Test-optional
Willamette University	OR	1240-1440	28-33	77%	Test-optional
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	1280-1450	28-32	55%	Test-optional
Sarah Lawrence College	NY	1240-1430	28-31	62%	Test-optional
Brigham Young University	UT	1270-1460	28-32	68%	Test-optional
Bentley University	MA	1280-1430	28-31	45%	Test-optional
Loyola Marymount University	CA	1260-1430	28-32	45%	Test-optional
Chapman University	CA	1260-1440	28-31	65%	Test-optional
Furman University	SC	1260-1430	28-32	43%	Test-optional
University of Connecticut	CT	1210-1440	28-33	52%	Required
Clemson University	SC	1240-1410	28-32	38%	Test-optional
University of Denver	CO	1240-1410	28-33	78%	Test-optional
Lake Forest College	IL	1190-1393	28-32	57%	Test-optional
DePauw University	IN	1200-1410	28-32	57%	Test-optional
Hofstra University	NY	1230-1400	28-32	68%	Test-optional
Thomas Aquinas College	CA	1220-1400	28-33	83%	Required
Ursinus College	PA	1200-1385	28-32	92%	Test-optional
Hobart William Smith Colleges	NY	1190-1385	28-32	64%	Test-optional
University of Delaware	DE	1190-1370	28-32	71%	Test-optional
Loyola University Maryland	MD	1200-1370	28-32	76%	Test-optional
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	1170-1350	28-31	89%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	1380-1520	29-33	45%	Test-optional
Yeshiva University	NY	1340-1510	29-33	56%	Test-optional

Score is a strength

Colleges where a 27 is above the middle 50%

The 30 colleges whose 75th percentile is closest below 27
College	State	SAT middle 50%	ACT middle 50%	Acceptance rate	Test policy (fall 2024)
Western Colorado University	CO	1163-1353	22-26	100%	Test-optional
University of Mary	ND	1110-1340	21-26	75%	Test-optional
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	OK	1090-1280	21-26	66%	Test-optional
SUNY Brockport	NY	1100-1280	23-26	71%	Test-optional
University of Nevada-Reno	NV	1060-1290	19-26	74%	Test-optional
Maine Maritime Academy	ME	1095-1260	21-26	54%	Test-optional
University of Northern Iowa	IA	1020-1280	19-26	93%	Test-optional
East Carolina University	NC	1070-1240	21-26	89%	Test-optional
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	1055-1253	17-26	95%	Test-optional
Randolph College	VA	1100-1210	19-26	94%	Test-optional
Georgia College & State University	GA	1070-1230	22-26	78%	Required
Bethany Lutheran College	MN	1040-1180	21-26	39%	Test-optional
New College of Florida	FL	1060-1245	21-26	73%	Required
Andrews University	MI	990-1290	20-26	82%	Test-optional
Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	1020-1270	19-26	91%	Test-optional
Franklin College	IN	1060-1240	20-26	70%	Test-optional
Coastal Carolina University	SC	1050-1220	21-26	75%	Test-optional
Regent University	VA	990-1250	19-26	38%	Test-optional
Converse University	SC	1010-1250	19-26	68%	Test-optional
Lynn University	FL	1040-1200	21-26	74%	Test-optional
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	1010-1220	20-26	97%	Test-optional
Middle Tennessee State University	TN	1010-1230	20-26	69%	Required
Oklahoma Christian University	OK	1010-1270	19-26	97%	Test-optional
Florida Atlantic University	FL	1040-1200	21-26	66%	Required
Emory & Henry University	VA	1051-1223	20-26	84%	Test-optional
University of South Carolina Aiken	SC	980-1220	19-26	79%	Test-optional
Longwood University	VA	1030-1210	19-26	90%	Test-optional
University of Idaho	ID	990-1230	20-26	76%	Test-optional
University of South Alabama	AL	970-1190	20-26	71%	Test-optional
West Virginia University	WV	1010-1220	20-26	89%	Test-optional

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FAQ

Questions about a 27 ACT

What colleges can I get into with a 27 ACT?

No score guarantees admission, but a 27 falls inside the middle 50% of enrolled ACT submitters at 384 of the 879 colleges in this directory that report ACT ranges, from University of Missouri-Kansas City to Martin Luther College. It is above the middle 50% at 346 colleges and below it at 149.

Should I submit a 27 ACT to a test-optional college?

A common rule of thumb is to submit when your score is at or above a college's 50th percentile and to consider withholding it when it falls below the 25th. The ranges here describe students who chose to submit, so check each college's own guidance.

Sources and method

Where these numbers come from

College Scorecard data downloads (June 10, 2026 release)U.S. Department of Education
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)National Center for Education Statistics

Test scores: 25th, 50th and 75th percentile SAT section scores and ACT composites of first-time students who enrolled in fall 2024 and submitted scores, as each college reported to IPEDS. Composite SAT ranges add the two section percentiles, so they are an estimate of the true composite range.

Admissions and test policy: Fall 2024 entering class, reported to IPEDS in 2024-25. Policies change; check each college's admissions site before applying.

Cost and outcomes: tuition for academic year 2024-25; average net price for academic year 2023-24; graduation rate for first-time, full-time students who started in 2018-19, graduating within 150% of normal time (6 years for a bachelor's degree); median earnings 10 years after entry, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars.

Coverage: colleges currently operating that reported SAT or ACT ranges and enrolled at least 500 undergraduates. Data released 2026-06-10, retrieved 2026-10-05. Spot an error? Email [email protected].