Fall 2024 federal data

Colleges for a 23 ACT score

A 23 ACT sits inside the middle 50% of enrolled submitters at 488 colleges, above it at 77 and below it at 314, out of 879 colleges that report ACT ranges.

488 targets314 reaches77 where it is a strength

Target colleges

Colleges where a 23 is in the middle 50%

488 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
Fisk University	TN	1140-1510	19-24	37%	Test-optional
University of the Pacific	CA	1183-1480	23-32	71%	Test-optional
University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	1210-1450	23-30	88%	Test-optional
Missouri Southern State University	MO	1150-1420	17-24	97%	Test-optional
Knox College	IL	1180-1440	21-32	71%	Test-optional
Dakota State University	SD	1190-1440	20-27	88%	Test-optional
Seattle University	WA	1200-1430	23-30	77%	Test-optional
Covenant College	GA	1160-1380	23-30	87%	Test-optional
Benedictine College	KS	1140-1380	22-29	98%	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 Arizona	AZ	1150-1420	21-29	86%	Test-optional
University of Utah	UT	1190-1380	22-29	86%	Test-optional
Lipscomb University	TN	1160-1380	23-30	68%	Test-optional
University of Louisiana at Monroe	LA	1160-1360	18-24	85%	Test-optional
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	NC	1140-1370	22-29	30%	Test-optional
Hamline University	MN	1133-1391	19-28	88%	Test-optional
Grove City College	PA	1141-1388	23-31	72%	Test-optional
University of Oregon	OR	1130-1360	23-30	88%	Test-optional
Western Colorado University	CO	1163-1353	22-26	100%	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
Salisbury University	MD	1180-1320	20-29	88%	Test-optional
University of Houston	TX	1160-1340	23-29	74%	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
Hendrix College	AR	1123-1348	23-31	56%	Test-optional
SUNY at Fredonia	NY	1160-1370	23-28	78%	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
Cedarville University	OH	1130-1360	22-29	65%	Test-optional
University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	1150-1330	23-30	79%	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
Dordt University	IA	1070-1330	21-29	69%	Test-optional
Juniata College	PA	1130-1320	22-30	79%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	1120-1310	22-31	98%	Test-optional
Long Island University	NY	1110-1350	21-30	86%	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
Florida Institute of Technology	FL	1120-1320	23-28	58%	Required
Luther College	IA	1078-1406	22-29	72%	Test-optional
St. John Fisher University	NY	1120-1300	23-28	66%	Test-optional
Rowan University	NJ	1110-1310	23-29	78%	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
University of Mary	ND	1110-1340	21-26	75%	Test-optional
Webster University	MO	1110-1310	18-25	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
University of South Dakota	SD	1125-1315	19-25	99%	Test-optional
Christian Brothers University	TN	1020-1380	19-24	87%	Test-optional
SUNY Maritime College	NY	1123-1288	22-28	72%	Test-optional
Austin College	TX	1100-1310	23-29	48%	Test-optional
Cornell College	IA	1120-1285	23-30	80%	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
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
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	OK	1090-1280	21-26	66%	Test-optional
Delaware Valley University	PA	1090-1303	23-30	93%	Test-optional
University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	1070-1290	22-29	84%	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
SUNY Brockport	NY	1100-1280	23-26	71%	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
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	OH	1046-1315	18-25	84%	Test-optional
Meredith College	NC	1098-1348	23-29	74%	Test-optional
Milligan University	TN	1133-1268	22-27	72%	Test-optional
Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	1050-1300	19-25	66%	Test-optional
Oglethorpe University	GA	1090-1310	22-31	89%	Test-optional
Hampden-Sydney College	VA	1030-1250	23-28	41%	Test-optional
Chatham University	PA	1070-1295	21-30	62%	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
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
Western Carolina University	NC	1080-1270	19-25	82%	Test-optional
University of Nevada-Reno	NV	1060-1290	19-26	74%	Test-optional
Guilford College	NC	1120-1260	18-24	80%	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
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
Maine Maritime Academy	ME	1095-1260	21-26	54%	Test-optional
Kansas State University	KS	1060-1260	20-27	82%	Test-optional
University of North Florida	FL	1070-1270	19-25	53%	Required
University of Northern Iowa	IA	1020-1280	19-26	93%	Test-optional
Wilmington College	OH	850-1220	16-23	92%	Test-optional
Montana Technological University	MT	1040-1260	19-25	91%	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
East Carolina University	NC	1070-1240	21-26	89%	Test-optional
North Greenville University	SC	1060-1240	20-28	67%	Test-optional
Nova Southeastern University	FL	1030-1300	19-28	73%	Test-optional
Trinity Christian College	IL	1050-1320	20-25	85%	Test-optional
Ball State University	IN	1080-1260	20-24	86%	Test-optional
College of Saint Benedict	MN	1048-1233	20-27	92%	Test-optional
University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	1081-1293	17-25	87%	Test-optional
Stetson University	FL	1060-1270	21-28	72%	Test-optional
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	1055-1253	17-26	95%	Test-optional
Randolph College	VA	1100-1210	19-26	94%	Test-optional
Belhaven University	MS	1010-1298	19-24	50%	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
Georgia College & State University	GA	1070-1230	22-26	78%	Required
William Peace University	NC	1080-1225	22-27	94%	Test-optional
Bethany Lutheran College	MN	1040-1180	21-26	39%	Test-optional
New College of Florida	FL	1060-1245	21-26	73%	Required
Oklahoma State University	OK	1040-1250	20-27	75%	Test-optional
University of Louisville	KY	1040-1270	19-27	79%	Test-optional
Andrews University	MI	990-1290	20-26	82%	Test-optional
Oregon Institute of Technology	OR	1000-1270	18-27	95%	Test-optional
William Carey University	MS	1040-1290	19-25	60%	Required
Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	1020-1270	19-26	91%	Test-optional
Piedmont University	GA	1038-1245	18-25	93%	Test-optional
Farmingdale State College	NY	1040-1240	20-28	63%	Test-optional
Saint Francis University	PA	1050-1230	21-27	77%	Test-optional
Franklin College	IN	1060-1240	20-26	70%	Test-optional
Coastal Carolina University	SC	1050-1220	21-26	75%	Test-optional
Southern Adventist University	TN	1020-1300	19-25	66%	Test-optional
Toccoa Falls College	GA	1010-1230	18-24	66%	Test-optional
Stockton University	NJ	1030-1230	21-25	89%	Test-optional
Midway University	KY	1100-1170	20-25	95%	Test-optional
William Jewell College	MO	1080-1270	18-24	38%	Test-optional
Saint Norbert College	WI	1033-1290	21-28	86%	Test-optional
Elmhurst University	IL	990-1260	23-30	74%	Test-optional
Regent University	VA	990-1250	19-26	38%	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
Converse University	SC	1010-1250	19-26	68%	Test-optional
Lee University	TN	1040-1230	20-27	71%	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
South Dakota State University	SD	1060-1240	19-25	98%	Test-optional
Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	1036-1203	18-24	92%	Test-optional
Saint Cloud State University	MN	1025-1260	17-25	95%	Test-optional
Jacksonville State University	AL	1000-1290	17-24	78%	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
Centenary College of Louisiana	LA	1060-1210	20-25	56%	Test-optional
University of West Florida	FL	1020-1230	20-27	58%	Required
Florida Atlantic University	FL	1040-1200	21-26	66%	Required
The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	1010-1240	19-27	80%	Test-optional
Emory & Henry University	VA	1051-1223	20-26	84%	Test-optional
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	KY	1010-1230	19-27	56%	Required
Ashland University	OH	1035-1208	20-25	76%	Test-optional
University of South Carolina Aiken	SC	980-1220	19-26	79%	Test-optional
Youngstown State University	OH	1010-1230	19-25	85%	Test-optional
Longwood University	VA	1030-1210	19-26	90%	Test-optional
Kent State University at Kent	OH	1010-1240	18-25	86%	Test-optional
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	1010-1240	18-25	96%	Test-optional
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
Saint Edward's University	TX	970-1240	22-28	81%	Test-optional
University of Idaho	ID	990-1230	20-26	76%	Test-optional
Thomas More University	KY	1030-1230	21-27	90%	Test-optional
Monmouth College	IL	1000-1210	20-27	91%	Test-optional
University of South Alabama	AL	970-1190	20-26	71%	Test-optional
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary	NC	1000-1250	21-24	75%	Test-optional
Seton Hill University	PA	1020-1240	19-27	80%	Test-optional
West Virginia University	WV	1010-1220	20-26	89%	Test-optional
Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	1040-1200	20-25	63%	Required
Kennesaw State University	GA	1000-1220	19-26	69%	Test-optional
Bowling Green State University	OH	1000-1210	19-26	81%	Test-optional
The University of Tennessee-Martin	TN	970-1210	19-25	88%	Required
Shorter University	GA	1040-1200	18-25	97%	Test-optional
Catawba College	NC	1030-1300	17-25	75%	Test-optional
Wichita State University	KS	905-1240	17-25	94%	Test-optional
Dallas Baptist University	TX	960-1213	20-26	89%	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 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
Olivet Nazarene University	IL	950-1220	19-26	56%	Test-optional
Presbyterian College	SC	980-1200	21-26	68%	Test-optional
University of Michigan-Flint	MI	970-1243	19-24	71%	Test-optional
University of North Texas	TX	980-1230	19-27	72%	Test-optional
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	1013-1210	20-26	81%	Required
Central College	IA	1056-1120	20-26	86%	Test-optional
The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	1000-1220	19-25	87%	Test-optional
The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	1010-1200	20-26	94%	Test-optional
College of the Ozarks	MO	1050-1220	20-25	12%	Required
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	1030-1180	20-24	21%	Required
University of North Georgia	GA	980-1210	19-25	68%	Test-optional
Fort Lewis College	CO	1010-1210	18-26	77%	Test-optional
Westminster College	MO	990-1250	19-24	79%	Test-optional
Texas State University	TX	980-1200	19-25	89%	Required
Hardin-Simmons University	TX	1010-1190	19-26	90%	Test-optional
Wingate University	NC	1010-1210	18-25	91%	Test-optional
Lincoln Memorial University	TN	1000-1210	18-24	63%	Test-optional
Arkansas State University	AR	970-1190	18-24	82%	Test-optional
North Carolina A & T State University	NC	1020-1190	17-23	50%	Test-optional
St. Mary's University	TX	900-1310	15-27	98%	Test-optional
Northwest Missouri State University	MO	976-1193	19-24	86%	Test-optional
Trevecca Nazarene University	TN	980-1235	18-24	69%	Test-optional
University of La Verne	CA	986-1236	18-25	71%	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
Brigham Young University-Hawaii	HI	960-1190	21-25	47%	Required
Towson University	MD	950-1235	19-27	82%	Test-optional
Florida College	FL	930-1220	19-25	70%	Required
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	980-1190	18-26	72%	Test-optional
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	NY	990-1200	20-24	76%	Test-optional
University of Dubuque	IA	980-1220	18-24	89%	Test-optional
Louisiana State University-Shreveport	LA	1000-1195	18-24	51%	Test-optional
Waynesburg University	PA	930-1250	19-23	90%	Test-optional
University of St Thomas	TX	980-1210	18-25	90%	Test-optional
Houston Christian University	TX	990-1190	17-24	84%	Test-optional
Gardner-Webb University	NC	975-1198	19-25	77%	Test-optional
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
University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	1005-1175	21-26	67%	Test-optional
East Tennessee State University	TN	980-1200	19-26	86%	Test-optional
St Catherine University	MN	850-1140	20-26	92%	Test-optional
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	1000-1180	22-23	92%	Test-optional
Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	970-1200	20-26	96%	Test-optional
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	TX	960-1200	19-26	96%	Test-optional
Quincy University	IL	1000-1200	20-25	51%	Test-optional
Belmont Abbey College	NC	960-1200	18-26	75%	Test-optional
Indiana University-South Bend	IN	950-1190	21-23	84%	Test-optional
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	TX	970-1193	19-25	89%	Test-optional
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	970-1180	20-27	91%	Test-optional
University of Mount Union	OH	910-1240	18-25	78%	Test-optional
Marietta College	OH	1040-1200	17-24	79%	Test-optional
Flagler College	FL	960-1190	19-25	81%	Test-optional
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	960-1180	19-28	89%	Test-optional
Nicholls State University	LA	934-1196	19-24	91%	Required
Middle Georgia State University	GA	950-1190	16-24	100%	Test-optional
Brevard College	NC	870-1220	16-26	42%	Test-optional
University of New Orleans	LA	935-1241	17-23	74%	Test-optional
University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	970-1200	18-23	93%	Test-optional
McPherson College	KS	960-1200	18-23	77%	Test-optional
Huntingdon College	AL	1006-1220	20-25	70%	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
University of Northern Colorado	CO	950-1190	21-26	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
Carson-Newman University	TN	955-1215	19-25	91%	Test-optional
Midland University	NE	963-1170	17-23	66%	Test-optional
Tarleton State University	TX	980-1160	19-24	90%	Test-optional
Troy University	AL	940-1210	18-25	96%	Test-optional
Ursuline College	OH	1006-1133	20-26	75%	Test-optional
Culinary Institute of America	NY	928-1183	17-23	91%	Test-optional
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
Murray State University	KY	940-1170	19-26	86%	Test-optional
Indiana University-Kokomo	IN	960-1150	21-27	87%	Test-optional
Georgetown College	KY	960-1160	20-25	91%	Test-optional
Thomas University	GA	990-1220	20-24	38%	Test-optional
Georgia State University	GA	940-1180	19-26	55%	Test-optional
University of the Ozarks	AR	1020-1160	20-25	60%	Test-optional
Indiana University-Southeast	IN	970-1180	20-25	85%	Test-optional
Augusta University	GA	970-1140	18-25	86%	Required
East Texas A&M University	TX	910-1150	18-24	92%	Test-optional
Southeastern Oklahoma State University	OK	980-1186	18-24	76%	Test-optional
Northern State University	SD	980-1160	18-24	93%	Test-optional
Stephen F Austin State University	TX	970-1170	18-24	94%	Test-optional
Pennsylvania Western University	PA	940-1140	17-25	94%	Test-optional
Black Hills State University	SD	965-1135	18-24	96%	Test-optional
Minot State University	ND	930-1140	18-24	65%	Test-optional
Clarke University	IA	900-1160	16-24	72%	Test-optional
Lander University	SC	950-1178	16-23	81%	Test-optional
Aurora University	IL	900-1150	21-29	81%	Test-optional
University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	970-1150	20-25	91%	Test-optional
Illinois College	IL	883-1180	19-26	78%	Test-optional
Georgia Southern University	GA	986-1133	18-23	88%	Test-optional
Indiana University-Northwest	IN	910-1180	18-26	73%	Test-optional
Saint Ambrose University	IA	930-1170	20-25	77%	Test-optional
Saginaw Valley State University	MI	920-1170	18-26	72%	Test-optional
Palm Beach Atlantic University	FL	950-1220	18-26	82%	Test-optional
Lamar University	TX	930-1140	18-25	86%	Test-optional
Radford University	VA	940-1160	19-26	90%	Test-optional
Indiana University-East	IN	960-1170	19-24	67%	Test-optional
Southwest Baptist University	MO	810-1210	17-26	68%	Test-optional
McNeese State University	LA	940-1198	18-23	78%	Test-optional
Colorado Mesa University	CO	930-1160	18-24	82%	Test-optional
Fort Hays State University	KS	970-1140	18-24	90%	Test-optional
West Texas A & M University	TX	950-1170	18-23	99%	Test-optional
Delta State University	MS	925-1210	17-23	100%	Required
University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	868-1271	20-28	94%	Test-optional
Huntington University	IN	930-1150	18-26	76%	Test-optional
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	900-1160	18-25	87%	Test-optional
University of Central Arkansas	AR	910-1170	19-25	90%	Test-optional
University of Akron Main Campus	OH	900-1190	17-25	60%	Test-optional
Johnson University	TN	960-1110	18-24	65%	Test-optional
Jersey College	NJ	986-1305	19-23	68%	Test-optional
Northern Kentucky University	KY	953-1150	18-25	68%	Test-optional
Marshall University	WV	910-1150	19-24	96%	Test-optional
Charleston Southern University	SC	930-1160	18-24	97%	Test-optional
McMurry University	TX	950-1160	18-24	57%	Test-optional
East Central University	OK	900-1120	17-24	58%	Test-optional
Sam Houston State University	TX	930-1120	17-24	90%	Test-optional
Gordon State College	GA	890-1130	15-24	86%	Test-optional
Rocky Mountain College	MT	893-1133	18-24	70%	Test-optional
University of Memphis	TN	915-1180	18-24	72%	Required
Southwestern Adventist University	TX	910-1200	17-25	78%	Test-optional
West Virginia Wesleyan College	WV	892-1160	16-23	93%	Test-optional
Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	890-1160	22-27	88%	Test-optional
Wartburg College	IA	930-1200	21-27	76%	Test-optional
University of Nebraska at Kearney	NE	905-1125	19-26	90%	Test-optional
Angelo State University	TX	910-1150	18-24	83%	Test-optional
Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	866-1163	18-24	93%	Test-optional
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	960-1210	17-24	59%	Required
MidAmerica Nazarene University	KS	950-1090	17-23	79%	Test-optional
LIM College	NY	960-1138	19-25	96%	Test-optional
Northeastern State University	OK	866-1136	18-23	100%	Test-optional
Xavier University of Louisiana	LA	950-1113	19-24	69%	Test-optional
Anderson University	IN	900-1150	17-24	79%	Test-optional
Shepherd University	WV	878-1140	19-24	97%	Test-optional
University of New Mexico	NM	890-1170	19-26	95%	Test-optional
Freed-Hardeman University	TN	952-1087	19-26	60%	Test-optional
Purdue University Northwest	IN	890-1140	16-24	72%	Test-optional
The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	910-1130	17-23	95%	Test-optional
Friends University	KS	960-1090	15-28	55%	Test-optional
Millikin University	IL	860-1130	18-25	67%	Test-optional
Malone University	OH	930-1180	18-24	76%	Test-optional
Aquinas College	MI	910-1140	20-26	90%	Test-optional
Kentucky Wesleyan College	KY	890-1130	16-23	72%	Test-optional
Bethel University	IN	900-1150	16-24	98%	Test-optional
Adrian College	MI	873-1140	21-27	73%	Test-optional
Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	880-1130	17-26	99%	Test-optional
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	880-1120	19-23	37%	Test-optional
Capital University	OH	910-1180	18-25	70%	Test-optional
Ferris State University	MI	890-1120	20-24	91%	Test-optional
Austin Peay State University	TN	843-1126	18-24	96%	Test-optional
West Liberty University	WV	890-1123	18-24	97%	Test-optional
Howard Payne University	TX	880-1160	16-27	67%	Test-optional
Sul Ross State University	TX	930-1110	15-24	99%	Test-optional
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	875-1105	17-24	75%	Required
New Mexico State University	NM	870-1110	17-24	89%	Test-optional
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	NY	910-1160	18-23	89%	Test-optional
Arkansas Tech University	AR	880-1100	17-23	96%	Required
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte	NC	880-1130	16-23	80%	Test-optional
Dominican University	IL	880-1100	16-26	90%	Test-optional
Greenville University	IL	771-1230	16-28	98%	Test-optional
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	960-1045	17-23	57%	Test-optional
The University of Tennessee Southern	TN	905-1110	18-24	87%	Required
Francis Marion University	SC	870-1115	16-24	86%	Test-optional
Roosevelt University	IL	895-1175	18-26	97%	Test-optional
Fort Valley State University	GA	930-1070	19-24	66%	Test-optional
Fairmont State University	WV	810-1070	17-23	99%	Required
Eastern Kentucky University	KY	880-1080	19-25	78%	Test-optional
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne	IN	870-1070	17-24	96%	Test-optional
Concord University	WV	830-1090	17-24	93%	Test-optional
Eastern New Mexico University	NM	830-1060	17-23	92%	Test-optional
Rockford University	IL	850-1070	17-23	93%	Test-optional
Judson University	IL	816-1118	16-24	48%	Test-optional
Valley City State University	ND	830-1070	17-24	99%	Test-optional
Delaware State University	DE	800-1020	20-24	47%	Test-optional
Siena Heights University	MI	806-1073	16-23	69%	Test-optional
Huston-Tillotson University	TX	800-1160	16-28	39%	Test-optional
University of Saint Mary	KS	806-1028	17-24	87%	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 College at Moorhead	MN	Not reported	21-26	63%	Test-optional
Viterbo University	WI	Not reported	22-26	72%	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
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	NC	Not reported	21-23	23%	Required
University of Minnesota-Morris	MN	Not reported	20-26	75%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	Not reported	19-26	82%	Test-optional
Carthage College	WI	Not reported	20-25	87%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	Not reported	20-27	88%	Test-optional
Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	Not reported	21-25	88%	Test-optional
Mount Saint Mary College	NY	Not reported	19-28	89%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	Not reported	20-26	92%	Test-optional
North Dakota State University	ND	Not reported	19-25	95%	Test-optional
Mount Marty University	SD	Not reported	18-25	43%	Test-optional
Tuskegee University	AL	Not reported	18-25	49%	Test-optional
Rockhurst University	MO	Not reported	19-26	70%	Test-optional
Spring Hill College	AL	Not reported	17-29	77%	Test-optional
Buena Vista University	IA	Not reported	19-26	78%	Test-optional
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	Not reported	16-28	87%	Test-optional
University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	Not reported	19-26	87%	Required
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	Not reported	19-25	88%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	Not reported	18-24	89%	Test-optional
The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	Not reported	19-25	93%	Test-optional
Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	Not reported	19-26	95%	Test-optional
Emporia State University	KS	Not reported	18-24	98%	Test-optional
Dunwoody College of Technology	MN	Not reported	18-26	99%	Test-optional
Mississippi Christian University	MS	Not reported	19-25	29%	Test-optional
Morehouse College	GA	Not reported	18-25	44%	Test-optional
Bemidji State University	MN	Not reported	18-24	56%	Test-optional
Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	Not reported	18-25	59%	Test-optional
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	OH	Not reported	15-25	59%	Test-optional
Tennessee Wesleyan University	TN	Not reported	19-23	69%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Parkside	WI	Not reported	17-25	75%	Test-optional
University of Central Oklahoma	OK	Not reported	18-24	78%	Required
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	Not reported	18-25	87%	Test-optional
Martin Luther College	MN	Not reported	21-28	87%	Test-optional
Mississippi University for Women	MS	Not reported	17-24	90%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	Not reported	18-25	91%	Test-optional
University of Wisconsin-Superior	WI	Not reported	18-24	93%	Test-optional
Upper Iowa University	IA	Not reported	17-23	97%	Test-optional
Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	Not reported	18-24	99%	Test-optional
Southwest Minnesota State University	MN	Not reported	16-23	62%	Test-optional
University of Central Missouri	MO	Not reported	17-24	64%	Test-optional
University of Mount Olive	NC	Not reported	18-24	76%	Test-optional
Kettering College	OH	Not reported	19-24	77%	Test-optional
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	AR	Not reported	18-23	81%	Required
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	Not reported	17-24	86%	Test-optional
Pittsburg State University	KS	Not reported	17-24	89%	Test-optional
University of Providence	MT	Not reported	15-23	50%	Test-optional

Reach colleges

Closest reaches for a 23 ACT

The 30 colleges whose 25th percentile is closest above 23
College	State	SAT middle 50%	ACT middle 50%	Acceptance rate	Test policy (fall 2024)
Lawrence University	WI	1200-1420	24-31	64%	Test-optional
Touro University	NY	1218-1453	24-32	61%	Test-optional
Beloit College	WI	1200-1430	24-30	63%	Test-optional
University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	1210-1410	24-31	69%	Test-optional
New York Institute of Technology	NY	1190-1420	24-32	81%	Test-optional
Drake University	IA	1110-1350	24-29	64%	Test-optional
Oregon State University	OR	1140-1400	24-31	77%	Test-optional
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
The University of Alabama	AL	1170-1400	24-31	77%	Test-optional
California Lutheran University	CA	1150-1330	24-31	76%	Test-optional
Biola University	CA	1160-1370	24-29	74%	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
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
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	1180-1340	24-30	73%	Test-optional
James Madison University	VA	1170-1340	24-29	72%	Test-optional
Transylvania University	KY	1120-1380	24-30	87%	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
St. John's University-New York	NY	1150-1340	24-29	83%	Test-optional
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	SD	1140-1340	24-30	80%	Test-optional
Drew University	NJ	1103-1338	24-30	68%	Test-optional
Calvin University	MI	1083-1330	24-30	71%	Test-optional
University of South Florida	FL	1130-1320	24-29	43%	Required
Roger Williams University	RI	1140-1310	24-29	88%	Test-optional

Score is a strength

Colleges where a 23 is above the middle 50%

The 30 colleges whose 75th percentile is closest below 23
College	State	SAT middle 50%	ACT middle 50%	Acceptance rate	Test policy (fall 2024)
Brenau University	GA	930-1200	18-22	88%	Test-optional
La Roche University	PA	940-1200	15-22	76%	Test-optional
Louisiana State University at Alexandria	LA	970-1220	17-22	92%	Required
Grand Canyon University	AZ	1006-1113	20-22	79%	Test-optional
University of Virginia's College at Wise	VA	945-1120	18-22	28%	Test-optional
Dillard University	LA	968-1202	18-22	42%	Test-optional
University of Hawaii at Hilo	HI	945-1175	15-22	61%	Test-optional
University of West Georgia	GA	950-1140	17-22	52%	Required
University of Houston-Downtown	TX	940-1110	16-22	90%	Test-optional
Elizabeth City State University	NC	920-1080	16-22	64%	Test-optional
Valdosta State University	GA	920-1100	16-22	72%	Required
Muskingum University	OH	910-1105	17-22	82%	Test-optional
Texas A & M International University	TX	890-1090	16-22	44%	Required
College of Coastal Georgia	GA	875-1100	17-22	98%	Test-optional
William Penn University	IA	880-1110	16-22	52%	Test-optional
Georgia Southwestern State University	GA	890-1110	16-22	75%	Test-optional
Bluefield State University	WV	870-1080	17-22	97%	Test-optional
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	GA	860-1080	17-22	76%	Test-optional
Spalding University	KY	875-1038	15-22	100%	Test-optional
The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	860-1080	17-22	100%	Test-optional
Bluffton University	OH	860-1130	16-22	67%	Test-optional
Hampton University	VA	790-1090	13-22	62%	Test-optional
Columbus State University	GA	800-1060	16-22	99%	Test-optional
University of the Virgin Islands	VI	783-1030	19-22	99%	Test-optional
Norfolk State University	VA	823-1030	16-22	88%	Test-optional
Ottawa University-Ottawa	KS	750-1000	16-22	83%	Test-optional
Alice Lloyd College	KY	710-960	16-22	75%	Test-optional
Baptist Health Sciences University	TN	Not reported	17-22	82%	Required
North Carolina Central University	NC	Not reported	19-22	87%	Test-optional
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton	AR	Not reported	17-22	100%	Required

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FAQ

Questions about a 23 ACT

What colleges can I get into with a 23 ACT?

No score guarantees admission, but a 23 falls inside the middle 50% of enrolled ACT submitters at 488 of the 879 colleges in this directory that report ACT ranges, from University of Missouri-Kansas City to University of Providence. It is above the middle 50% at 77 colleges and below it at 314.

Should I submit a 23 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].