Fall 2024 federal data
Colleges for a 25 ACT score
A 25 ACT sits inside the middle 50% of enrolled submitters at 471 colleges, above it at 196 and below it at 212, out of 879 colleges that report ACT ranges.
Target colleges
Colleges where a 25 is in the middle 50%
| 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 |
| Centre College | KY | 1160-1450 | 25-32 | 54% | Test-optional |
| 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 |
| Touro University | NY | 1218-1453 | 24-32 | 61% | Test-optional |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | AL | 1210-1450 | 23-30 | 88% | Test-optional |
| Westmont College | CA | 1240-1450 | 25-32 | 77% | 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 |
| University of Alabama in Huntsville | AL | 1210-1410 | 24-31 | 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 |
| Seattle University | WA | 1200-1430 | 23-30 | 77% | Test-optional |
| Saint Louis University | MO | 1200-1410 | 25-31 | 75% | 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 |
| University of Dayton | OH | 1200-1380 | 25-31 | 66% | Test-optional |
| University of San Francisco | CA | 1190-1390 | 25-30 | 62% | 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 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 |
| Manhattan University | NY | 1180-1358 | 25-29 | 79% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Western Colorado University | CO | 1163-1353 | 22-26 | 100% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mercer University | GA | 1160-1350 | 25-31 | 69% | Test-optional |
| Gordon College | MA | 1130-1355 | 25-31 | 69% | 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 |
| DePaul University | IL | 1140-1330 | 25-31 | 76% | Test-optional |
| University of Illinois Chicago | IL | 1130-1350 | 25-31 | 77% | 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 |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | 1150-1320 | 25-30 | 72% | 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 |
| 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 |
| SUNY Oneonta | NY | 1120-1310 | 25-30 | 70% | Test-optional |
| Alfred University | NY | 1095-1310 | 24-29 | 74% | 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 |
| 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 |
| SUNY Maritime College | NY | 1123-1288 | 22-28 | 72% | 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 |
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | OK | 1090-1280 | 21-26 | 66% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Virginia Military Institute | VA | 1050-1270 | 24-31 | 71% | 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 |
| Western Carolina University | NC | 1080-1270 | 19-25 | 82% | Test-optional |
| University of Nevada-Reno | NV | 1060-1290 | 19-26 | 74% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stockton University | NJ | 1030-1230 | 21-25 | 89% | Test-optional |
| Midway University | KY | 1100-1170 | 20-25 | 95% | 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 |
| Saint Cloud State University | MN | 1025-1260 | 17-25 | 95% | 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 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | MI | 990-1255 | 24-28 | 56% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Azusa Pacific University | CA | 983-1238 | 25-30 | 88% | 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 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 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | IL | 950-1220 | 19-26 | 56% | Test-optional |
| Presbyterian College | SC | 980-1200 | 21-26 | 68% | 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 |
| University of North Georgia | GA | 980-1210 | 19-25 | 68% | Test-optional |
| Fort Lewis College | CO | 1010-1210 | 18-26 | 77% | 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 |
| St. Mary's University | TX | 900-1310 | 15-27 | 98% | 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 |
| University of St Thomas | TX | 980-1210 | 18-25 | 90% | Test-optional |
| Gardner-Webb University | NC | 975-1198 | 19-25 | 77% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Flagler College | FL | 960-1190 | 19-25 | 81% | Test-optional |
| Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | IN | 960-1180 | 19-28 | 89% | Test-optional |
| Brevard College | NC | 870-1220 | 16-26 | 42% | 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 |
| Troy University | AL | 940-1210 | 18-25 | 96% | Test-optional |
| Ursuline College | OH | 1006-1133 | 20-26 | 75% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pennsylvania Western University | PA | 940-1140 | 17-25 | 94% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Southwest Baptist University | MO | 810-1210 | 17-26 | 68% | Test-optional |
| 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 |
| Northern Kentucky University | KY | 953-1150 | 18-25 | 68% | Test-optional |
| Southwestern Adventist University | TX | 910-1200 | 17-25 | 78% | 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 |
| LIM College | NY | 960-1138 | 19-25 | 96% | 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 |
| Friends University | KS | 960-1090 | 15-28 | 55% | Test-optional |
| Millikin University | IL | 860-1130 | 18-25 | 67% | Test-optional |
| Aquinas College | MI | 910-1140 | 20-26 | 90% | 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 |
| Capital University | OH | 910-1180 | 18-25 | 70% | Test-optional |
| Howard Payne University | TX | 880-1160 | 16-27 | 67% | Test-optional |
| Dominican University | IL | 880-1100 | 16-26 | 90% | Test-optional |
| Greenville University | IL | 771-1230 | 16-28 | 98% | Test-optional |
| Roosevelt University | IL | 895-1175 | 18-26 | 97% | Test-optional |
| Eastern Kentucky University | KY | 880-1080 | 19-25 | 78% | Test-optional |
| Huston-Tillotson University | TX | 800-1160 | 16-28 | 39% | Test-optional |
| Warren Wilson College | NC | Not reported | 25-29 | 71% | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | WI | Not reported | 17-25 | 75% | Test-optional |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | WI | Not reported | 18-25 | 87% | Test-optional |
| Martin Luther College | MN | Not reported | 21-28 | 87% | Test-optional |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | Not reported | 18-25 | 91% | Test-optional |
Reach colleges
Closest reaches for a 25 ACT
| College | State | SAT middle 50% | ACT middle 50% | Acceptance rate | Test policy (fall 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | 1300-1500 | 26-31 | 80% | Test-optional |
| Rhodes College | TN | 1300-1486 | 26-32 | 50% | Test-optional |
| United States Air Force Academy | CO | 1230-1440 | 26-33 | 14% | Required |
| Creighton University | NE | 1243-1428 | 26-31 | 80% | Test-optional |
| Auburn University | AL | 1260-1390 | 26-31 | 46% | Test-optional |
| Elmira College | NY | 1090-1385 | 26-29 | 77% | Test-optional |
| Simmons University | MA | 1220-1390 | 26-34 | 70% | Test-optional |
| Champlain College | VT | 1220-1380 | 26-29 | 83% | Test-optional |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | IL | 1180-1440 | 26-32 | 55% | Test-optional |
| Marquette University | WI | 1200-1360 | 26-31 | 81% | Test-optional |
| Pratt Institute-Main | NY | 1150-1390 | 26-31 | 73% | Test-optional |
| Houghton University | NY | 1170-1375 | 26-31 | 89% | 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 |
| Moore College of Art and Design | PA | 1180-1380 | 26-32 | 56% | Test-optional |
| Duquesne University | PA | 1180-1340 | 26-32 | 84% | Test-optional |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | MA | 1160-1416 | 26-30 | 85% | Test-optional |
| Texas Christian University | TX | 1140-1350 | 26-31 | 45% | Test-optional |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | MD | 1143-1340 | 26-31 | 69% | Test-optional |
| Butler University | IN | 1160-1350 | 26-31 | 85% | Test-optional |
| The College of New Jersey | NJ | 1140-1340 | 26-31 | 62% | Test-optional |
| Kettering University | MI | 1160-1330 | 26-30 | 79% | Test-optional |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | PA | 1090-1335 | 26-32 | 91% | Test-optional |
| Messiah University | PA | 1110-1350 | 26-31 | 79% | 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 |
| Southwestern University | TX | 1130-1300 | 26-30 | 43% | 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 |
| Elizabethtown College | PA | 1105-1310 | 26-31 | 78% | Test-optional |
Score is a strength
Colleges where a 25 is above the middle 50%
| College | State | SAT middle 50% | ACT middle 50% | Acceptance rate | Test policy (fall 2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisk University | TN | 1140-1510 | 19-24 | 37% | Test-optional |
| Missouri Southern State University | MO | 1150-1420 | 17-24 | 97% | Test-optional |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | LA | 1160-1360 | 18-24 | 85% | Test-optional |
| Christian Brothers University | TN | 1020-1380 | 19-24 | 87% | Test-optional |
| Guilford College | NC | 1120-1260 | 18-24 | 80% | Test-optional |
| Ball State University | IN | 1080-1260 | 20-24 | 86% | Test-optional |
| Belhaven University | MS | 1010-1298 | 19-24 | 50% | Test-optional |
| Toccoa Falls College | GA | 1010-1230 | 18-24 | 66% | Test-optional |
| William Jewell College | MO | 1080-1270 | 18-24 | 38% | Test-optional |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | AL | 1036-1203 | 18-24 | 92% | Test-optional |
| Jacksonville State University | AL | 1000-1290 | 17-24 | 78% | Test-optional |
| Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | NC | 1000-1250 | 21-24 | 75% | Test-optional |
| University of Michigan-Flint | MI | 970-1243 | 19-24 | 71% | Test-optional |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | FL | 1030-1180 | 20-24 | 21% | Required |
| Westminster College | MO | 990-1250 | 19-24 | 79% | Test-optional |
| Lincoln Memorial University | TN | 1000-1210 | 18-24 | 63% | Test-optional |
| Arkansas State University | AR | 970-1190 | 18-24 | 82% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Houston Christian University | TX | 990-1190 | 17-24 | 84% | Test-optional |
| Marietta College | OH | 1040-1200 | 17-24 | 79% | Test-optional |
| Nicholls State University | LA | 934-1196 | 19-24 | 91% | Required |
| Middle Georgia State University | GA | 950-1190 | 16-24 | 100% | Test-optional |
| Tarleton State University | TX | 980-1160 | 19-24 | 90% | Test-optional |
| Thomas University | GA | 990-1220 | 20-24 | 38% | Test-optional |
| 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 |
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FAQ
Questions about a 25 ACT
What colleges can I get into with a 25 ACT?
No score guarantees admission, but a 25 falls inside the middle 50% of enrolled ACT submitters at 471 of the 879 colleges in this directory that report ACT ranges, from University of Missouri-Kansas City to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It is above the middle 50% at 196 colleges and below it at 212.
Should I submit a 25 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].