ACT Scores for Admission to Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges

If you're wondering if you have the ACT scores you'll need to get into one of the top public liberal arts colleges in the United States, here's a side-by-side comparison of scores for the middle 50% of enrolled students. If your scores fall within or above these ranges, you're on target for admission to one of these top colleges.

Realize, of course, that ACT scores are just one part of the application. It's possible to have scores above the averages presented here and still get rejected if other parts of your application are weak. Similarly, some students with scores significantly below the ranges listed here gain admission because they demonstrate other strengths.

Also, if you are an out-of-state applicant, you may need to have scores significantly higher than those shown here. Most state-funded universities give preference to in-state applicants.

To see a full profile of each college, click on the names in the chart below. You can also check out these other ACT links (or SAT links):

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Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics

Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges ACT Scores (mid 50%)
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	ACT Scores
	Composite		English		Math
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
College of Charleston	22	26	22	27	21	26
The College of New Jersey	24	29	-	-	-	-
New College of Florida	27	31	28	34	24	30
Ramapo College	-	-	-	-	-	-
St. Mary's College of Maryland	24	29	24	30	23	29
SUNY Geneseo	27	30	-	-	-	-
Truman State University	25	30	25	32	23	28
University of Mary Washington	22	27	22	28	21	26
University of Minnesota-Morris	23	28	21	28	22	27
UNC Asheville	22	27	22	28	22	26
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