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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2007-08 data from National Center for Educational Statistics

Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges ACT Scores (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

	ACT Scores
	Composite		English		Math
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
University of Mary Washington	23	27	21	28	23	26
SUNY Geneseo	28	30	-	-	-	-
The College of New Jersey	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ramapo College	-	-	-	-	-	-
St. Mary's College of Maryland	28	31	28	31	25	28
New College of Florida	27	31	27	33	25	30
College of Charleston	21	26	21	27	20	25
UNC Asheville	22	26	21	27	20	25
Truman State University	25	30	24	31	23	29