ACT Scores for Admission to Cal State

If you're wondering if you have the ACT scores you'll need to get into one of the California State University schools, 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 public universities in the Cal State system.

Realize, of course, that ACT scores are just one part of the application. The Cal State admissions officers will also be looking for a strong high school record and meaningful extracurricular activities.

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

Cal State ACT Score Comparison (mid 50%)
(Learn what these numbers mean)

	ACT Scores
	Composite		English		Math
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Bakersfield	15	21	14	21	16	22
Cal Maritime	19	24	17	23	19	25
Cal Poly Pomona	18	24	17	23	19	25
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	23	28	22	28	24	29
Channel Islands	18	23	-	-	-	-
Chico	19	24	18	24	18	24
Dominguez Hills	14	18	12	19	15	18
East Bay	16	21	15	22	16	22
Fresno	16	22	14	21	16	23
Fullerton	18	23	16	23	17	24
Humboldt State	18	25	17	25	17	25
Long Beach	17	23	16	23	17	24
Los Angeles	15	19	13	19	15	20
Monterey Bay	18	23	17	23	17	23
Northridge	16	21	15	21	16	21
Sacramento	18	23	16	24	18	25
San Bernardino	15	21	14	20	16	21
San Diego State	20	25	19	25	19	25
San Francisco State	18	23	17	24	18	24
San Marcos	18	22	16	22	17	23
San Jose State	18	23	16	23	18	24
Sonoma State	19	24	19	24	18	24
Stanislaus	17	22	16	22	17	23