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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Data from National Center for Educational Statistics; updated May, 2011

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

	ACT Scores
	Composite		English		Math
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Bakersfield	16	22	14	21	16	23
Cal Maritime	19	26	19	24	21	26
Cal Poly Pomona	21	27	20	26	22	28
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	25	29	24	30	25	31
Channel Islands	16	22	14	21	16	23
Chico	20	25	18	24	19	26
Dominguez Hills	15	19	13	19	16	19
East Bay	16	21	15	21	17	22
Fresno	16	22	15	22	17	24
Fullerton	18	23	17	23	18	25
Humboldt State	19	25	18	25	17	24
Long Beach	18	25	17	24	18	25
Los Angeles	15	20	13	20	16	21
Monterey Bay	18	23	17	24	17	24
Northridge	16	22	15	22	16	23
Sacramento	17	23	15	23	17	24
San Bernardino	16	21	14	20	17	22
San Diego State	21	26	20	26	22	27
San Francisco State	19	24	18	25	18	24
San Jose State	19	25	18	24	19	26
San Marcos	17	22	16	22	17	23
Sonoma State	20	24	19	24	19	25
Stanislaus	17	22	15	22	17	23
View the SAT version of this table