ACT Scores for Admission to Top Minnesota Colleges

Learn if your ACT scores are what you need to get into one of the top Minnesota colleges or universities. The side-by-side comparison chart below shows 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 Minnesota colleges. Note that 25% of applicants had scores below the range shown below.

Also, remember that ACT scores are just one part of the application. The admissions officers in Minnesota will also want to see a strong academic record, a winning essay, meaningful extracurricular activities and good letters of recommendation.

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Data from the National Center for Educational Statistics

Top Minnesota Colleges ACT Scores (mid 50%) (Learn what these numbers mean)
	Composite		English		Math
	25%	75%	25%	75%	25%	75%
Bethel University	22	28	21	29	22	28
Carleton College	29	33	-	-	-	-
College of Saint Benedict	23	29	22	30	23	28
College of St. Scholastica	21	26	21	26	21	26
Concordia College at Moorhead	22	27	21	28	22	28
Gustavus Adolphus College	26	30	24	30	25	29
Hamline University	21	27	21	28	21	26
Macalester College	28	32	29	34	27	33
Saint John's University	23	28	21	27	24	29
St. Olaf College	26	31	25	31	26	32
University of Minnesota Twin Cities	25	30	24	31	25	30
University of Minnesota Morris	23	28	21	28	22	27
University of St. Thomas	23	28	22	28	23	28
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