Top College and University ACT Charts:
See how the country's most prestigious and selective colleges and universities compare on the ACT front (you can also look at SAT comparison charts).
- The Ivy League
- Top Universities (non-Ivy)
- Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges
- 19 More Top Liberal Arts Colleges
- Top 10 Public Universities
- 22 More Top Public Universities
- Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges
- Top Women's Colleges
- Top Engineering Colleges (Bachelor's and Master's)
- Top Catholic Colleges and Universities
State ACT Data:
Admissions criteria vary widely from campus to campus within state university systems. These charts can help you find schools that match your ACT scores.
- Alabama: Four-Year Alabama Colleges and Universities
- Arizona: Four-Year Arizona Colleges and Universities
- Arkansas: Four-Year Arkansas Colleges and Universities
- California: Cal State System
- California: UC System
- California: Top California Colleges and Universities
- Colorado: Four-Year Colorado Colleges and Universities
- Connecticut: Four-Year Connecticut Colleges and Universities
- Delaware: Four-Year Delaware Colleges and Universities
- District of Columbia: Four-Year Washington D.C. Colleges and Universities
- Florida: State University System
- Florida: Top Florida Colleges and Universities
- Georgia: Top Georgia Colleges and Universities
- Hawaii: Four-Year Hawaii Colleges and Universities
- Idaho: Four-Year Idaho Colleges and Universities
- Illinois: Top Illinois Colleges and Universities
- Indiana: 15 Top Indiana Colleges and Universities
- Iowa: Four-Year Iowa Colleges and Universities
- Kansas: Four-Year Kansas Colleges and Universities
- Kentucky: Four-Year Kentucky Colleges and Universities
- Louisiana: Four-Year Louisiana Colleges
- Maine: Four-Year Maine Colleges and Universities
- Maryland: Top Maryland Colleges and Universities
- Massachusetts: Top Massachusetts Colleges and Universities
- Michigan: 13 Top Michigan Colleges and Universities
- Minnesota: 13 Top Minnesota Colleges and Universities
- Mississippi: Four-Year Mississippi Colleges and Universities
- Missouri: 12 Top Missouri Colleges and Universities
- Montana: Four-Year Montana Colleges and Universities
- Nebraska: Four-Year Nebraska Colleges and Universities
- Nevada: Four-Year Nevada Colleges and Universities
- New Hampshire: Four-Year New Hampshire Colleges and Universities
- New Jersey: Four-Year New Jersey Colleges and Universities
- New Mexico: Four-Year New Mexico Colleges and Universities
- New York: SUNY System
- New York: Top New York Colleges and Universities
- North Carolina: 16 Public Universities
- North Carolina: Top North Carolina Colleges and Universities
- North Dakota: Four-Year North Dakota Colleges and Universities
- Ohio: 10 Top Ohio Colleges and Universities
- Ohio: 13 University System of Ohio campuses
- Oklahoma: Four-Year Oklahoma Colleges and Universities
- Oregon: Selective Oregon Colleges and Universities
- Pennsylvania: Top Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities
- Rhode Island: Four-Year Rhode Island Colleges and Universities
- South Carolina: Select Four-Year Colleges
- South Dakota: Four-Year South Dakota Colleges and Universities
- Tennessee: Top Tennessee Colleges and Universities
- Texas: 13 Top Texas Colleges and Universities
- Utah: Four-Year Utah Colleges and Universities
- Vermont: Four-Year Vermont Colleges and Universities
- Virginia: 15 Public Universities
- Virginia: 17 Top Virginia Colleges and Universities
- Washington: 11 Top Washington Colleges and Universities
- West Virginia: Four-Year West Virginia Colleges and Universities
- Wisconsin: Select Four-Year Colleges
Division I Athletic Conferences:
For students interested in the excitement of Division I sports, these charts make some of the admissions distinctions between universities clear.
- America East Conference
- Atlantic 10 Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Atlantic Sun Conference
- Big East Conference
- Big Sky Conference
- Big South Conference
- Big Ten Conference
- Big 12 Conference
- Conference USA (C-USA)
- Horizon League
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
- Mid-American Conference
- Missouri Valley Conference
- Mountain West Conference
- Northeast Conference
- Ohio Valley Conference
- Pac 10 Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Southern Conference
- Sun Belt Conference
- Western Athletic Conference
More ACT Information:
Here are some more articles to help you make sense of the ACT.
