{"id":8765,"date":"2023-08-30t11:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-30t18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=8765"},"modified":"2022-09-06t00:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06t07:00:53","slug":"act-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"act scores: everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>good act scores are the key to getting into the college of your dreams! but what is a good score? <strong>for most students, scoring above average, 21 or higher, is a good score. for those applying to elite colleges, scores in the 93rd percentile (30+) or even the 98th percentile (33+) are good scores.<\/strong> but that\u2019s the short answer\u2026 there is more to it than that of course. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2019\/09\/act-scores-everything-you-need-to-know.png\" alt=\"student bubbling in scantron with pencil\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14615\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2019\/09\/act-scores-everything-you-need-to-know.png 1200w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2019\/09\/act-scores-everything-you-need-to-know-300x150.png 300w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2019\/09\/act-scores-everything-you-need-to-know-600x300.png 600w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2019\/09\/act-scores-everything-you-need-to-know-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"contents\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>click the links below to go straight to that section, or keep reading to get everything you need to know act scores!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#actscorescalculated\">how are act scores calculated?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#highestactscore\">what is the highest act score?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#goodactscore\">what is a good act score?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#actscorestopschools\">act scores for the top 100 u.s. universities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#actscorescholarship\">how act scores can help you win scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cancelactscore\">should i cancel my act score if i get a bad score?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"actscorescalculated\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>how are act scores calculated?<\/h2>\n<p>the act test score range is between 1 and 36. there are two types of scores that fall in this range: your <strong>section scores<\/strong> and <strong>your composite score<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h3>section scores<\/h3>\n<p>the <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/what-is-act\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">act exam<\/a> comprises four sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-english\/perfect-36-act-english-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">english<\/a> (with an optional essay)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/perfect-36-act-math-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">math<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/perfect-36-act-reading-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/perfect-36-act-science-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>the score on each section is calculated by converting the <strong>raw score<\/strong>\u2014the number of questions you answered correctly in a given section\u2014to a scaled score in that 1-36 range. (there are no penalties for questions with an incorrect answer). <\/p>\n<p>if you&#8217;re thinking &#8220;aw man, do i need to know a formula to figure out my practice act results??&#8221; &#8212; never fear! we actually have this handy dandy <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-score-calculator\/\">score calculator<\/a> where you can plug in your raw scores to figure out your section scores. you can also check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-raw-score-conversion-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">act raw score conversation chart<\/a> for a sense of how many questions you need to answer correctly to get a certain scaled score. <\/p>\n<h3>composite scores<\/h3>\n<p>to make your <strong>composite<\/strong>, or overall, score, the test maker then averages your four scores on all sections. this is also scored using the 1-36 act scale. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/01\/act-score-range-flow-chart-600x400.png\" alt=\"score range 1 to 36\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8853\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>so what is a good act composite score?<\/strong> many factors will help you determine what a good act composite score is for you. but before we get into that, know that the composite score is not the only score that matters! the <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-score-reports\/\">act score report<\/a> will provide you <em>even more<\/em> information about your test-taking experience in the form of <strong>subscores<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h3>subscores<\/h3>\n<p>the <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/ten-tips-to-quickly-improve-your-act-reading-score\/\">reading<\/a>, writing, and math sections also have categories with their own score ranges, as noted in the table below:<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-70\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-70 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">section<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">overall score range<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">sub-score breakdown<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">english<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">1-36<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">usage\/mechanics (1-18)<br \/>\nrhetorical skills (1-18)<br \/>\nessay (2-12)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">math<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">1-36<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">pre-algebra\/elementary algebra (1-18)<br \/>\nalgebra\/coordinate geometry (1-18)<br \/>\nplane geometry\/trigonometry (1-18)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">reading<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">1-36<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">social sciences\/sciences (1-18)<br \/>\narts\/literature (1-18)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">science<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">1-36<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">no sub-scores on the science test!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-70 from cache --><\/p>\n<h3>percentiles<\/h3>\n<p>finally, last but definitely not least, you&#8217;ll see your <strong>percentile<\/strong>. or, rather, percentile<em>s<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-percentiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your act percentiles<\/a> compare your scores to the scores of other test-takers. in your score report, you\u2019ll be able to see where you stand both in terms of your composite score and your section scores. <\/p>\n<p>if you scored in the 90th percentile, for example, you scored better than 90% (or 90 out of every 100) test-takers. if you scored in the 50th percentile, you scored better than half of your peers. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/08\/back-to-top-button-1-e1502493700147.png\" alt=\"go back to the top of the post.\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"highestactscore\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>what is the highest act score?<\/h2>\n<p>seeing as the act score range is between 1 and 36, naturally, <strong>the highest score that one can receive on the act is a 36<\/strong>. here are some facts to know about the max act score: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in 2020, only 5,579  students (out of 1.67 million test takers) scored a perfect 36 on the act (<a href=\"https:\/\/arktimes.com\/arkansas-blog\/2020\/11\/09\/five-central-students-get-perfect-act-scores\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">source: act.org<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>you can <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/about-the-act\/how-many-questions-can-you-miss-for-a-perfect-act-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">miss up to five questions on the act and still earn a 36<\/a> (depending on what sections you miss them in!)<\/li>\n<li>the 99<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of test takers includes those who earn a 35 or 34 on the act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>getting the highest act score, while an amazing feat, is nothing worth breaking your back over. sure, a perfect score does make your application all the more appealing&mdash;colleges love to brag about the percentage of perfect-scoring applicants they&#8217;ve admitted each year. and a 36 will definitely get your application moved to the top of the pile at less competitive institutions.  <\/p>\n<p>still, a 36 was worth a lot more ten or fifteen years ago. not only have many colleges and scholarships adopted more well-rounded admissions approaches to giving out letters of acceptance and\/or monetary awards, but the number of students getting a perfect score on the act is also growing every year\u2014truly an indication of just how competitive the college admissions process is becoming. <\/p>\n<p>my advice? if you end up scoring in the 34 or above range on the act, it might be best if you&#8217;re trying to wow admissions committees through other aspects of your application. this advice is particularly relevant to admissions at ivy leagues and other competitive schools; some of these schools have a whopping quarter of their entering class scoring perfectly on the act or sat. <\/p>\n<p>but if you feel like getting the highest act score can help you shine at less competitive colleges, make sure to check out our post on <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/perfect-act-score-stories\/\">perfect act score stories<\/a> to know how it&#8217;s done!   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/08\/back-to-top-button-1-e1502493700147.png\" alt=\"go back to the top of the post.\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"goodactscore\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>what is a good act score?<\/h2>\n<p>the act, like its cousin the sat, is a standardized test meant to measure both knowledge gained in high school and potential to succeed in a college setting. <strong>the higher the score, the more likely you will get into the colleges of your choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>that being said, there&#8217;s no straight answer on what is a good or <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/what-is-a-bad-act-score\/\">bad score<\/a>; it depends entirely on you, your goals, your grades, your extracurriculars, the schools you want to apply to, and a variety of other factors. a <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/passing-score-act\/\">passing score<\/a> on the act for someone else might not be a passing score for you and vice versa. <\/p>\n<p>furthermore, while most schools care about the composite score, some will look specifically for your subject area scores. so even a number isn\u2019t just a single number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>objectively speaking, a score of 32 or higher would put you in a competitive position for <strong>any<\/strong> school that you choose apply to.<\/strong> if that&#8217;s your goal, check out this video by magoosh expert kristin on how to get the highest act score: <\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lf17umikkko\" title=\"youtube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>but unless you want to go to super-elite schools, you might find it more useful to focus on your gpa and extracurriculars than aiming for the max score. that&#8217;s where it becomes useful to look at school rank when deciding what&#8217;s a good score on the act. <\/p>\n<h3>good scores by grade level and school rank<\/h3>\n<table id=\"tablepress-72\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-72 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">only ivy league for me!<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">i&#8217;m going for schools ranked between 25-50<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">i&#8217;m going for schools ranked 50-75<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-5\">i&#8217;m going for schools ranked 75-100<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-6\">i&#8217;m going for schools ranked below 100<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">sophomore<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">24+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">21+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">17+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">16+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">13+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">junior<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">28+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">21+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">20+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">17+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">senior<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">32+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">25+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-5\">24+<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-6\">21+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-72 from cache --><\/p>\n<p>we\u2019ve crunched some numbers and come up with what could be considered good scores, based on your ultimate school goals as well as your grade level. after all, a good score for a sophomore (who&#8217;s maybe taking the <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/complete-guide-preact\/\">preact<\/a> instead) won\u2019t be the same as a good score for a senior. <\/p>\n<p>please note that the numbers on the act scoring chart are loose projections&mdash; a lot of factors affect how high of a score you need to achieve. act students with lower scores may still get into their dream schools and students with top scores may not (you can skip to the section on <a href=\"#actscorestopschools\">act scores for the top 100 u.s. universities<\/a> to see the competitive score ranges for a given school). still, this is a good place to start as you plan your <a href=\"https:\/\/act.www.catharsisit.com\/?utm_source=actblog&#038;utm_medium=blog&#038;utm_campaign=pasq217&#038;utm_term=inline&#038;utm_content=act-scores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">act test prep<\/a>. you can choose between a live cohorted class with an instructor (which includes all our lessons and practice questions) or access to the self-study option by itself. <\/p>\n<h3>good scores by section<\/h3>\n<p>so those are good composite scores. but what does a good sectional score look like on the act? as we describe in our post on <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/what-is-a-good-act-english-score\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">good act english scores<\/a>, most people would consider any score above the average (around 20 per section, though this varies slightly by year) to be &#8220;good.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>however, if you&#8217;re applying to very competitive schools, aim for the 90th percentile or higher. this translates to the following scores:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>english<\/strong>: 20.1<\/li>\n<li><strong>math<\/strong>: 20.4<\/li>\n<li><strong>reading<\/strong>: 21.2<\/li>\n<li><strong>science<\/strong>: 20.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>meanwhile, act writing is scored slightly differently. so what makes a <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/what-is-a-good-act-writing-score\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">good act writing score<\/a>? <strong>here, a 9+ puts you in the range for the most competitive colleges. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>the general guidelines for a &#8220;good score&#8221; by section also apply to <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/what-is-a-good-preact-score\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">preact scoring<\/a> (though you won&#8217;t find an essay on that exam!). however, this is not the case for <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/what-is-a-good-act-aspire-score\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">act aspire<\/a>, which uses entirely different scoring scales.<\/p>\n<h3>average scores<\/h3>\n<p>so by now, you know the basic facts and may already have an idea on how you&#8217;d score on the act, either because you have taken real or <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-practice-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">practice act tests<\/a> or you can <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-to-sat-score-conversion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">convert your sat to act score<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>but where do you stand compared to the average test-taker?<\/p>\n<p><strong>the average exam score was 20.3 (composite) in the 2022-2023 school year<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/dam\/act\/unsecured\/documents\/multiplechoicestemcomposite.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">source: act.org<\/a>). basically, if you scored above 21 overall, you\u2019re ahead of the curve. <\/p>\n<p>to see how <em>far<\/em> ahead of the curve you are, or the points you\u2019d need to score to reach 21, <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-percentiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">looking at act percentiles is a good place to start<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>if you\u2019re feeling super competitive, you can also check out how your score compares locally in <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/2016\/average-act-score-by-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">average act scores by state<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/08\/back-to-top-button-1-e1502493700147.png\" alt=\"go back to the top of our post.\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"actscorestopschools\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>act scores for the top 100 u.s. universities<\/h2>\n<p>though not the only piece in the college applications puzzle, your act score is the first thing most admissions counselors see. <strong>if you don\u2019t score in the same range as most of the current students, it is going to be very hard to convince them that you would be the perfect fit.<\/strong> that&#8217;s why we provided for you, in the table below, the 25th-75th percentile scores (also known as the \u201cmiddle 50%\u201d scores) for the top 100 u.s. universities. <\/p>\n<p>what do all those numbers mean? in short, the middle-scoring 50% of incoming students scored within this range. 25% of incoming students scored below the lower number, while 25% of incoming students scored above the higher number. everybody else (the middle 50%) scored between the two.<\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s an approximation of what the distribution of score percentiles could look like:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/01\/act-percentile-ranges-for-colleges-600x300.png\" alt=\"act percentile ranges for colleges universities\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8855\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/01\/act-percentile-ranges-for-colleges-600x300.png 600w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/01\/act-percentile-ranges-for-colleges-300x150.png 300w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/01\/act-percentile-ranges-for-colleges-768x384.png 768w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/01\/act-percentile-ranges-for-colleges.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>with all that said, take a look at the score ranges in 2019 below. you can search by school&#8211;if your schools of interest rank in the top 100, you&#8217;ll find it on this table. if the school&#8217;s middle 50% aren&#8217;t reported, take a look at the scores at similarly-ranked schools. <\/p>\n<h3>act score range for the top 100 u.s. universities<\/h3>\n<table id=\"tablepress-68\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-68 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">college ranking<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">college name<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">25th percentile scores<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">75th percentile scores<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-princeton-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">princeton university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">2<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">massachusetts institute of technology (mit)\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/2020\/how-to-get-into-harvard-sat-act-gpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">harvard university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/stanford-admissions-sat-scores-act-scores-gpa\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">stanford university <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/yale-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">yale university <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">6<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-the-university-of-chicago-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">university of chicago<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">7 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-johns-hopkins-university-the-sat-and-act-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">johns hopkins university <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">7 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-pennsylvania-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\"> university of pennsylvania <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">9<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">california institute of technology (caltech)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">35<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">10 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/duke-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">duke university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">10 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/northwestern-admissions-the-sat-scores-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">northwestern university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/dartmouth-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">dartmouth college <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">13 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/brown-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brown university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">13 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-vanderbilt-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">vanderbilt university <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">15 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/rice-university-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">rice university <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">34<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">15 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">washington university in st. louis<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-cornell-act-and-sat-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">cornell university <\/a> <\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">18 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/columbia-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">columbia university <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">18 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"> <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-notre-dame-admissions-the-sat-scores-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">university of notre dame <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">20 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/uc-berkeley-admissions-sat-act-scores-gpa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">university of california&#8211;berkeley<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">20 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/ucla-admissions-the-sat-scores-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">university of california, los angeles (ucla) <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">22 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">carnegie mellon university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">22 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/emory-university-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">emory university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">22 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/georgetown-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">georgetown <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">25 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/nyu-sat-and-act-scores\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">new york university (nyu)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">25 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-michigan-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of michigan at ann arbor<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">25 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"> <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-usc-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">university of southern california (usc)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-29 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">25 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-virginia-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">university of virginia <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-30 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">29 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-florida-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of florida<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-31 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">29 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/unc-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of north carolina, chapel hill (unc chapel hill)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-32 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">29 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">wake forest university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-33 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">32 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/tufts-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tufts university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-34 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">32 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/ucsb-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of california, santa barbara (ucsb)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-35 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">34 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/uc-irvine-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">university of california, irvine (uci) <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">na<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-36 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">34 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/ucsd-admissions-sat-act-scores-gpa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">university of california&#8211;san diego<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-37 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">36 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/boston-college-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">boston college<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-38 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">36 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-the-university-of-rochester-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of rochester<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-39 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">38 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/uc-davis-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of california, davis (uc davis)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-40 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">38 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/ut-austin-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of texas, austin (ut austin)<\/a> <\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-41 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">38 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-university-of-wisconsin-madison-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of wisconsin madison<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-42 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">41 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/boston-university-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">boston university <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-43 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">41 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-the-sat-scores-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of illinois, urbana-champaign<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-44 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">41 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/william-and-mary-admissions-sat-act-scores-gpa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">college of william and mary<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-45 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">44 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">brandeis university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-46 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">44 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">case western reserve university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-47 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">44 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/georgia-tech-sat-and-act-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">georgia institute of technology (georgia tech) <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-48 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">44 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/northeastern-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">northeastern university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-49 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">44 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-tulane-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tulane university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-50 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">49 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">ohio state university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-51 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">49 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of georgia<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-52 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">51 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">lehigh university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-53 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">51 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/purdue-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">purdue univesity-west lafayette<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-54 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">51 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rennselaer polytechnic institute<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">32<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-55 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">51 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/villanova-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">villanova university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-56 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">55 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">florida state university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-57 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">55 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/pepperdine-admissions-the-sat-scores-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\u201c_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pepperdine university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-58 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">55 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">rutgers university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-59 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">55 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">santa clara university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-60 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">55 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-maryland-college-park-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of maryland&#8211;college park<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-61 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">55 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-miami-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">university of miami <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-62 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">55 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-washington-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of washington<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-63 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">62 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-george-washington-university-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">george washington university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-64 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">62 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-syracuse-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">syracuse university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-65 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">62 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-minnesota-admissions-act-sat-scores-gpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of minnesota&#8211;twin cities<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-66 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">62 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of pittsburgh&#8211;pittsburgh campus<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-67 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">62 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/virginia-tech-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">virginia institute of technology (virginia tech) <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-68 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">67 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-texas-am-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">texas a&amp;m university&#8211;college station<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-69 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">67 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/university-of-connecticut-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of connecticut<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-70 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">67 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/umass-amherst-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university of massachussetts-amherst (umass amherst)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-71 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">67 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">worcester polytechnic institute<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">\/<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">test-blind<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-72 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">67 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">yeshiva university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-73 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">72 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">american university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-74 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">72 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/gen\/how-to-get-into-fordham-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fordham university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-75 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">72 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">indiana university&#8211;bloomington<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-76 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">72 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">north carolina state university&#8211;raleigh<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-77 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">72 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">southern methodist university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-78 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">77 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-baylor-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">baylor university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-79 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">77 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/clemson-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">clemson <\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-80 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">77 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">loyola marymount<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">28<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-81 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">77 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">michigan state university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">23<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-82 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">77 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/penn-state-admissions-the-sat-act-scores-and-gpa-you-need-to-get-in\/\" target=\"\u201c_blank\u201d\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener noreferrer\">pennsylvania state&#8211;university park<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-83 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">77 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-suny-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stony brook university (suny)<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-84 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">83 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-suny-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">binghamton university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">30<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-85 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">83 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">gonzaga university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-86 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">83 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-marquette-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">marquette university<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-87 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">83 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">stevens institute of technology<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">31<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-88 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">83 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of california, santa cruz<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">23<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-89 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">83 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of iowa<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-90 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">brigham young university&#8211;provo<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-91 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">colorado school of mines<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">29<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-92 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">elon university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-93 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">howard university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">21<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-94 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">texas christian university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-95 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/how-to-get-into-suny-sat-and-act-scores-gpa-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">university at buffalo<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-96 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/uc-riverside-admissions-sat-act-scores-gpa\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">university of california&#8211;riverside<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">22<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-97 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">89 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of delaware<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">26<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-98 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">97 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">auburn university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-99 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">97 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">clark university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-100 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">97 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">new jersey institute of technology<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">27<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-101 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">97 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of california&#8211;merced<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-102 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">97 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of colorado boulder<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-103 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">93 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of san diego<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">25<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-104 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">99 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of south florida<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">24<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-68 from cache --><\/p>\n<p><em>data from the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">u.s. news &amp; world report: national universities ranking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>what are the score ranges for the ivy league?<\/h3>\n<p>ah, the $200,000 (and rising) question! no faffing about. although the ivy league score ranges were featured in the above chart, here they are again for your convenience:<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-69\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-69 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">college ranking<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">college name<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">25th percentile<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-4\">75th percentile<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">princeton university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">harvard university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">3 (tie)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">yale university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">7<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">university of pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">12<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">dartmouth college<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">13<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">brown university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">17<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">cornell university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">18<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">columbia university<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">33<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-4\">35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-69 from cache --><\/p>\n<p>if you\u2019re wondering about the relative \u201cvalue\u201d of the sat vs. act in ivy league admissions, our act expert, kristin, does a great job of explaining that in this video: <\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzkxin55ama\" title=\"youtube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>final word? remember that when applying to the ivies, it\u2019s important for your whole application to, well, sparkle. <\/p>\n<p>if you\u2019re scoring slightly below the middle 50% for your dream ivy (or any of your dream schools, really), it\u2019s worth putting in the time to pull it up. maximize those chances! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#contents\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/08\/back-to-top-button-1-e1502493700147.png\" alt=\"go back to the top of our post.\" width=\"150\" height=\"30\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11102\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"actscorescholarship\"><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>how act scores can help you win scholarships<\/h2>\n<p>yup, a strong score can put you 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act results<\/a>, meaning that if your highest subscores for each section are spread out across different test dates, colleges will only focus on those highest scores. it\u2019s like making a standardized test version of frankenstein, but using only the best parts!\n<ul>\n<li>for example, maybe you score really well on math and science but not so great on reading and writing. if you cancel your scores, you&#8217;d risk those great math and science scores that could potentially be superscored with better future results in reading and writing. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>another reason not to cancel your scores is that you\u2019d be giving up a clear-cut set of results that explains your strengths and weaknesses when your <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/when-do-act-scores-come-out-act-score-release-dates\/\">scores come out<\/a>. even &#8220;bad&#8221; results are an invaluable tool for getting great scores next time. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#contents\"><img 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