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Colleges you can get into with a 22 ACT

695 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 22 — sorted into targets (inside the middle 50%), safeties (at or above the 75th percentile), and reaches (just below the 25th). Ordered by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Target schools for a 22 ACT

Your 22 falls inside these schools' middle 50% — the 25th–75th percentile range of enrolled students. You'd be a typical admit by test score.

Target schools for a 22 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, NY	22–29 Selective	34%	74
2	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
3	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
4	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	22–27 Selective	23%	63
5	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
6	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	19–25 Open	66%	61
7	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
8	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	22–28 Open	72%	60
9	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	22–30 Open	71%	59
10	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	22–29 Open	86%	58
11	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	22–28 Open	75%	58
12	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	22–29 Selective	25%	58
13	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, NC	21–23 Selective	23%	58
14	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	19–25 Moderate	53%	58
15	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	18–25 Open	90%	58
16	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	21–26 Open	66%	57
17	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	21–29 Open	86%	56
18	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	21–28 Open	84%	56
19	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	20–29 Open	75%	56
20	Molloy University	Rockville Centre, NY	22–28 Open	82%	56
21	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	20–28 Open	72%	56
22	New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL	21–26 Open	73%	56
23	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno, NV	19–26 Open	74%	56
24	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	21–25 Moderate	47%	55
25	Howard University	Washington, DC	22–28 Moderate	41%	55
26	Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, ME	21–26 Moderate	54%	55
27	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica, NY	22–30 Open	81%	55
28	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	21–28 Open	80%	55
29	University of West Florida	Pensacola, FL	20–27 Moderate	58%	55
30	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Daytona Beach, FL	18–28 Moderate	58%	55
31	Lewis University	Romeoville, IL	20–27 Open	71%	55
32	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, HI	17–25 Open	87%	55
33	Iowa State University	Ames, IA	21–28 Open	89%	55
34	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	Hartford, CT	21–27 Open	88%	55
35	University of Redlands	Redlands, CA	21–28 Open	83%	55
36	Towson University	Towson, MD	19–27 Open	82%	54
37	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	20–28 Open	93%	54
38	Pacific Lutheran University	Tacoma, WA	22–28 Open	78%	54
39	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	20–24 Selective	21%	54
40	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Boston, MA	22–29 Open	84%	54

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Safety schools for a 22 ACT

Your 22 is at or above the 75th percentile of enrolled students at these schools. (Schools admitting under 20% never appear here — no score makes a sub-20% school a safety.)

Safety schools for a 22 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	18–22 Selective	29%	56
2	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	16–22 Moderate	44%	53
3	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis, TN	17–22 Open	82%	53
4	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	15–22 Moderate	61%	52
5	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	15–21 Open	95%	51
6	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	14–17 Moderate	58%	51
7	Conception Seminary College	Conception, MO	1–5 Selective	32%	50
8	Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul, MN	16–21 Open	99%	50
9	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	13–22 Moderate	62%	49
10	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	17–22 Moderate	52%	49
11	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	15–21 Open	94%	49
12	Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo, OH	15–20 Open	93%	47
13	The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, TX	17–22 Open	100%	47
14	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	15–21 Open	93%	47
15	University of Houston-Downtown	Houston, TX	16–22 Open	90%	47
16	Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, OK	17–19 Moderate	49%	46
17	Clayton State University	Morrow, GA	15–19 Open	68%	45
18	Georgia Southwestern State University	Americus, GA	16–22 Open	75%	45
19	Valdosta State University	Valdosta, GA	16–22 Open	72%	45
20	University of West Alabama	Livingston, AL	16–21 Moderate	43%	45
21	Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, NC	16–22 Moderate	64%	45
22	Morgan State University	Baltimore, MD	16–21 Open	82%	45
23	Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem, NC	15–20 Open	78%	44
24	Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, OK	16–21 Open	65%	44
25	Mount Mary University	Milwaukee, WI	18–21 Moderate	62%	43
26	Brenau University	Gainesville, GA	18–22 Open	88%	43
27	Saint Martin's University	Lacey, WA	16–20 Open	90%	43
28	Virginia State University	Petersburg, VA	14–20 Open	89%	43
29	Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, NC	15–19 Open	82%	42
30	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, VA	16–22 Open	88%	42
31	University of the Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie, VI	19–22 Open	99%	42
32	Dallas Christian College	Dallas, TX	15–19 Selective	22%	42
33	Prairie View A & M University	Prairie View, TX	16–21 Open	79%	42
34	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau, MO	15–20 Open	74%	42
35	Southern University and A & M College	Baton Rouge, LA	15–19 Selective	35%	42
36	North Carolina Central University	Durham, NC	19–22 Open	87%	42
37	La Roche University	Pittsburgh, PA	15–22 Open	76%	41
38	Mercy College of Health Sciences	Des Moines, IA	16–21 Open	100%	41
39	Tennessee State University	Nashville, TN	16–21 Open	70%	41
40	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff, AR	14–18 Moderate	41%	41

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Reach schools for a 22 ACT

Your 22 is below these schools' 25th percentile, but within striking distance (3 points). A strong GPA, essays, and activities can close that gap.

Reach schools for a 22 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	Texas A&M University-College Station	College Station, TX	25–31 Moderate	57%	67
2	Berea College	Berea, KY	23–28 Highly Selective	19%	66
3	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	24–29 Moderate	43%	65
4	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	25–31 Open	77%	65
5	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	25–29 Moderate	40%	65
6	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	23–31 Moderate	53%	64
7	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	23–32 Open	71%	63
8	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	25–31 Moderate	42%	63
9	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	24–32 Open	65%	63
10	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	25–31 Open	72%	62
11	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	25–34 Moderate	62%	62
12	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	25–31 Open	73%	62
13	Centre College	Danville, KY	25–32 Moderate	54%	62
14	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	25–30 Open	87%	61
15	Manhattan University	Riverdale, NY	25–29 Open	79%	61
16	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	25–30 Moderate	62%	60
17	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis, MO	25–31 Open	75%	60
18	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	24–29 Open	72%	60
19	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	25–31 Open	85%	60
20	University of Houston	Houston, TX	23–29 Open	74%	59
21	University of Portland	Portland, OR	25–31 Open	89%	59
22	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, OK	23–29 Open	77%	59
23	Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	25–30 Open	81%	59
24	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, IL	25–30 Selective	39%	59
25	University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	25–31 Open	65%	59

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Ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students, from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Only the 910 schools reporting ACT data appear — many schools are test-optional, so a missing school isn't a rejection signal; check its data page and testing policy. Estimate your GPA with the GPA calculator, or see how the ranking works →