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Colleges you can get into with a 23 ACT

727 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 23 — 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 23 ACT

Your 23 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 23 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	Berea College	Berea, KY	23–28 Highly Selective	19%	66
3	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
4	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	23–31 Moderate	53%	64
5	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
6	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	23–32 Open	71%	63
7	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	22–27 Selective	23%	63
8	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
9	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	19–25 Open	66%	61
10	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
11	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	22–28 Open	72%	60
12	University of Houston	Houston, TX	23–29 Open	74%	59
13	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, OK	23–29 Open	77%	59
14	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	22–30 Open	71%	59
15	Elon University	Elon, NC	23–28 Open	66%	58
16	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	22–29 Open	86%	58
17	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	22–28 Open	75%	58
18	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, MO	23–30 Open	78%	58
19	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	22–29 Selective	25%	58
20	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	19–25 Moderate	53%	58
21	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	18–25 Open	90%	58
22	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, VA	23–28 Moderate	41%	57
23	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, IN	23–28 Moderate	63%	57
24	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	21–26 Open	66%	57
25	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Denver, CO	23–32 Open	75%	57
26	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	21–29 Open	86%	56
27	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	21–28 Open	84%	56
28	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	20–29 Open	75%	56
29	Molloy University	Rockville Centre, NY	22–28 Open	82%	56
30	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	20–28 Open	72%	56
31	New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL	21–26 Open	73%	56
32	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno, NV	19–26 Open	74%	56
33	Austin College	Sherman, TX	23–29 Moderate	48%	55
34	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	21–25 Moderate	47%	55
35	Howard University	Washington, DC	22–28 Moderate	41%	55
36	Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, ME	21–26 Moderate	54%	55
37	Rowan University	Glassboro, NJ	23–29 Open	78%	55
38	Seattle University	Seattle, WA	23–30 Open	77%	55
39	St. John Fisher University	Rochester, NY	23–28 Open	66%	55
40	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	23–30 Open	88%	55

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Safety schools for a 23 ACT

Your 23 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 23 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, NC	21–23 Selective	23%	58
2	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	18–22 Selective	29%	56
3	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	16–22 Moderate	44%	53
4	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis, TN	17–22 Open	82%	53
5	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	15–22 Moderate	61%	52
6	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	15–21 Open	95%	51
7	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley, WV	19–23 Selective	37%	51
8	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	14–17 Moderate	58%	51
9	Conception Seminary College	Conception, MO	1–5 Selective	32%	50
10	Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul, MN	16–21 Open	99%	50
11	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	13–22 Moderate	62%	49
12	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	17–22 Moderate	52%	49
13	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	15–21 Open	94%	49
14	North Carolina A & T State University	Greensboro, NC	17–23 Moderate	50%	48
15	Southwest Minnesota State University	Marshall, MN	16–23 Moderate	62%	48
16	The University of Texas Permian Basin	Odessa, TX	17–23 Open	95%	48
17	Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo, OH	15–20 Open	93%	47
18	The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, TX	17–22 Open	100%	47
19	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	15–21 Open	93%	47
20	University of Houston-Downtown	Houston, TX	16–22 Open	90%	47
21	Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, OK	17–19 Moderate	49%	46
22	University of New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	17–23 Open	74%	46
23	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	Fayette, MO	17–23 Moderate	57%	46
24	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East Stroudsburg, PA	22–23 Open	92%	45
25	Clayton State University	Morrow, GA	15–19 Open	68%	45
26	Georgia Southwestern State University	Americus, GA	16–22 Open	75%	45
27	Valdosta State University	Valdosta, GA	16–22 Open	72%	45
28	University of West Alabama	Livingston, AL	16–21 Moderate	43%	45
29	Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, NC	16–22 Moderate	64%	45
30	Morgan State University	Baltimore, MD	16–21 Open	82%	45
31	Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, GA	18–23 Open	88%	44
32	University of Providence	Great Falls, MT	15–23 Moderate	50%	44
33	Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem, NC	15–20 Open	78%	44
34	Waynesburg University	Waynesburg, PA	19–23 Open	90%	44
35	Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva, OK	16–21 Open	65%	44
36	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	Delhi, NY	18–23 Open	89%	43
37	Mount Mary University	Milwaukee, WI	18–21 Moderate	62%	43
38	Northeastern State University	Tahlequah, OK	18–23 Open	100%	43
39	Brenau University	Gainesville, GA	18–22 Open	88%	43
40	Saint Martin's University	Lacey, WA	16–20 Open	90%	43

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Reach schools for a 23 ACT

Your 23 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 23 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	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	26–32 Moderate	55%	65
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	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	26–31 Open	80%	64
7	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	26–31 Moderate	44%	64
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	Auburn University	Auburn, AL	26–31 Moderate	46%	63
11	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	25–31 Open	72%	62
12	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	25–34 Moderate	62%	62
13	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	25–31 Open	73%	62
14	Centre College	Danville, KY	25–32 Moderate	54%	62
15	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	25–30 Open	87%	61
16	Manhattan University	Riverdale, NY	25–29 Open	79%	61
17	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	26–31 Moderate	62%	61
18	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	25–30 Moderate	62%	60
19	Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	26–32 Moderate	50%	60
20	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia, SC	26–32 Moderate	60%	60
21	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis, MO	25–31 Open	75%	60
22	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	24–29 Open	72%	60
23	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	25–31 Open	85%	60
24	University of Portland	Portland, OR	25–31 Open	89%	59
25	Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	26–31 Open	81%	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 →