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Colleges you can get into with a 24 ACT

759 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 24 — 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 24 ACT

Your 24 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 24 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	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	24–29 Moderate	43%	65
4	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
5	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	23–31 Moderate	53%	64
6	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
7	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	23–32 Open	71%	63
8	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	22–27 Selective	23%	63
9	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	24–32 Open	65%	63
10	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
11	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	19–25 Open	66%	61
12	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
13	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	24–29 Open	72%	60
14	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	22–28 Open	72%	60
15	University of Houston	Houston, TX	23–29 Open	74%	59
16	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, OK	23–29 Open	77%	59
17	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	22–30 Open	71%	59
18	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn, MI	24–28 Moderate	56%	59
19	Elon University	Elon, NC	23–28 Open	66%	58
20	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	22–29 Open	86%	58
21	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	22–28 Open	75%	58
22	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, MO	23–30 Open	78%	58
23	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	22–29 Selective	25%	58
24	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	19–25 Moderate	53%	58
25	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	18–25 Open	90%	58
26	Drake University	Des Moines, IA	24–29 Moderate	64%	58
27	New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury, NY	24–32 Open	81%	58
28	Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, VA	24–31 Open	71%	58
29	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, VA	23–28 Moderate	41%	57
30	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach, FL	24–30 Moderate	65%	57
31	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, IN	23–28 Moderate	63%	57
32	Adelphi University	Garden City, NY	24–30 Open	66%	57
33	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	21–26 Open	66%	57
34	Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	24–31 Open	77%	57
35	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	Denver, CO	23–32 Open	75%	57
36	Gustavus Adolphus College	Saint Peter, MN	24–30 Moderate	61%	57
37	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, LA	24–30 Open	73%	56
38	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	21–29 Open	86%	56
39	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	21–28 Open	84%	56
40	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	20–29 Open	75%	56

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Safety schools for a 24 ACT

Your 24 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 24 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	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	20–24 Selective	21%	54
4	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	16–22 Moderate	44%	53
5	William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	18–24 Selective	38%	53
6	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis, TN	17–22 Open	82%	53
7	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	15–22 Moderate	61%	52
8	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	18–24 Moderate	51%	52
9	University of Michigan-Flint	Flint, MI	19–24 Open	70%	51
10	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	15–21 Open	95%	51
11	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley, WV	19–23 Selective	37%	51
12	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	14–17 Moderate	58%	51
13	Bemidji State University	Bemidji, MN	18–24 Moderate	56%	50
14	Conception Seminary College	Conception, MO	1–5 Selective	32%	50
15	Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul, MN	16–21 Open	99%	50
16	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	13–22 Moderate	62%	49
17	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	17–22 Moderate	52%	49
18	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	15–21 Open	94%	49
19	Kettering College	Kettering, OH	19–24 Open	77%	49
20	Ball State University	Muncie, IN	20–24 Open	86%	48
21	Ferris State University	Big Rapids, MI	20–24 Open	91%	48
22	North Carolina A & T State University	Greensboro, NC	17–23 Moderate	50%	48
23	Southwest Minnesota State University	Marshall, MN	16–23 Moderate	62%	48
24	The University of Texas Permian Basin	Odessa, TX	17–23 Open	95%	48
25	Xavier University of Louisiana	New Orleans, LA	19–24 Open	69%	48
26	Purdue University Northwest	Hammond, IN	16–24 Open	72%	47
27	Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo, OH	15–20 Open	93%	47
28	University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg, MO	17–24 Moderate	64%	47
29	University of Memphis	Memphis, TN	18–24 Open	72%	47
30	The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, TX	17–22 Open	100%	47
31	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	15–21 Open	93%	47
32	Christian Brothers University	Memphis, TN	19–24 Open	87%	47
33	University of Houston-Downtown	Houston, TX	16–22 Open	90%	47
34	Delaware State University	Dover, DE	20–24 Moderate	47%	46
35	Thomas University	Thomasville, GA	20–24 Selective	38%	46
36	Lincoln Memorial University	Harrogate, TN	18–24 Moderate	63%	46
37	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	Alfred, NY	20–24 Open	76%	46
38	Indiana University-East	Richmond, IN	19–24 Open	67%	46
39	Minot State University	Minot, ND	18–24 Moderate	65%	46
40	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Whitewater, WI	17–24 Open	86%	46

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Reach schools for a 24 ACT

Your 24 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 24 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	27–33 Selective	27%	74
2	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	27–32 Highly Selective	18%	70
3	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	27–34 Moderate	50%	69
4	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	27–34 Open	65%	68
5	Texas A&M University-College Station	College Station, TX	25–31 Moderate	57%	67
6	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	26–32 Moderate	55%	65
7	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	25–31 Open	77%	65
8	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	25–29 Moderate	40%	65
9	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	26–31 Open	80%	64
10	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	26–31 Moderate	44%	64
11	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	25–31 Moderate	42%	63
12	Auburn University	Auburn, AL	26–31 Moderate	46%	63
13	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	25–31 Open	72%	62
14	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	25–34 Moderate	62%	62
15	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	25–31 Open	73%	62
16	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	27–32 Open	74%	62
17	University of Florida-Online	Gainesville, FL	27–31 Moderate	61%	62
18	Centre College	Danville, KY	25–32 Moderate	54%	62
19	Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington, IN	27–33 Open	78%	61
20	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	25–30 Open	87%	61
21	Wofford College	Spartanburg, SC	27–31 Moderate	52%	61
22	Manhattan University	Riverdale, NY	25–29 Open	79%	61
23	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	26–31 Moderate	62%	61
24	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	25–30 Moderate	62%	60
25	Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	26–32 Moderate	50%	60

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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 →