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Colleges you can get into with a 25 ACT

788 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 25 — 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 25 ACT

Your 25 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 25 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	Texas A&M University-College Station	College Station, TX	25–31 Moderate	57%	67
3	Berea College	Berea, KY	23–28 Highly Selective	19%	66
4	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	24–29 Moderate	43%	65
5	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	25–31 Open	77%	65
6	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	25–29 Moderate	40%	65
7	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
8	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	23–31 Moderate	53%	64
9	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
10	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	23–32 Open	71%	63
11	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	25–31 Moderate	42%	63
12	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	22–27 Selective	23%	63
13	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	24–32 Open	65%	63
14	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	25–31 Open	72%	62
15	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	25–34 Moderate	62%	62
16	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
17	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	25–31 Open	73%	62
18	Centre College	Danville, KY	25–32 Moderate	54%	62
19	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	25–30 Open	87%	61
20	Manhattan University	Riverdale, NY	25–29 Open	79%	61
21	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	25–30 Moderate	62%	60
22	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis, MO	25–31 Open	75%	60
23	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
24	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	24–29 Open	72%	60
25	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	25–31 Open	85%	60
26	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	22–28 Open	72%	60
27	University of Houston	Houston, TX	23–29 Open	74%	59
28	University of Portland	Portland, OR	25–31 Open	89%	59
29	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, OK	23–29 Open	77%	59
30	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	22–30 Open	71%	59
31	Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	25–30 Open	81%	59
32	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, IL	25–30 Selective	39%	59
33	University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	25–31 Open	65%	59
34	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn, MI	24–28 Moderate	56%	59
35	Elon University	Elon, NC	23–28 Open	66%	58
36	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	22–29 Open	86%	58
37	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	22–28 Open	75%	58
38	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, MO	23–30 Open	78%	58
39	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	22–29 Selective	25%	58
40	Clarkson University	Potsdam, NY	25–32 Open	77%	58

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Safety schools for a 25 ACT

Your 25 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 25 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	19–25 Open	66%	61
2	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, NC	21–23 Selective	23%	58
3	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	19–25 Moderate	53%	58
4	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	18–25 Open	90%	58
5	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	18–22 Selective	29%	56
6	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	21–25 Moderate	47%	55
7	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, HI	17–25 Open	87%	55
8	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	20–24 Selective	21%	54
9	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	16–22 Moderate	44%	53
10	William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	18–24 Selective	38%	53
11	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis, TN	17–22 Open	82%	53
12	Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, FL	20–25 Moderate	63%	52
13	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	18–25 Open	96%	52
14	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	15–22 Moderate	61%	52
15	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	18–24 Moderate	51%	52
16	University of La Verne	La Verne, CA	18–25 Open	71%	51
17	University of Michigan-Flint	Flint, MI	19–24 Open	70%	51
18	Stockton University	Galloway, NJ	21–25 Open	89%	51
19	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	15–21 Open	95%	51
20	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley, WV	19–23 Selective	37%	51
21	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	14–17 Moderate	58%	51
22	Bemidji State University	Bemidji, MN	18–24 Moderate	56%	50
23	University of Houston-Clear Lake	Houston, TX	20–25 Open	91%	50
24	Conception Seminary College	Conception, MO	1–5 Selective	32%	50
25	The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	19–25 Open	87%	50
26	Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul, MN	16–21 Open	99%	50
27	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Canton, OH	15–25 Moderate	46%	49
28	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Fargo, ND	19–25 Open	95%	49
29	University of St Thomas	Houston, TX	18–25 Open	90%	49
30	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	13–22 Moderate	62%	49
31	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	17–22 Moderate	52%	49
32	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	15–21 Open	94%	49
33	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead, MN	18–25 Moderate	59%	49
34	Kettering College	Kettering, OH	19–24 Open	77%	49
35	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale, IL	18–25 Open	87%	49
36	Augusta University	Augusta, GA	18–25 Open	86%	48
37	Mississippi College	Clinton, MS	19–25 Selective	29%	48
38	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cincinnati, OH	15–25 Moderate	59%	48
39	Morehouse College	Atlanta, GA	18–25 Moderate	44%	48
40	Ball State University	Muncie, IN	20–24 Open	86%	48

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Reach schools for a 25 ACT

Your 25 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 25 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	28–34 Highly Selective	15%	79
2	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York, NY	28–34 Selective	21%	76
3	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	27–33 Selective	27%	74
4	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	27–32 Highly Selective	18%	70
5	Brigham Young University	Provo, UT	28–32 Open	68%	70
6	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	27–34 Moderate	50%	69
7	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	28–32 Moderate	42%	69
8	Bentley University	Waltham, MA	28–31 Moderate	45%	69
9	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	27–34 Open	65%	68
10	Clemson University	Clemson, SC	28–32 Selective	38%	67
11	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	28–33 Moderate	58%	67
12	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	28–32 Moderate	55%	67
13	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	28–33 Moderate	52%	66
14	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	28–32 Moderate	61%	66
15	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	26–32 Moderate	55%	65
16	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	26–31 Open	80%	64
17	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	26–31 Moderate	44%	64
18	Furman University	Greenville, SC	28–32 Moderate	43%	64
19	Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, CA	28–32 Moderate	45%	63
20	Auburn University	Auburn, AL	26–31 Moderate	46%	63
21	University of Delaware	Newark, DE	28–32 Open	71%	62
22	St Olaf College	Northfield, MN	28–32 Moderate	48%	62
23	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	27–32 Open	74%	62
24	University of Florida-Online	Gainesville, FL	27–31 Moderate	61%	62
25	Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington, IN	27–33 Open	78%	61

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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 →