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Colleges you can get into with a 26 ACT

812 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 26 — 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 26 ACT

Your 26 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 26 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	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	26–32 Moderate	55%	65
5	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	24–29 Moderate	43%	65
6	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	25–31 Open	77%	65
7	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	25–29 Moderate	40%	65
8	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
9	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	23–31 Moderate	53%	64
10	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	26–31 Open	80%	64
11	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	26–31 Moderate	44%	64
12	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
13	University of the Pacific	Stockton, CA	23–32 Open	71%	63
14	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	25–31 Moderate	42%	63
15	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	22–27 Selective	23%	63
16	The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	24–32 Open	65%	63
17	Auburn University	Auburn, AL	26–31 Moderate	46%	63
18	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	25–31 Open	72%	62
19	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, OK	25–34 Moderate	62%	62
20	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
21	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, MO	25–31 Open	73%	62
22	Centre College	Danville, KY	25–32 Moderate	54%	62
23	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	25–30 Open	87%	61
24	Manhattan University	Riverdale, NY	25–29 Open	79%	61
25	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, NJ	26–31 Moderate	62%	61
26	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	25–30 Moderate	62%	60
27	Rhodes College	Memphis, TN	26–32 Moderate	50%	60
28	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Columbia, SC	26–32 Moderate	60%	60
29	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis, MO	25–31 Open	75%	60
30	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
31	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	24–29 Open	72%	60
32	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	25–31 Open	85%	60
33	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	22–28 Open	72%	60
34	University of Houston	Houston, TX	23–29 Open	74%	59
35	University of Portland	Portland, OR	25–31 Open	89%	59
36	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, OK	23–29 Open	77%	59
37	Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	26–31 Open	81%	59
38	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	22–30 Open	71%	59
39	Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	25–30 Open	81%	59
40	SUNY College at Geneseo	Geneseo, NY	26–31 Open	66%	59

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Safety schools for a 26 ACT

Your 26 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 26 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	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	21–26 Open	66%	57
6	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	18–22 Selective	29%	56
7	New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL	21–26 Open	73%	56
8	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno, NV	19–26 Open	74%	56
9	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	21–25 Moderate	47%	55
10	Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, ME	21–26 Moderate	54%	55
11	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, HI	17–25 Open	87%	55
12	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	20–24 Selective	21%	54
13	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	16–22 Moderate	44%	53
14	William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	18–24 Selective	38%	53
15	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis, TN	17–22 Open	82%	53
16	The University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler, TX	20–26 Open	94%	53
17	College of Saint Mary	Omaha, NE	18–26 Moderate	45%	53
18	Florida Gulf Coast University	Fort Myers, FL	20–25 Moderate	63%	52
19	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	18–25 Open	96%	52
20	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	15–22 Moderate	61%	52
21	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	18–24 Moderate	51%	52
22	University of La Verne	La Verne, CA	18–25 Open	71%	51
23	University of Michigan-Flint	Flint, MI	19–24 Open	70%	51
24	SUNY Brockport	Brockport, NY	23–26 Open	71%	51
25	East Carolina University	Greenville, NC	21–26 Open	89%	51
26	Stockton University	Galloway, NJ	21–25 Open	89%	51
27	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	15–21 Open	95%	51
28	University of Minnesota-Morris	Morris, MN	20–26 Open	75%	51
29	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley, WV	19–23 Selective	37%	51
30	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	14–17 Moderate	58%	51
31	Rockhurst University	Kansas City, MO	19–26 Open	70%	51
32	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, TN	20–26 Open	69%	51
33	Bemidji State University	Bemidji, MN	18–24 Moderate	56%	50
34	University of Idaho	Moscow, ID	20–26 Open	76%	50
35	University of Houston-Clear Lake	Houston, TX	20–25 Open	91%	50
36	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV	20–26 Open	89%	50
37	Conception Seminary College	Conception, MO	1–5 Selective	32%	50
38	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha, NE	19–26 Open	87%	50
39	Presbyterian College	Clinton, SC	21–26 Open	68%	50
40	The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	19–25 Open	87%	50

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Reach schools for a 26 ACT

Your 26 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 26 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	29–33 Selective	24%	79
2	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	28–34 Highly Selective	15%	79
3	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York, NY	28–34 Selective	21%	76
4	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	27–33 Selective	27%	74
5	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	29–33 Moderate	45%	72
6	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	29–32 Selective	24%	72
7	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	29–34 Selective	38%	71
8	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	27–32 Highly Selective	18%	70
9	Brigham Young University	Provo, UT	28–32 Open	68%	70
10	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	29–33 Moderate	49%	70
11	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	27–34 Moderate	50%	69
12	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	28–32 Moderate	42%	69
13	Bentley University	Waltham, MA	28–31 Moderate	45%	69
14	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	29–33 Highly Selective	18%	69
15	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	27–34 Open	65%	68
16	Clemson University	Clemson, SC	28–32 Selective	38%	67
17	Colorado School of Mines	Golden, CO	29–33 Moderate	61%	67
18	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	28–33 Moderate	58%	67
19	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	28–32 Moderate	55%	67
20	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	28–33 Moderate	52%	66
21	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, PA	29–33 Selective	29%	66
22	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	28–32 Moderate	61%	66
23	Union College	Schenectady, NY	29–33 Moderate	44%	65
24	Fairfield University	Fairfield, CT	29–32 Selective	33%	64
25	Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	29–32 Moderate	46%	64

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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 →