College Rankings · By ACT score
833 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 27 — 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.
Your 27 falls inside these schools' middle 50% — the 25th–75th percentile range of enrolled students. You'd be a typical admit by test score.
| # | College | Location | ACT range | Admit rate | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | 27–33 Selective | 27% | 74 |
| 2 | United States Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, NY | 22–29 Selective | 34% | 74 |
| 3 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | 27–32 Highly Selective | 18% | 70 |
| 4 | Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN | 27–34 Moderate | 50% | 69 |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | 27–34 Open | 65% | 68 |
| 6 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station, TX | 25–31 Moderate | 57% | 67 |
| 7 | Berea College | Berea, KY | 23–28 Highly Selective | 19% | 66 |
| 8 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | 26–32 Moderate | 55% | 65 |
| 9 | University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | 24–29 Moderate | 43% | 65 |
| 10 | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago, IL | 25–31 Open | 77% | 65 |
| 11 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | 25–29 Moderate | 40% | 65 |
| 12 | College of the Ozarks | Point Lookout, MO | 20–25 Highly Selective | 12% | 64 |
| 13 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Albany, NY | 23–31 Moderate | 53% | 64 |
| 14 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | 26–31 Open | 80% | 64 |
| 15 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX | 26–31 Moderate | 44% | 64 |
| 16 | University of the Pacific | Stockton, CA | 23–32 Open | 71% | 63 |
| 17 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | 25–31 Moderate | 42% | 63 |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, TX | 24–32 Open | 65% | 63 |
| 19 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL | 26–31 Moderate | 46% | 63 |
| 20 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD | 25–31 Open | 72% | 62 |
| 21 | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | 25–34 Moderate | 62% | 62 |
| 22 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro, NM | 20–29 Moderate | 44% | 62 |
| 23 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO | 25–31 Open | 73% | 62 |
| 24 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | 27–32 Open | 74% | 62 |
| 25 | University of Florida-Online | Gainesville, FL | 27–31 Moderate | 61% | 62 |
| 26 | Centre College | Danville, KY | 25–32 Moderate | 54% | 62 |
| 27 | Indiana University-Bloomington | Bloomington, IN | 27–33 Open | 78% | 61 |
| 28 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | 25–30 Open | 87% | 61 |
| 29 | Wofford College | Spartanburg, SC | 27–31 Moderate | 52% | 61 |
| 30 | Manhattan University | Riverdale, NY | 25–29 Open | 79% | 61 |
| 31 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing, NJ | 26–31 Moderate | 62% | 61 |
| 32 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | 25–30 Moderate | 62% | 60 |
| 33 | Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | 26–32 Moderate | 50% | 60 |
| 34 | The University of the South | Sewanee, TN | 27–31 Moderate | 57% | 60 |
| 35 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | Columbia, SC | 26–32 Moderate | 60% | 60 |
| 36 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, MO | 25–31 Open | 75% | 60 |
| 37 | Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale, NY | 20–28 Moderate | 63% | 60 |
| 38 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | 24–29 Open | 72% | 60 |
| 39 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | 25–31 Open | 85% | 60 |
| 40 | SUNY Maritime College | Throggs Neck, NY | 22–28 Open | 72% | 60 |
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Your 27 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.)
| # | College | Location | ACT range | Admit rate | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International University | Miami, FL | 21–27 Moderate | 55% | 64 |
| 2 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | Charleston, SC | 22–27 Selective | 23% | 63 |
| 3 | Rutgers University-Camden | Camden, NJ | 19–25 Open | 66% | 61 |
| 4 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord, NC | 21–23 Selective | 23% | 58 |
| 5 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | 19–25 Moderate | 53% | 58 |
| 6 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | Saint Louis, MO | 18–25 Open | 90% | 58 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | 21–26 Open | 66% | 57 |
| 8 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | Wise, VA | 18–22 Selective | 29% | 56 |
| 9 | New College of Florida | Sarasota, FL | 21–26 Open | 73% | 56 |
| 10 | University of Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV | 19–26 Open | 74% | 56 |
| 11 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | Laie, HI | 21–25 Moderate | 47% | 55 |
| 12 | Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | 21–26 Moderate | 54% | 55 |
| 13 | University of West Florida | Pensacola, FL | 20–27 Moderate | 58% | 55 |
| 14 | Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | 20–27 Open | 71% | 55 |
| 15 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu, HI | 17–25 Open | 87% | 55 |
| 16 | University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus | Hartford, CT | 21–27 Open | 88% | 55 |
| 17 | Towson University | Towson, MD | 19–27 Open | 82% | 54 |
| 18 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Tallahassee, FL | 20–24 Selective | 21% | 54 |
| 19 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington, TX | 19–27 Open | 80% | 54 |
| 20 | Texas A & M International University | Laredo, TX | 16–22 Moderate | 44% | 53 |
| 21 | William Jewell College | Liberty, MO | 18–24 Selective | 38% | 53 |
| 22 | Baptist Health Sciences University | Memphis, TN | 17–22 Open | 82% | 53 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Stillwater, OK | 20–27 Open | 75% | 53 |
| 24 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler, TX | 20–26 Open | 94% | 53 |
| 25 | College of Saint Mary | Omaha, NE | 18–26 Moderate | 45% | 53 |
| 26 | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | 19–27 Open | 79% | 53 |
| 27 | Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers, FL | 20–25 Moderate | 63% | 52 |
| 28 | University of Missouri-St Louis | Saint Louis, MO | 19–27 Moderate | 63% | 52 |
| 29 | Saint Johns University | Collegeville, MN | 21–27 Open | 91% | 52 |
| 30 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | 18–25 Open | 96% | 52 |
| 31 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | 20–27 Open | 82% | 52 |
| 32 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | Hilo, HI | 15–22 Moderate | 61% | 52 |
| 33 | Louisiana State University-Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | 18–24 Moderate | 51% | 52 |
| 34 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX | 19–27 Open | 72% | 52 |
| 35 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield, IL | 21–27 Open | 86% | 51 |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | La Crosse, WI | 22–27 Open | 76% | 51 |
| 37 | Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL | 22–27 Moderate | 57% | 51 |
| 38 | University of La Verne | La Verne, CA | 18–25 Open | 71% | 51 |
| 39 | University of Michigan-Flint | Flint, MI | 19–24 Open | 70% | 51 |
| 40 | SUNY Brockport | Brockport, NY | 23–26 Open | 71% | 51 |
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Your 27 is below these schools' 25th percentile, but within striking distance (3 points). A strong GPA, essays, and activities can close that gap.
| # | College | Location | ACT range | Admit rate | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | Atlanta, GA | 30–34 Highly Selective | 14% | 81 |
| 2 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | 29–33 Selective | 24% | 79 |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | 28–34 Highly Selective | 15% | 79 |
| 4 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | New York, NY | 28–34 Selective | 21% | 76 |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL | 30–34 Moderate | 42% | 73 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | 29–33 Moderate | 45% | 72 |
| 7 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | 29–32 Selective | 24% | 72 |
| 8 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | 30–33 Highly Selective | 19% | 72 |
| 9 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA | 29–34 Selective | 38% | 71 |
| 10 | Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | 28–32 Open | 68% | 70 |
| 11 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | 29–33 Moderate | 49% | 70 |
| 12 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA | 30–33 Selective | 29% | 69 |
| 13 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY | 30–32 Selective | 39% | 69 |
| 14 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | 28–32 Moderate | 42% | 69 |
| 15 | Bentley University | Waltham, MA | 28–31 Moderate | 45% | 69 |
| 16 | Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | 29–33 Highly Selective | 18% | 69 |
| 17 | Trinity College | Hartford, CT | 30–34 Selective | 29% | 68 |
| 18 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC | 28–32 Selective | 38% | 67 |
| 19 | Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | 29–33 Moderate | 61% | 67 |
| 20 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ | 28–33 Moderate | 58% | 67 |
| 21 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, VA | 28–32 Moderate | 55% | 67 |
| 22 | Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster, PA | 30–33 Selective | 28% | 66 |
| 23 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | 28–33 Moderate | 52% | 66 |
| 24 | Macalester College | Saint Paul, MN | 30–34 Selective | 29% | 66 |
| 25 | Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA | 29–33 Selective | 29% | 66 |
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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 →