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Colleges you can get into with a 30 ACT

894 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 30 — 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 30 ACT

Your 30 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 30 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	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	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	27–33 Selective	27%	74
6	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, IL	30–34 Moderate	42%	73
7	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	29–33 Moderate	45%	72
8	Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	29–32 Selective	24%	72
9	University of Miami	Coral Gables, FL	30–33 Highly Selective	19%	72
10	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	29–34 Selective	38%	71
11	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	27–32 Highly Selective	18%	70
12	Brigham Young University	Provo, UT	28–32 Open	68%	70
13	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, NY	29–33 Moderate	49%	70
14	Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, IN	27–34 Moderate	50%	69
15	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, PA	30–33 Selective	29%	69
16	Binghamton University	Vestal, NY	30–32 Selective	39%	69
17	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, NC	28–32 Moderate	42%	69
18	Bentley University	Waltham, MA	28–31 Moderate	45%	69
19	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	29–33 Highly Selective	18%	69
20	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, NJ	27–34 Open	65%	68
21	Trinity College	Hartford, CT	30–34 Selective	29%	68
22	Clemson University	Clemson, SC	28–32 Selective	38%	67
23	Colorado School of Mines	Golden, CO	29–33 Moderate	61%	67
24	Texas A&M University-College Station	College Station, TX	25–31 Moderate	57%	67
25	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, NJ	28–33 Moderate	58%	67
26	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg, VA	28–32 Moderate	55%	67
27	Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster, PA	30–33 Selective	28%	66
28	University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	28–33 Moderate	52%	66
29	Macalester College	Saint Paul, MN	30–34 Selective	29%	66
30	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, PA	29–33 Selective	29%	66
31	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY	30–34 Moderate	63%	66
32	Berea College	Berea, KY	23–28 Highly Selective	19%	66
33	Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, OH	28–32 Moderate	61%	66
34	Union College	Schenectady, NY	29–33 Moderate	44%	65
35	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, IL	26–32 Moderate	55%	65
36	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, IL	25–31 Open	77%	65
37	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
38	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, NY	23–31 Moderate	53%	64
39	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	30–34 Moderate	63%	64
40	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minneapolis, MN	26–31 Open	80%	64

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Safety schools for a 30 ACT

Your 30 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 30 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	University of South Florida	Tampa, FL	24–29 Moderate	43%	65
3	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	25–29 Moderate	40%	65
4	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
5	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	22–27 Selective	23%	63
6	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
7	George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	25–30 Open	87%	61
8	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	19–25 Open	66%	61
9	Manhattan University	Riverdale, NY	25–29 Open	79%	61
10	University of San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	25–30 Moderate	62%	60
11	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
12	James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	24–29 Open	72%	60
13	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	22–28 Open	72%	60
14	University of Houston	Houston, TX	23–29 Open	74%	59
15	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, OK	23–29 Open	77%	59
16	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	22–30 Open	71%	59
17	Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	25–30 Open	81%	59
18	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, IL	25–30 Selective	39%	59
19	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Dearborn, MI	24–28 Moderate	56%	59
20	Elon University	Elon, NC	23–28 Open	66%	58
21	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	22–29 Open	86%	58
22	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	22–28 Open	75%	58
23	University of Missouri-Columbia	Columbia, MO	23–30 Open	78%	58
24	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	22–29 Selective	25%	58
25	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, NC	21–23 Selective	23%	58
26	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	19–25 Moderate	53%	58
27	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	18–25 Open	90%	58
28	Bryant University	Smithfield, RI	27–28 Open	65%	58
29	Drake University	Des Moines, IA	24–29 Moderate	64%	58
30	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, VA	23–28 Moderate	41%	57
31	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach, FL	24–30 Moderate	65%	57
32	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, IN	23–28 Moderate	63%	57
33	Adelphi University	Garden City, NY	24–30 Open	66%	57
34	Kettering University	Flint, MI	26–30 Open	79%	57
35	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	21–26 Open	66%	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 St Thomas	Saint Paul, MN	25–30 Open	85%	56
39	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	21–29 Open	86%	56
40	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	21–28 Open	84%	56

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Reach schools for a 30 ACT

Your 30 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 30 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	Yale University	New Haven, CT	33–35 Elite	4%	87
2	Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	33–35 Elite	9%	84
3	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, ME	33–35 Elite	7%	83
4	Pomona College	Claremont, CA	33–35 Elite	7%	83
5	Claremont McKenna College	Claremont, CA	33–35 Elite	10%	83
6	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	33–35 Elite	5%	83
7	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	33–35 Elite	8%	83
8	Washington University in St Louis	St. Louis, MO	33–35 Highly Selective	12%	82
9	Amherst College	Amherst, MA	33–35 Elite	9%	82
10	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	33–35 Highly Selective	11%	82
11	Wellesley College	Wellesley, MA	33–35 Highly Selective	14%	81
12	Colby College	Waterville, ME	32–34 Elite	7%	81
13	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, PA	33–35 Elite	7%	81
14	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, VA	33–34 Highly Selective	14%	80
15	Emory University	Atlanta, GA	32–35 Highly Selective	11%	80
16	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	32–35 Highly Selective	17%	80
17	Davidson College	Davidson, NC	31–34 Highly Selective	13%	80
18	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	31–34 Highly Selective	16%	80
19	Georgetown University	Washington, DC	31–35 Highly Selective	13%	80
20	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	32–35 Elite	10%	79
21	Colgate University	Hamilton, NY	33–34 Highly Selective	14%	78
22	Haverford College	Haverford, PA	33–35 Highly Selective	12%	78
23	Northeastern University	Boston, MA	33–35 Elite	5%	78
24	Barnard College	New York, NY	32–34 Elite	9%	77
25	Boston University	Boston, MA	32–34 Highly Selective	11%	77

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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 →