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Colleges for a 26 ACT Score
50 colleges where a 26 ACT puts you in the competitive range (24–28 ACT). Sorted by match quality, with outcomes data.
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · Public
Samford University
Birmingham, AL · Private nonprofit
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Prescott, AZ · Private nonprofit
John Brown University
Siloam Springs, AR · Private nonprofit
Biola University
La Mirada, CA · Private nonprofit
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA · Private nonprofit
University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · Private nonprofit
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit
Whittier College
Whittier, CA · Private nonprofit
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · Public
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA · Private nonprofit
Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA · Private nonprofit
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID · Private nonprofit
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN · Private nonprofit
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN · Private nonprofit
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · Public
Luther College
Decorah, IA · Private nonprofit
Benedictine College
Atchison, KS · Private nonprofit
Stetson University
DeLand, FL · Private nonprofit
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit
Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL · Private nonprofit
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL · Private nonprofit
Suffolk University
Boston, MA · Private nonprofit
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI · Private nonprofit
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA · Public
University of Maine
Orono, ME · Public
Berea College
Berea, KY · Private nonprofit
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · Public
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS · Public
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · Public
University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO · Public
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofit
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM · Public
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · Private nonprofit
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ · Public
Houghton University
Houghton, NY · Private nonprofit
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY · Private nonprofit
Keuka College
Keuka Park, NY · Private nonprofit
Pace University
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY · Private nonprofit
University at Albany
Albany, NY · Public
SUNY Brockport
Brockport, NY · Public
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY · Public
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck, NY · Public
High Point University
High Point, NC · Private nonprofit