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Colleges for a 36 ACT Score
33 colleges where a 36 ACT puts you in the competitive range (34–38 ACT). Sorted by match quality, with outcomes data.
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private nonprofit
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA · Private nonprofit
Yale University
New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · Private nonprofit
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
Pomona College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · Private nonprofit
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit
Northeastern University
Boston, MA · Private nonprofit
Tufts University
Medford, MA · Private nonprofit
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO · Private nonprofit
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY · Private nonprofit
New York University
New York, NY · Private nonprofit
Duke University
Durham, NC · Private nonprofit
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA · Private nonprofit
Brown University
Providence, RI · Private nonprofit
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit
Haverford College
Haverford, PA · Private nonprofit
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA · Public
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA · Private nonprofit