Colleges for 33 ACT Scores: Where You Fall in the Middle 50%
Of the 876 main-campus colleges that report ACT percentiles to College Scorecard, 112 have a score of 33 inside the middle 50% of their enrolled students. At 16 colleges, 33 is below the 25th percentile (a reach), and at 748 it is above the 75th percentile (above typical).
Those 112 typical colleges have a median net price of $28,945 and a median acceptance rate of 29%. By sector, 21 public and 91 private nonprofit; 105 report a test-optional policy.
Acceptance rates in this group run from 4% at Yale University to 86% at Simpson College, so a score inside the middle 50% says little about an admission decision. The lowest net price among them is $6,541 at University of Florida.
The states with the most of them are New York (17), Massachusetts (14) and Pennsylvania (11). Test-optional colleges among them: 105. Because test-optional colleges often publish ranges that skew high, treat the middle 50% as a guide, not a cutoff.
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Typical
112
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
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Reach
16
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
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Above typical
748
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
How the groups are defined
One rule sorts every college, using the 25th and 75th percentile scores in the College Scorecard data. We never say a college will admit a score; we only show where it falls.
- Who is counted
- College Scorecard describes these percentiles as the middle 50% of first-time students who enrolled in the fall of 2024; admitted students who did not enroll are not included. Colleges can only report scores for students who submitted them, and colleges that do not require tests often report mostly higher scorers, so their ranges tend to skew high.
- Reach. Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
- Typical. Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
- Above typical. Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
- ACT ranges are the composite 25th and 75th percentiles as reported, on the 1 to 36 scale.
- We do not convert between the SAT and the ACT. This page uses ACT scores only; the other test has its own pages.
- Test policy
- The test policy comes from the admissions field Scorecard calls ADMCON7. We tag a college as test-optional when it reports that tests are neither required nor recommended, or are considered only if submitted. Test-optional colleges among the 112 typical ones: 105.
- Left out: 1,480 of 2,356 main-campus colleges with missing or suppressed ACT percentiles. None had figures that contradict themselves (a 25th percentile above the 75th, or a value outside the test's valid range). 876 colleges are counted.
- Data periodTest score percentiles: fall 2024 entering class. Acceptance rate: fall 2024 applicants. Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24 (in-state price at public colleges).
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Read the full methodology Test-optional colleges and how to read SAT/ACT ranges
Typical: the middle 50% includes 33 (112)
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Sorted by net price, lowest first; colleges with no reported net price come last. Showing 50 of 112.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $6,541 · Acceptance rate: 24% | 29–33 | ||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $11,655 · Acceptance rate: 15% | 28–34 | ||
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA Public · 4-year Net price: $12,116 · Acceptance rate: 14% | 30–34 | ||
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,138 · Acceptance rate: 16% | 31–34 | ||
| The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,269 · Acceptance rate: 21% | 28–34 | ||
| University of Georgia Athens, GA Public · 4-year Net price: $13,936 · Acceptance rate: 38% | 29–34 | ||
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,355 · Acceptance rate: 42% | 30–34 | ||
| Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,398 · Acceptance rate: 7% | 33–35 | ||
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Public · 4-year Net price: $14,600 · Acceptance rate: 50% | 27–34 | ||
| University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,000 · Acceptance rate: 62% | 25–34 | ||
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,678 · Acceptance rate: 45% | 32–35 | ||
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,264 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 27–33 | ||
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,504 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 27–34 | ||
| Colby College Waterville, ME Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,180 · Acceptance rate: 7% | 32–34 | ||
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,354 · Acceptance rate: 45% | 29–33 | ||
| Davidson College Davidson, NC Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,379 · Acceptance rate: 13% | 31–34 | ||
| Grinnell College Grinnell, IA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,648 · Acceptance rate: 15% | 31–34 | ||
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,784 · Acceptance rate: 49% | 29–33 | ||
| William & Mary Williamsburg, VA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,096 · Acceptance rate: 34% | 32–34 | ||
| Pomona College Claremont, CA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,285 · Acceptance rate: 7% | 33–35 | ||
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,857 · Acceptance rate: 27% | 27–33 | ||
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,565 · Acceptance rate: 17% | 32–35 | ||
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,786 · Acceptance rate: 12% | 33–35 | ||
| Simpson College Indianola, IA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,936 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 31–33 | ||
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,383 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 30–33 | ||
| Emory University Atlanta, GA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,585 · Acceptance rate: 11% | 32–35 | ||
| Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,149 · Acceptance rate: 7% | 33–35 | ||
| Amherst College Amherst, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,367 · Acceptance rate: 9% | 33–35 | ||
| The College of Wooster Wooster, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,458 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 27–33 | ||
| Trinity University San Antonio, TX Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,464 · Acceptance rate: 26% | 31–34 | ||
| Yale University New Haven, CT Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,777 · Acceptance rate: 4% | 33–35 | ||
| Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,781 · Acceptance rate: 14% | 33–34 | ||
| Boston University Boston, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,402 · Acceptance rate: 11% | 32–34 | ||
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,406 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 28–33 | ||
| Earlham College Richmond, IN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,714 · Acceptance rate: 73% | 24–33 | ||
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Public · 4-year Net price: $25,097 · Acceptance rate: 52% | 28–33 | ||
| Willamette University Salem, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,121 · Acceptance rate: 77% | 28–33 | ||
| Simmons University Boston, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,265 · Acceptance rate: 70% | 26–34 | ||
| Haverford College Haverford, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,314 · Acceptance rate: 12% | 33–35 | ||
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,346 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 29–33 | ||
| Carleton College Northfield, MN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,407 · Acceptance rate: 20% | 32–34 | ||
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,496 · Acceptance rate: 14% | 33–35 | ||
| Thomas Aquinas College Santa Paula, CA Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $26,196 · Acceptance rate: 83% | 28–33 | ||
| Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $26,441 · Acceptance rate: 36% | 32–35 | ||
| St. John's College (NM) Santa Fe, NM Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $26,674 · Acceptance rate: 53% | 28–34 | ||
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $26,780 · Acceptance rate: 11% | 33–35 | ||
| Smith College Northampton, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $27,579 · Acceptance rate: 21% | 32–35 | ||
| St Lawrence University Canton, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,651 · Acceptance rate: 54% | 30–33 | ||
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,690 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 29–33 | ||
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,690 · Acceptance rate: 9% | 33–35 |
Reach: 33 is below the 25th percentile (16)
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 25th percentile is nearest above 33. Showing all 16.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $6,128 · Acceptance rate: 5% | 34–35 | ||
| Rice University Houston, TX Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,370 · Acceptance rate: 8% | 34–35 | ||
| Stanford University Stanford, CA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,807 · Acceptance rate: 4% | 34–35 | ||
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $14,860 · Acceptance rate: 4% | 34–35 | ||
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,846 · Acceptance rate: 6% | 34–35 | ||
| Williams College Williamstown, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,716 · Acceptance rate: 8% | 34–35 | ||
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,809 · Acceptance rate: 6% | 34–36 | ||
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $19,066 · Acceptance rate: 4% | 34–36 | ||
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private nonprofit · 4-year Net price: $20,111 · Acceptance rate: 5% | 34–36 | ||
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,590 · Acceptance rate: 4% | 34–35 | ||
| Brown University Providence, RI Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,184 · Acceptance rate: 5% | 34–35 | ||
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,699 · Acceptance rate: 5% | 34–36 | ||
| Duke University Durham, NC Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,612 · Acceptance rate: 6% | 34–35 | ||
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $31,944 · Acceptance rate: 12% | 34–35 | ||
| Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $35,924 · Acceptance rate: 13% | 34–36 | ||
| New York University New York, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $37,050 · Acceptance rate: 9% | 34–35 |
Above typical: 33 is above the 75th percentile (748)
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 75th percentile is nearest below 33. Showing 20 of 748.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 4-year Net price: $11,297 · Acceptance rate: 24% | 29–32 | ||
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $11,900 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 23–32 | ||
| University of St Francis Joliet, IL Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,006 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 20–32 | ||
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $15,564 · Acceptance rate: 68% | 28–32 | ||
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,163 · Acceptance rate: 83% | 25–32 | ||
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,303 · Acceptance rate: 42% | 28–32 | ||
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,339 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 28–32 | ||
| University of Delaware Newark, DE Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,799 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 28–32 | ||
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,267 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 24–32 | ||
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,425 · Acceptance rate: 55% | 26–32 | ||
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,343 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 30–32 | ||
| Centre College Danville, KY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,781 · Acceptance rate: 54% | 25–32 | ||
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,995 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 27–32 | ||
| Binghamton University Vestal, NY Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,620 · Acceptance rate: 39% | 30–32 | ||
| Clemson University Clemson, SC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,253 · Acceptance rate: 38% | 28–32 | ||
| DePauw University Greencastle, IN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,264 · Acceptance rate: 57% | 28–32 | ||
| New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,443 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 24–32 | ||
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,811 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 26–32 | ||
| St Olaf College Northfield, MN Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,874 · Acceptance rate: 48% | 28–32 | ||
| Knox College Galesburg, IL Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,595 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 21–32 |