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Colleges for a 21 ACT score

Where a 21 ACT places you at colleges that publish their admitted-student ranges, split into safety, target and reach.

74
Safety

Your ACT is above the 75th percentile of admitted students. Likely admits, though nothing is guaranteed.

472
Target

Your ACT sits inside the middle 50% of admitted students. A reasonable chance, decided by the rest of your application.

447
Reach

Your ACT is below the 25th percentile. Possible, but you would need real strength elsewhere.

Based on the 993 colleges that publish an ACT range for admitted students. A further 103 report no ACT range — many are test-optional, and some publish only the other test — so an ACT can't be placed against them.

Safety colleges for a 21 ACT

74 total
College ACT 25–75 Accept rate
Central Christian College of the Bible 16–21 21.3%
Grambling State University 15–19 23.7%
Ottawa University-Surprise 15–21 39.9%
Ohio Christian University 15–17 39.9%
East-West University 15–19 40.7%
St Luke's College 16–19 44.4%
Texas A & M International University 16–20 46.0%
Savannah State University 15–19 46.1%
Warner University 14–20 47.8%
Lane College 14–17 48.5%
Southern University and A & M College 15–19 49.9%
Mississippi Valley State University 14–18 51.2%
Huston-Tillotson University 14–20 51.9%
Wilberforce University 15–21 52.7%
Bacone College 14–17 54.5%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus 15–21 54.9%
Union Commonwealth University 14–21 55.0%
Southeastern Baptist College 16–17 56.1%
Mount Carmel College of Nursing 17–21 57.4%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 14–18 57.5%
Davis & Elkins College 1–14 58.2%
Avila University 15–21 59.5%
Southern University at New Orleans 14–18 60.2%
Gallaudet University 14–18 60.9%
Southwestern Christian University 16–20 62.1%

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Target colleges for a 21 ACT

472 total
College ACT 25–75 Accept rate
College of the Ozarks 20–25 14.9%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 20–24 21.1%
Alcorn State University 15–24 24.7%
Visible Music College 17–24 28.7%
Tuskegee University 18–26 31.4%
Spelman College 21–27 34.1%
William Jewell College 19–25 34.3%
Kentucky Mountain Bible College 13–22 35.7%
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School 18–26 36.2%
Spring Arbor University 17–25 37.3%
Brigham Young University-Hawaii 21–25 37.9%
Central Christian College of Kansas 17–22 39.3%
Brevard College 16–26 39.5%
Dillard University 19–23 40.5%
Regent University 21–26 41.2%
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences 15–22 41.3%
Pacific Union College 20–24 42.5%
Mercy College of Ohio 15–22 42.8%
Thomas University 18–23 43.2%
DeVry University-Illinois 19–23 43.3%
College of Saint Mary 18–24 44.0%
Principia College 19–23 44.4%
Randall University 17–22 44.8%
North Carolina A & T State University 16–22 46.2%
Central Baptist College 17–22 46.4%

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Reach colleges for a 21 ACT

447 total
College ACT 25–75 Accept rate
Oral Roberts University 22–27 98.6%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina 22–26 98.1%
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg 22–28 97.9%
William Peace University 22–27 97.4%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona 22–27 97.3%
The Evergreen State College 22–26 97.2%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 26–29 97.1%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg 26–30 96.4%
Belmont University 23–30 96.4%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College 23–28 95.7%
Dominican University of California 22–30 95.6%
The University of Montana 23–28 95.6%
University of Portland 25–30 95.4%
University of the Pacific 23–31 94.9%
University of Toledo 22–28 94.8%
Texas Lutheran University 22–28 94.8%
University of Southern Indiana 22–28 94.7%
York College of Pennsylvania 22–28 94.2%
University of North Carolina Asheville 22–29 93.9%
Bellarmine University 22–28 93.6%
University of St Thomas 22–28 93.3%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington 25–27 93.3%
Virginia Commonwealth University 22–30 93.1%
Houghton University 23–28 92.7%
Delaware Valley University 24–27 92.5%

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