Colleges for a 26 ACT score
Where a 26 ACT places you at colleges that publish their admitted-student ranges, split into safety, target and reach.
Your ACT is above the 75th percentile of admitted students. Likely admits, though nothing is guaranteed.
Your ACT sits inside the middle 50% of admitted students. A reasonable chance, decided by the rest of your application.
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 26 ACT
439 total| College | ACT 25–75 | Accept rate |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 20–24 | 21.1% |
| Central Christian College of the Bible | 16–21 | 21.3% |
| Grambling State University | 15–19 | 23.7% |
| Alcorn State University | 15–24 | 24.7% |
| Visible Music College | 17–24 | 28.7% |
| Tuskegee University | 18–26 | 31.4% |
| 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% |
| Ottawa University-Surprise | 15–21 | 39.9% |
| Ohio Christian University | 15–17 | 39.9% |
| Dillard University | 19–23 | 40.5% |
| East-West University | 15–19 | 40.7% |
| 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% |
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Target colleges for a 26 ACT
376 total| College | ACT 25–75 | Accept rate |
|---|---|---|
| United States Naval Academy | 24–31 | 9.4% |
| United States Air Force Academy | 26–33 | 13.9% |
| College of the Ozarks | 20–25 | 14.9% |
| United States Coast Guard Academy | 25–30 | 24.3% |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 23–29 | 32.5% |
| Berea College | 24–27 | 32.7% |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 24–27 | 33.1% |
| Spelman College | 21–27 | 34.1% |
| Howard University | 22–28 | 34.9% |
| University of Georgia | 25–32 | 37.2% |
| Southwestern University | 24–30 | 39.1% |
| University of Central Florida | 25–29 | 39.5% |
| Rollins College | 26–31 | 40.6% |
| LeTourneau University | 23–30 | 40.7% |
| University of South Florida | 24–29 | 41.0% |
| Texas Christian University | 26–31 | 42.6% |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | 24–29 | 45.2% |
| The King's College | 25–31 | 45.3% |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 25–31 | 46.0% |
| Austin College | 26–32 | 46.7% |
| Union University | 22–29 | 47.2% |
| The College of Idaho | 20–28 | 47.2% |
| Alfred University | 24–31 | 48.3% |
| Pepperdine University | 26–32 | 49.9% |
| Hampden-Sydney College | 22–31 | 50.1% |
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Reach colleges for a 26 ACT
178 total| College | ACT 25–75 | Accept rate |
|---|---|---|
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | 32–34 | 91.8% |
| Bridgewater College | 28–29 | 90.8% |
| Wheaton College | 27–32 | 90.0% |
| Simpson College | 31–33 | 88.9% |
| Ursinus College | 28–32 | 87.4% |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 27–31 | 86.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson University | 27–32 | 86.1% |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 28–33 | 83.3% |
| Loyola University Chicago | 27–31 | 81.4% |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 27–32 | 80.4% |
| Westmont College | 30–34 | 79.9% |
| Willamette University | 27–32 | 79.1% |
| Seton Hall University | 27–31 | 78.9% |
| Drexel University | 27–33 | 77.5% |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 27–31 | 77.0% |
| Loyola University Maryland | 27–32 | 76.3% |
| University of Puget Sound | 27–31 | 76.3% |
| Lewis & Clark College | 28–31 | 74.5% |
| SUNY at Purchase College | 27–32 | 72.8% |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 29–34 | 72.8% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | 29–33 | 71.4% |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | 29–33 | 71.3% |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | 28–29 | 71.3% |
| University of Denver | 29–32 | 71.2% |
| Hofstra University | 27–31 | 70.6% |
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