Skiena Rankings
Highest Average ACT Score1. California Institute of Technology (36)
2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (35)
3. Johns Hopkins University (34)
4. Duke University (34)
5. Harvard University (34)
6. Northeastern University (34)
7. Vanderbilt University (34)
8. Northwestern University (34)
9. Harvey Mudd College (34)
10. University of Chicago (34)
11. Washington University in St. Louis (34)
12. Columbia University (34)
13. Yale University (34)
14. Dartmouth College (34)
15. Williams College (34)
16. Princeton University (34)
17. Brown University (34)
18. University of Pennsylvania (34)
19. Stanford University (34)
20. Pomona College (34)
21. University of Notre Dame (34)
22. Carnegie Mellon University (34)
23. William Marsh Rice University (34)
24. Cornell University (34)
25. Hamilton College (33)
26. Wellesley College (33)
27. Haverford College (33)
28. University of Michigan (33)
29. University of California, Berkeley (33)
30. University of Southern California (33)
31. Stevens Institute of Technology (33)
32. Boston College (33)
33. Carleton College (33)
34. Swarthmore College (33)
35. Tufts University (33)
36. Georgetown University (33)
37. Villanova University (33)
38. Washington and Lee University (33)
39. Barnard College (33)
40. Grinnell College (33)
41. Emory University (33)
42. Colgate University (33)
43. Colby College (33)
44. Claremont McKenna College (33)
45. Vassar College (33)
46. Middlebury College (33)
47. Case Western Reserve University (32)
48. Tulane University (32)
49. Amherst College (32)
50. Reed College (32)
51. Scripps College (32)
52. Georgia Institute of Technology (32)
53. Boston University (32)
54. Brandeis University (32)
55. University of Virginia (32)
56. George Washington University (32)
57. Bowdoin College (32)
58. University of Rochester (32)
59. University of Maryland (32)
60. New York University (32)
61. College of William & Mary (32)
62. University of Richmond (32)
63. Davidson College (32)
64. Smith College (32)
65. Connecticut College (32)
66. Univ. of California, Los Angeles (32)
67. Wesleyan University (32)
68. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (31)
69. University of Pittsburgh (31)
70. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (31)
71. Lafayette College (31)
72. Southern Methodist University (31)
73. Kenyon College (31)
74. Binghamton University, SUNY (31)
75. Colorado College (31)
76. Whitman College (31)
77. Hillsdale College (31)
78. Bryn Mawr College (31)
79. Trinity College (31)
80. Oberlin College (31)
81. United States Air Force Academy (31)
82. University of Miami (31)
83. Lehigh University (31)
84. Bates College (31)
85. Mount Holyoke College (31)
86. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (31)
87. Pitzer College (31)
88. Wake Forest University (31)
89. University of Florida (31)
90. Macalester College (31)
91. UNC Chapel Hill (31)
92. Pepperdine University (30)
93. University of Georgia (30)
94. Rochester Institute of Technology (30)
95. Bucknell University (30)
96. Franklin and Marshall College (30)
97. Colorado School of Mines (30)
98. North Carolina State University (30)
99. Santa Clara University (30)
100. Babson College (30)
101. Univ. of California, San Diego (30)
102. University of Wisconsin-Madison (30)
103. Furman University (30)
104. The University of Texas at Austin (30)
105. The Ohio State University (30)
106. College of the Holy Cross (30)
107. Fordham University (30)
108. The University of Texas at Dallas (30)
109. Clemson University (30)
110. Clark University (30)
111. University of Washington (30)
112. Rhodes College (30)
113. Sarah Lawrence College (30)
114. Occidental College (30)
115. Union College (30)
116. Skidmore College (30)
117. Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst (29)
118. Dickinson College (29)
119. Cal. State, San Luis Obispo (29)
120. Bennington College (29)
121. Muhlenberg College (29)
122. Loyola Marymount University (29)
123. Univ. of Minnesota-Twin Cities (29)
124. Texas A&M University (29)
125. Lawrence University (29)
126. University of Vermont (29)
127. Denison University (29)
128. Hendrix College (29)
129. St. Lawrence University (29)
130. Brigham Young University (29)
131. Bard College (29)
132. Stony Brook University (29)
133. University of San Diego (29)
134. St. Olaf College (29)
135. Centre College (29)
136. Baylor University (29)
137. University of Connecticut (29)
138. University of Denver (29)
139. Rhode Island School of Design (29)
140. Missouri Univ. of Sci and Tech (29)
141. Lewis & Clark College (29)
142. St John's College (29)
143. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz (29)
144. Wheaton College (29)
145. American University (29)
146. United States Naval Academy (29)
147. Illinois Institute of Technology (29)
148. Purdue University (29)
149. University of California, Irvine (29)
150. Wheaton College, Massachusetts (29)
151. Univ. of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign (29)
152. Rutgers University (29)
153. United States Military Academy (28)
154. Virginia Tech (28)
155. Drake University (28)
156. Sewanee: University of the South (28)
157. Auburn University (28)
158. University of Colorado Boulder (28)
159. The New School (28)
160. University of South Carolina (28)
161. Texas Christian University (28)
162. University of Puget Sound (28)
163. New Jersey Institute of Technology (28)
164. Willamette University (28)
165. Ithaca College (28)
166. University of South Florida (28)
167. Gettysburg College (28)
168. Chapman University (28)
169. Florida State University (28)
170. Loyola University Chicago (28)
171. Miami University (28)
172. Knox College (28)
173. New College of Florida (28)
174. Hofstra University (28)
175. Mercer University (28)
176. Hobart and William Smith Colleges (28)
177. Drexel University (28)
178. The University of Tulsa (28)
179. Michigan Technological University (28)
180. Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville (28)
181. Saint Louis University (28)
182. Kalamazoo College (28)
183. The College of Wooster (28)
184. Gonzaga University (28)
185. Indiana University Bloomington (28)
186. Syracuse University (28)
187. Elon University (28)
188. University of California, Davis (28)
189. University of Central Florida (28)
190. Wofford College (28)
191. Austin College (27)
192. Grove City College (27)
193. Beloit College (27)
194. Univ. of California, Riverside (27)
195. Temple University (27)
196. Illinois Wesleyan University (27)
197. Marist College (27)
198. Drew University (27)
199. George Mason University (27)
200. The Catholic University of America (27)
201. Marquette University (27)
202. University at Buffalo, SUNY (27)
203. The University of Alabama (27)
204. Earlham College (27)
205. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville (27)
206. University of St. Thomas (27)
207. Belmont University (27)
208. Allegheny College (27)
209. Hampshire College (27)
210. Transylvania University (27)
211. DePauw University (27)
212. Ursinus College (27)
213. Florida Institute of Technology (27)
214. Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore (27)
215. Gustavus Adolphus College (27)
216. Calvin University (27)
217. Yeshiva University (27)
218. University of Delaware (27)
219. Penn State University (27)
220. Seattle University (27)
221. Saint Michael's College (27)
222. Lake Forest College (27)
223. University of Massachusetts Lowell (27)
224. Purchase College, SUNY (27)
225. University of the Pacific (27)
226. Seton Hall University (27)
227. Augustana College (27)
228. Clarkson University (27)
229. University of Arkansas (27)
230. Simmons University (26)
231. Wabash College (26)
232. Michigan State University (26)
233. Juniata College (26)
234. University of Kentucky (26)
235. Duquesne University (26)
236. University of Michigan-Dearborn (26)
237. Agnes Scott College (26)
238. University of Cincinnati (26)
239. The University of Utah (26)
240. Hollins University (26)
241. Colorado State University (26)
242. Saint Anselm College (26)
243. Quinnipiac University (26)
244. James Madison University (26)
245. Southwestern University (26)
246. University of Missouri (26)
247. Valparaiso University (26)
248. St. John's University (26)
249. University of Dayton (26)
250. Saint Mary's College (26)
251. Goucher College (26)
252. Mississippi State University (26)
253. University of Louisville (26)
254. Washington & Jefferson College (26)
255. Louisiana State University (26)
256. Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (26)
257. Cornell College (26)
258. San Diego State University (26)
259. Samford University (26)
260. Creighton University (26)
261. Oklahoma City University (26)
262. University of Kansas (26)
263. Union University (26)
264. Hope College (26)
265. University of San Francisco (26)
266. Mississippi College (26)
267. Westmont College (26)
268. SUNY College of ESF (26)
269. University of Rhode Island (26)
270. Gordon College (26)
271. University of Iowa (26)
272. Lipscomb University (26)
273. Florida International University (26)
274. Eckerd College (26)
275. Washington College (26)
276. The University of Oklahoma (26)
277. The University of Arizona (25)
278. Texas Tech University (25)
279. Warren Wilson College (25)
280. Loyola University New Orleans (25)
281. Southern Illinois Univ. Carbondale (25)
282. University of Detroit Mercy (25)
283. Stonehill College (25)
284. Louisiana Tech University (25)
285. Arizona State University (25)
286. University of Missouri-Kansas City (25)
287. Rowan University (25)
288. Sacred Heart University (25)
289. University of Mississippi (25)
290. Ohio Wesleyan University (25)
291. University at Albany, SUNY (25)
292. Roanoke College (25)
293. Touro College (25)
294. Oglethorpe University (25)
295. University of Illinois at Chicago (25)
296. DePaul University (25)
297. Utah State University (25)
298. Susquehanna University (25)
299. Thomas Jefferson University (25)
300. Long Island University (25)
301. Appalachian State University (25)
302. Coe College (25)
303. Western Washington University (25)
304. St. Mary's College of Maryland (25)
305. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (25)
306. Biola University (25)
307. Elizabethtown College (25)
308. Liberty University (25)
309. Luther College (25)
310. Andrews University (25)
311. Centenary College of Louisiana (25)
312. University of New Hampshire (25)
313. Western New England University (25)
314. College of Charleston (25)
315. Iowa State University (25)
316. Saint Benedict/Saint John's Univ. (25)
317. University of Oregon (25)
318. Berea College (25)
319. Bellarmine University (25)
320. Virginia Military Institute (25)
321. Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington (25)
322. Virginia Commonwealth University (25)
323. Oregon State University (25)
324. Harding University (25)
325. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. (25)
326. University of Wyoming (25)
327. Howard University (25)
328. University of Hartford (25)
329. Univ. North Carolina, Asheville (25)
330. University of Houston (25)
331. Oklahoma State University (25)
332. The College of St. Scholastica (24)
333. University of Colorado Denver (24)
334. Hampden-Sydney College (24)
335. North Dakota State University (24)
336. University of Hawaii at Manoa (24)
337. Suffolk University (24)
338. Univ. of Colorado Colorado Springs (24)
339. University of Massachusetts Boston (24)
340. Saint Vincent College (24)
341. The University of Maine (24)
342. Arkansas State University (24)
343. Savannah College of Art and Design (24)
344. Univ. of North Carolina,Charlotte (24)
345. University of Mary (24)
346. Wichita State University (24)
347. Grand Valley State University (24)
348. St. Norbert College (24)
349. Oakland University (24)
350. University of Findlay (24)
351. University of New England (24)
352. University of North Texas (24)
353. University of Nevada, Reno (24)
354. Univ. of Tennessee at Chattanooga (24)
355. University of Tennessee at Martin (24)
356. Albion College (24)
357. Pace University (24)
358. Kansas State University (24)
359. Wayne State University (24)
360. Spelman College (24)
361. Chatham University (24)
362. Wittenberg University (24)
363. Robert Morris University (24)
364. Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette (24)
365. Adelphi University (24)
366. Tennessee Tech University (24)
367. Ohio University (24)
368. University of South Alabama (24)
369. Carson-Newman University (24)
370. Florida Atlantic University (24)
371. The University of Texas at Tyler (24)
372. West Virginia University (24)
373. St. John Fisher College (24)
374. University of Missouri-St. Louis (24)
375. East Tennessee State University (24)
376. Roosevelt University (24)
377. Hanover College (24)
378. Monmouth University (24)
379. Nova Southeastern University (24)
380. Concordia University Wisconsin (24)
381. University of Texas at Arlington (24)
382. Regis University (24)
383. Wartburg College (24)
384. St. Catherine University (24)
385. Montana State University (24)
386. Georgetown College (24)
387. Missouri State University (24)
388. Sweet Briar College (24)
389. Bethel University (24)
390. University of Central Arkansas (24)
391. University of Idaho (24)
392. Morehead State University (23)
393. Illinois State University (23)
394. Georgia Southern University (23)
395. Central Michigan University (23)
396. Maryville University (23)
397. Wilkes University (23)
398. University of North Florida (23)
399. The University of Memphis (23)
400. Moravian College (23)
401. Georgia State University (23)
402. Univ. of North Carolina,Greensboro (23)
403. Hartwick College (23)
404. Baker University (23)
405. University of Southern Mississippi (23)
406. Western Michigan University (23)
407. Northern Kentucky University (23)
408. Seattle Pacific University (23)
409. Towson University (23)
410. Middle Tennessee State University (23)
411. Lindenwood University (23)
412. Lesley University (23)
413. University of Nebraska at Omaha (23)
414. Widener University (23)
415. Azusa Pacific University (23)
416. Cal. State, Pomona (23)
417. George Fox University (23)
418. Southern Illinois Univ. Edwrdsvlle (23)
419. Spring Hill College (23)
420. Eastern Kentucky University (23)
421. University of Northern Iowa (23)
422. Westminster College, Pennsylvania (23)
423. University of Toledo (23)
424. University of Michigan-Flint (23)
425. Pacific University (23)
426. Shepherd University (23)
427. South Dakota State University (23)
428. Boise State University (23)
429. Linfield University (23)
430. Campbell University (23)
431. The University of Montana (23)
432. Cal. State, Long Beach (23)
433. Washington State University (23)
434. University of Northern Colorado (23)
435. Kent State University (23)
436. San José State University (23)
437. University of North Dakota (23)
438. Western Kentucky University (23)
439. Augusta University (23)
440. University of New Orleans (23)
441. Whittier College (23)
442. Kennesaw State University (23)
443. Gannon University (23)
444. Benedictine University (22)
445. Ball State University (22)
446. Gardner-Webb University (22)
447. Ferris State University (22)
448. Regent University (22)
449. Northern Arizona University (22)
450. Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock (22)
451. Lincoln Memorial University (22)
452. University of Nevada, Las Vegas (22)
453. Brigham Young University-Idaho (22)
454. Hampton University (22)
455. Wright State University (22)
456. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (22)
457. Texas A&M Univ.-Corpus Christi (22)
458. East Carolina University (22)
459. Stephen F. Austin State University (22)
460. Eastern Michigan University (22)
461. University of Louisiana at Monroe (22)
462. Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth (22)
463. University of New Mexico (22)
464. Texas State University (22)
465. University of South Dakota (22)
466. Marshall University (22)
467. University of La Verne (22)
468. Bowling Green State University (22)
469. Univ. of Texas at San Antonio (22)
470. Northern Illinois University (22)
471. Lycoming College (22)
472. Idaho State University (22)
473. Simpson College (22)
474. Southern New Hampshire University (22)
475. Indiana/Purdue University (22)
476. Shenandoah University (22)
477. University of California, Merced (22)
478. University of Indianapolis (22)
479. Meredith College (22)
480. Cal. State, Fullerton (22)
481. Cleveland State University (22)
482. Ripon College (22)
483. University of Akron (22)
484. Central College (22)
485. Washburn University (22)
486. Florida A&M Univ. (21)
487. Sam Houston State University (21)
488. Humboldt State University (21)
489. New Mexico State University (21)
490. Metropolitan State University (21)
491. California State University, Chico (21)
492. Husson University (21)
493. University of Wisconsin-Superior (21)
494. Grand Canyon University (21)
495. Old Dominion University (21)
496. Guilford College (21)
497. Valdosta State University (21)
498. Texas A&M University-Commerce (21)
499. Dillard University (21)
500. Portland State University (21)
501. Montclair State University (21)
502. Fisk University (21)
503. Aurora University (21)
504. University of Alaska Fairbanks (21)
505. Wilmington University (21)
506. North Carolina A&T State Univ. (20)
507. The University of Texas at El Paso (20)
508. Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley (20)
509. Indiana State University (20)
510. Fort Lewis College (20)
511. Texas A&M University-Kingsville (20)
512. University of Wisconsin-Parkside (20)
513. San Francisco State University (20)
514. University of Bridgeport (20)
515. Sonoma State University (20)
516. University of the Incarnate Word (20)
517. The Sage Colleges (20)
518. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (20)
519. Texas Woman's University (20)
520. Lamar University (20)
521. University of West Georgia (20)
522. Tougaloo College (19)
523. Cal. State, Fresno (19)
524. Barry University (19)
525. Cal. State, Northridge (19)
526. Clark Atlanta University (19)
527. Delaware State University (19)
528. Jackson State University (19)
529. Cal. State, Sacramento (19)
530. Morgan State University (18)
531. Lehman College, CUNY (18)
532. University of Maine at Machias (18)
533. Tennessee State University (18)
534. Texas Southern University (17)
535. Gallaudet University (17)
536. Cal. State, San Bernardino (17)
537. Bethune-Cookman University (17)
Suprisingly Strong
1. Penn State University (+240) 27, Rank: 225, Expected: 465
2. Florida International University (+236) 26, Rank: 244, Expected: 480
3. University of Michigan-Dearborn (+186) 26, Rank: 255, Expected: 441
4. Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville (+177) 28, Rank: 156, Expected: 333
5. Liberty University (+177) 25, Rank: 306, Expected: 483
6. University of Central Arkansas (+155) 24, Rank: 339, Expected: 494
7. Union University (+151) 26, Rank: 242, Expected: 393
8. Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham (+150) 26, Rank: 234, Expected: 384
9. Missouri Univ. of Sci and Tech (+147) 29, Rank: 127, Expected: 274
10. Purchase College, SUNY (+147) 27, Rank: 221, Expected: 368
Suprisingly Weak
1. Berklee College of Music (-416) N/A, Rank: 544, Expected: 128
2. Gallaudet University (-224) 17, Rank: 534, Expected: 310
3. Whittier College (-154) 23, Rank: 411, Expected: 257
4. Virginia Military Institute (-153) 25, Rank: 295, Expected: 142
5. Thomas Jefferson University (-150) 25, Rank: 313, Expected: 163
6. Meredith College (-144) 22, Rank: 453, Expected: 309
7. University of Wisconsin-Superior (-140) 21, Rank: 492, Expected: 352
8. University of San Francisco (-138) 26, Rank: 272, Expected: 134
9. Washington State University (-132) 23, Rank: 424, Expected: 292
10. Howard University (-130) 25, Rank: 287, Expected: 157
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