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Average College ACT Scores

* Data from collegeapps.about.com

University of California Berkeley


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    31 / 34

  • English

    25 / 75%

    32 / 35

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    8 / 10

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    31 / 35

Harvard


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    31 / 34

  • English

    25 / 75%

    32 / 35

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    8 / 10

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    31 / 35

UCLA


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    24 / 31

  • English

    25 / 75%

    24 / 32

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    X / X

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    25 / 33

NYU


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    28 / 31

  • English

    25 / 75%

    28 / 33

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    8 / 9

  • Math

    25% 75%

    26 / 32

Boston University


  • Composite

    25% 75%

    26 / 30

  • English

    25% 75%

    26 / 31

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    8 / 9

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    25 / 30

University of Chicago


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    30 / 34

  • English

    25 / 75%

    31 / 35

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    8 / 11

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    29 / 35

University of Austin Texas


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    25 / 31

  • English

    25 / 75%

    24 / 31

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    7 / 8

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    25 / 32

Princeton University


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    31 / 35

  • English

    25 / 75%

    32 / 35

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    8 / 10

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    31 / 35

Northwestern University


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    31 / 33

  • English

    25 / 75%

    31 / 34

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    8 / 10

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    29 / 34

Stanford University


  • Composite

    25 / 75%

    31 / 34

  • English

    25 / 75%

    31 / 35

  • Writing

    25 / 75%

    X / X

  • Math

    25 / 75%

    30 / 35


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