List of Colleges Accepting Best Composite
The Following list of ACT scores with Colleges accepting best composite, was originally compiled by Heath Einstein at Solomon Schechter School of Westchester in December, 2007. It was updated by Scott M. Doughty of The Pennington School in July, 2012. Another update was made by Cigus Vanni from Cherry Hill High School West, in March 2013.
ACT Scores – Best Composite – “Superscoring the ACT”
Example:
4/2009 English 27, Math 28, Reading 28, Science 26, Composite 27
6/2009 English 27, Math 30, Reading 31, Science 26, Composite 26
9/2009 English 29, Math 27, Reading 29, Science 30, Composite 29
If student sends all three scores these institutions will pull the following scores:
English 29, Math 30, Reading 31, Science 30 = a Composite of 30.
Albright College (PA)
Alfred University (NY)
Allegheny College (PA)
American University (DC)
Amherst College (MA)
Babson College (MA)
Bates College (ME)
Beloit College (WI)
Bentley University (MA)
Birmingham-Southern College (AL)
Butler University (IN)
Clark University (MA)
Colby College (ME)
Colorado College
Connecticut College
Cornell University (NY)
Denison University (OH)
DePauw University (IN)
Dickinson College (PA)
Eckerd College (FL)
Elon University (NC)
Endicott College (MA)
Fairfield University (CT)
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida State University
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
George Mason University (VA)
George Washington University (DC)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Gettysburg College (PA)
Hamilton College (NY)
Hampshire College (MA)
Haverford College (PA)
Hawaii Pacific University
Hendrix College (AR)
High Point University (NC)
Hobart and William Smith College (NY)
Ithaca College (NY)
Johnson and Wales University (RI)
Kalamazoo College (MI)
Kenyon College (OH)
Lafayette College (PA)
Lawrence University (WI)
Loyola University of Maryland
Loyola University of New Orleans (LA)
Lynn University (FL)
Manhattanville College (NY)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Middlebury College (VT)
Millsaps College (MS)
Moravian College (PA)
New York University
Northeastern University (MA)
Ohio Wesleyan University
Pepperdine University (CA)
Pitzer College (CA)
Purdue University (IN)
Quinnipiac University (CT)
Regis University (CO)
Robert Morris University (PA)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
Sacred Heart University (CT)
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville
University of Colorado – Boulder
University of Dayton (OH)
University of Delaware
University of Denver (CO)
University of Georgia
University of Illinois – Champaign-Urbana (will take highest composite and highest
subscores from different sittings but does NOT recompute a composite score)
University of Louisiana – Lafayette
University of Maryland – College Park
University of Miami (FL)
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (does NOT recompute a composite score but will
consider ALL scores in holistic review and encourages applicants to submit
all assessment sittings)
University of New Haven (CT)
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
University of Puget Sound (WA)
University of Redlands (CA)
University of San Diego (CA)
University of San Francisco (CA)
University of South Florida (FL)
University of Southern California (CA)
University of Tennessee – Knoxville
University of Vermont
Spring Hill College (AL)
St. John’s College (MD and NM)
Stonehill College (MA)
Texas Christian University
Trinity College (CT)
Tufts University (MA)
Union College (NY)
Ursinus College (PA)
Vassar College (NY)
Washington and Jefferson College (PA)
Washington and Lee University (VA)
Washington State University
Washington University in Saint Louis (MO)
Wellesley College (MA)
Wesleyan College (CT)
Wheaton College (MA)
Williams College (MA)
Xavier University (OH)