Colleges That Superscore ACT

Superscoring ACT is the process where the college considers the student’s highest score from each subject area (English, Math, Reading, and Science) across different test dates and they are averaged to get a new composite score (Superscore).

For example: If a student took the ACT thrice, the following is how a student’s marks table looks.

Test Dates	English	Math	Reading	Science	Composite
February	31	28	34	24	29
April	32	29	32	28	30
July	34	27	35	27	31

So when considering the highest score in each subject area, the student’s superscore would be as follows:

Superscore

English	Math	Reading	Science	Composite
34	29	35	28	32

 

List of Colleges that Superscore ACT in 2020

According to ACT policies, it is found that approximately 64% of the colleges follow this scoring process.

Here is the complete list of schools that superscore ACT

• Abilene Christian University

• Adelphi University

• Agnes Scott College

• Albion College

• Albright College

• Alderson Broaddus University

• Allegheny College

• Amherst College

• Antioch College

• Appalachian State University

• Austin College

• Averett University

• Babson College

• Bard College

• Bates College

• Baylor University

• Becker College

• Beloit University

• Berea College

• Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

• Boston College

• Brown University

• Bryant University

• Bucknell University

• Butler University

• California Institute of Technology

• California Polytechnic University at Pomona

• California University of Pennsylvania

• Central Michigan University

• Claremont Mckenna College

• Clark University

• Coastal Carolina University

• Colby College

• Colgate University

• College of Charleston

• College of Saint Benedict

• College of the Holy Cross

• College of Wooster

• Colorado State University

• Columbia University

• Connecticut College

• Cornell College

• Culinary Institute of America

• Davidson College

• Delaware Valley University

• Denison University

• Depaul University

• DeSales University

• Dickinson College

• Drexel University

• Duke University

• Duquesne University

• Earlham college

• Eckerd College

• Elmira College

• Elon University

• Emerson College

• Endicott College

• Fairfield University

• Flagler College

• Florida Institute of Technology

• Florida International University

• Florida State University

• Florida Southern University

• Franklin College

• Franklin and Marshall College

• Furman University

• Gannon University

• George Washington University

• Gettysburg University

• Gordon College

• Grinnell College

• Grove City College

• Guilford College

• Hamilton College

• Hampden-Sydney College

• Hampton University

• Hanover College

• Harvey Mudd College

• Haverford College

• Hawaii Pacific University

• Hendrix College

• High Point University

• Hobart and William Smith Colleges

• Hofstra University

• Hollins University

• Hood College

• Hunter College of New York

• Illinois Institute of Technology

• Indiana State University

• Indiana University at Bloomington

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• Iona College

• Ithaca College

• James Madison University

• John Hopkins University

• Juniata College

• Kalamazoo College

• Kenyon College

• Kettering University

• King’s College

• Knox College

• La Roche College

• La Salle University

• Lafayette College

• Lake Forest College

• Lawrence University

• Lehigh University

• Loyola University of Chicago

• Loyola University of Maryland

• Loyola University of New Orleans

• Lycoming College

• Lynn University

• Macalester College

• Marist College

• Marlboro College

• Mary Baldwin College

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Mercer University

• Merrimack College

• Messiah College

• Miami University of Ohio

• Middlebury College

• Monmouth University

• Montclair State University

• Mount Holyoke College

• Nazareth College

• New College of Florida

• New York University

• Niagara University

• Northeastern University

• Northern Arizona University

• Northwood University

• Occidental College

• Ohio Wesleyan University

• Olin College of Engineering

• Parsons School of Design of the New School University

• Pitzer College

• Point Loma Nazarene University

• Pomona College

• Presbyterian College

• Providence College

• Radford University

• Randolph University

• Randolph College

• Reed College

• Robert Morris University

• Rochester Institute of Technology

• Roger Williams University

• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

• Rutgers University Camden

• Sacred Heart University

• Saint Anselm’s College

• Saint John’s College

• Saint John’s University

• Saint Michael’s College

• Saint Olaf College

• Salve Regina University

• Samford University

• San Diego State University

• Sarah Lawrence College

• Scripps College

• Seton Hall University

• Shepherd University

• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

• Simmons College

• Stanford University

• State University of New York College at Geneseo

• State University of New York College at Purchase

• State University of New York College at Albany 

• State University of New York College at Buffalo

• Stony Brook University

• Susquehanna University

• Swarthmore University

• Syracuse University

• Taylor University

• Temple University

• Texas Christian University

• Texas Lutheran University

• Texas Tech University

• The Citadel

• Trinity College

• Tufts University

• Union College

• The United States Air Force Academy

• The United States Coast Guard Academy

• United States Merchant Marine Academy

• United States Military Academy

• United States Naval Academy

• University of Arkansas

• University of Chicago

• University of Colorado

• University of Connecticut

• University of Denver

• University of Florida

• University of Georgia

• University of Idaho

• University of Illinois

• University of Mary Washington

• University of Maryland College Park

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

• University of Miami

• University of Michigan

• University of New England

• University of New Haven

• University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

• University of North Carolina Charlotte

• University of North Carolina Greensboro

• University of North Florida

• University of Pennsylvania

• University of Portland

• University of Puget Sound

• University of Rhode Island

• University of Rochester

• University of Saint Thomas

• University of Tampa

• University of Tennessee

• University of Tulsa

• University of Virginia

• University of Washington

• Ursinus College

• Valparaiso University

• Vassar College

• Villanova University

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Wabash College

• Wagner College

• Wake Forest University

• Warren Wilson College

• Washington and Jefferson 

• Washington State University

• Washington University in Saint Louis

• Wesleyan University

• West Virginia University

• Western New England College

• Westmont College

• Wheaton College

• Wheeling Jesuit College

• Whitman College

• Willamette University

• William Paterson University of New Jersey

• Williams College

• Winthrop University

• Wofford College

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Xavier University.

Benefits of ACT Superscoring

Superscoring helps you in the admission process in case if you are applying for colleges that use superscores to determine your ability.

Even if you are looking to apply for colleges that don’t consider ACT Superscoring, then you can Common Application or Universal Application enables you to apply to over 500 colleges across the United States.

Through that application, you can fill your scores from each section on the ACT, irrespective of the date you scored them, but that doesn’t mean that you should take the ACT multiple times unless you want to waste your time and money.

Conclusion

A focused study plan will help you to build a strong superscore. It can be a great asset and beneficial for your college application. You can concentrate on one to two sections for each test date to build up your highest ACT superscore. Every piece of your application is important to building a successful whole. 

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