Colleges in California That Accept a 26 ACT
A 26 ACT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only California schools are listed here.
Likely
Schools where the average admitted student is below 26 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.
- University of La Verne — La Verne, CA · 21 avg ACT
- Fresno Pacific University — Fresno, CA · 21 avg ACT
- Concordia University-Irvine — Irvine, CA · 25 avg ACT
- Vanguard University of Southern California — Costa Mesa, CA · 22 avg ACT
- Dominican University of California — San Rafael, CA · 23 avg ACT
- Azusa Pacific University — Azusa, CA · 22 avg ACT
- La Sierra University — Riverside, CA · 23 avg ACT
- Otis College of Art and Design — Los Angeles, CA · 25 avg ACT
- John Paul the Great Catholic University — Escondido, CA · 22 avg ACT
Target
Schools where the average admitted student is right around 26 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.
- Biola University — La Mirada, CA · 26 avg ACT
- California Lutheran University — Thousand Oaks, CA · 26 avg ACT
- Point Loma Nazarene University — San Diego, CA · 26 avg ACT
- Whittier College — Whittier, CA · 26 avg ACT
- Soka University of America — Aliso Viejo, CA · 26 avg ACT
Reach
Schools where the average admitted student is above 26 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.
- Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA · 30 avg ACT
- Pepperdine University — Malibu, CA · 28 avg ACT
- University of the Pacific — Stockton, CA · 28 avg ACT
- University of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA · 29 avg ACT
- Chapman University — Orange, CA · 29 avg ACT
- University of Redlands — Redlands, CA · 29 avg ACT
- Thomas Aquinas College — Santa Paula, CA · 28 avg ACT
- Westmont College — Santa Barbara, CA · 29 avg ACT
All colleges that accept a 26 ACT, nationwide
Colleges in California That Accept a 26 ACT on PickACampus
