Colleges in California That Accept a 28 ACT

A 28 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 28 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Biola University — La Mirada, CA · 26 avg ACT
• 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
• California Lutheran University — Thousand Oaks, CA · 26 avg ACT
• La Sierra University — Riverside, CA · 23 avg ACT
• Otis College of Art and Design — Los Angeles, CA · 25 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
• John Paul the Great Catholic University — Escondido, CA · 22 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 28 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• 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

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 28 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Santa Clara University — Santa Clara, CA · 32 avg ACT
• Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA · 30 avg ACT
• Occidental College — Los Angeles, CA · 32 avg ACT
• Northeastern University Oakland — Oakland, CA · 31 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 28 ACT, nationwide

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