Colleges in California That Accept a 30 ACT

A 30 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 30 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Pepperdine University — Malibu, CA · 28 avg ACT
• Dominican University of California — San Rafael, CA · 23 avg ACT
• University of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA · 29 avg ACT
• Chapman University — Orange, CA · 29 avg ACT
• University of the Pacific — Stockton, CA · 28 avg ACT
• Soka University of America — Aliso Viejo, CA · 26 avg ACT
• University of Redlands — Redlands, CA · 29 avg ACT
• Thomas Aquinas College — Santa Paula, CA · 28 avg ACT
• Point Loma Nazarene University — San Diego, CA · 26 avg ACT
• California Lutheran University — Thousand Oaks, CA · 26 avg ACT
• Westmont College — Santa Barbara, CA · 29 avg ACT
• Azusa Pacific University — Azusa, CA · 22 avg ACT
• Biola University — La Mirada, CA · 26 avg ACT
• La Sierra University — Riverside, CA · 23 avg ACT
• John Paul the Great Catholic University — Escondido, CA · 22 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 30 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Loyola Marymount University — Los Angeles, CA · 30 avg ACT
• Northeastern University Oakland — Oakland, CA · 31 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 30 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Claremont McKenna College — Claremont, CA · 34 avg ACT
• Santa Clara University — Santa Clara, CA · 32 avg ACT
• University of Southern California — Los Angeles, CA · 34 avg ACT
• Pomona College — Claremont, CA · 34 avg ACT
• Scripps College — Claremont, CA · 33 avg ACT
• Occidental College — Los Angeles, CA · 32 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 30 ACT, nationwide

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