Colleges in Minnesota that accept a 26 ACT score.
24 four-year colleges in Minnesota are within reach of a 26. 16 of them admit a 26 squarely inside their published range. The least expensive is University of Minnesota-Morris at $8,837 a year after aid. Each card shows whether a 26 is a reach, in range, or a strong fit, and what that school actually costs. All figures from the U.S. Department of Education.
University of Minnesota-Morris
Saint Cloud State University
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Bemidji State University
Southwest Minnesota State University
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Martin Luther College
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota State University-Mankato
St Catherine University
Bethany Lutheran College
Hamline University
Gustavus Adolphus College
St Olaf College
Concordia College at Moorhead
Saint Johns University
College of Saint Benedict
University of Northwestern-St Paul
The College of Saint Scholastica
Bethel University
University of St Thomas
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Macalester College
A few ACT points would change this list, and the aid behind it.
Find where their points are hiding →Schools shown have a published admitted ACT range within four points of a 26. Net price is total cost of attendance (tuition, fees, housing, books) minus grant and scholarship aid, for students receiving federal aid. Admitted ACT range is the 25th to 75th percentile of admitted students. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Common questions
What colleges in Minnesota accept a 26 ACT score?
24 four-year colleges in Minnesota are within reach of a 26 ACT score, 16 of which admit a 26 squarely within their published 25th to 75th percentile range. The lowest average net price among them is $8,837 a year at University of Minnesota-Morris. Figures come from U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.
Is a 26 a good ACT score for Minnesota colleges?
A 26 places a student inside the admitted range at 16 four-year colleges in Minnesota. Whether it is a good score depends on the target school: a score above a school's 75th percentile is typically where merit scholarship consideration begins, and crossing that threshold can reduce what a family pays by thousands of dollars a year.