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Rank in California | Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores | |||
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2020 | 2015 | School Name | 2020 | 2015 |
1 ↑ | 2 | California Institute of Technology | 36 | 35 (↑2.9%) |
2 ↓ | 1 | Harvey Mudd College | 35 | No Change |
3 ↑ | 5 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Berkeley | 35 | 33 (↑6.1%) |
4 | 4 | Stanford 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 35 | 34 (↑2.9%) |
5 ↓ | 3 | Pomona College | 34 | No Change |
6 ↑ | 11 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Los Angeles | 34 | 31 (↑9.7%) |
7 ↓ | 6 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of Southern California | 34 | 33 (↑3.0%) |
8 ↓ | 7 | Claremont McKenna College | 34 | 33 (↑3.0%) |
9 ↑ | 17 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Santa Barbara | 33 | 29 (↑13.8%) |
10 | 10 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-San Diego | 33 | 31 (↑6.5%) |
11 ↑ | 31 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Irvine | 33 | 27 (↑22.2%) |
12 ↓ | 8 | Scripps College | 33 | 32 (↑3.1%) |
13 ↑ | 16 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Davis | 32 | 29 (↑10.3%) |
14 ↓ | 12 | Occidental College | 32 | 31 (↑3.2%) |
15 ↓ | 13 | Santa Clara 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 32 | 31 (↑3.2%) |
16 ↑ | 226 | Pepperdine 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 32 | Not Available |
17 ↑ | 38 | 911³Ô¹ÏÍø of California-Santa Cruz | 32 | 26 (↑23.1%) |
18 ↓ | 15 | California Polytechnic State 911³Ô¹ÏÍø-San Luis Obispo | 32 | 30 (↑6.7%) |
19 ↑ | 21 | Loyola Marymount 911³Ô¹ÏÍø | 31 | 29 (↑6.9%) |
20 ↓ | 9 | Thomas Aquinas College | 30 | 31 (↓3.2%) |
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