Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

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Top Ranked Universities in California - Highest ACT 75th Percentile Scores

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

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