ACT Scores
30 ACT to SAT: 1370
An ACT 30 converts to an SAT 1370 on the official table, and any SAT from 1360 to 1380 converts back to a 30. It ranks at the 94th percentile nationally and is inside or above the middle-50% ACT range at 80 of the 141 colleges we track.
SAT equivalent
1370
SAT 1360 to 1380
National rank
94%
score at or below
In range or above
80
of 141 colleges
Below the range
61
of 141 colleges
57 colleges where a 30 is inside the middle 50%
Your score looks like a typical enrolled student's here. Most selective first.
- Georgia Institute of Technology30–34
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill28–34
- University of Miami30–33
- University of Florida29–33
- Florida State University29–32
- University of Texas at Austin27–33
- University of Georgia29–34
- Clemson University28–32
- Binghamton University30–32
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville25–31
- North Carolina State University28–32
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign30–34
- Texas Christian University26–31
- University of Wisconsin-Madison29–33
- Syracuse University29–32
- Auburn University26–31
- Stony Brook University29–33
- Purdue University27–34
- Baylor University27–32
- University of Connecticut28–33
- Virginia Tech28–32
- Texas A&M University25–31
- University of Pittsburgh29–33
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick28–33
- Fordham University30–33
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst30–33
- University of South Carolina26–32
- Pennsylvania State University27–32
- Ohio State University28–32
- Southern Methodist University30–34
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute30–34
- The University of Texas at Dallas24–32
- University of Vermont30–32
- Hofstra University28–32
- University of Delaware28–32
- Seton Hall University27–32
- Louisiana State University24–30
- University at Buffalo27–32
- Miami University-Oxford25–30
- DePaul University25–31
- The University of Alabama24–31
- Oregon State University24–31
- University of Illinois Chicago25–31
- University of Denver28–33
- University of Colorado Boulder29–33
- Indiana University27–33
- University of Missouri23–30
- Drexel University27–32
- University of Minnesota26–31
- Marquette University26–31
- Loyola University Chicago27–32
- Gonzaga University27–31
- Michigan State University25–31
- George Mason University25–30
- University of New Hampshire26–30
- University of Oregon23–30
- Virginia Commonwealth University22–30
23 colleges where a 30 is above the 75th percentile
Your score is higher than three quarters of enrolled students at these schools.
- University of Central Florida25–29
- Howard University22–28
- University of South Florida24–29
- Florida International University21–27
- Florida Atlantic University21–26
- James Madison University24–29
- University of North Texas19–27
- Texas Tech University23–28
- University of Houston23–29
- University of Arkansas21–28
- University of Oklahoma23–29
- Mississippi State University21–29
- St. John's University-New York24–29
- University of Iowa21–28
- University of Cincinnati24–29
- University of Utah22–29
- University of Arizona21–29
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln22–28
- Iowa State University21–28
- West Virginia University20–26
- University of Kentucky21–28
- University of Kansas20–28
- University of Mississippi21–29
The closest reaches for a 30
A 30 is below the 25th percentile at 61 of the 141 colleges that publish a range. These are the ones where the gap is smallest.
- Georgetown University31–35
- Bates College31–34
- Davidson College31–34
- Tulane University of Louisiana31–34
- Grinnell College31–34
- University of Michigan31–34
- Lehigh University31–34
- Oberlin College31–34
- University of Rochester31–34
- Brandeis University31–34
- George Washington University31–34
- Santa Clara University31–33
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Frequently asked questions
What is a 30 ACT in SAT terms?
An ACT Composite of 30 is equivalent to an SAT total of 1370 on the official ACT/SAT concordance published by College Board and ACT. SAT totals from 1360 to 1380 all convert back to an ACT 30.
Is 30 a good ACT score?
A 30 ranks at the 94th percentile, meaning 94% of recent ACT-tested graduates scored a 30 or lower. It is at or above the 25th percentile of enrolled students at 80 of the 141 colleges in our dataset that publish an ACT range, and above the 75th percentile at 23 of them.
Should I retake the ACT with a 30?
A retake is worth the most at schools where a 30 is below the 25th percentile, because that is where your score is working against you. At schools where you are already inside the middle 50%, a retake is optional. At schools where you are above the 75th percentile, the ACT is no longer what holds your application back.
ACT ranges are the 25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students, sourced from College Scorecard API — U.S. Department of Education (api.data.gov) and Editorial overrides layer (overrides.json) — Common Data Set & institutional sources. ACT national ranks: ACT Score National Ranks, 2026-2027 reporting year.