ACT Scores
32 ACT to SAT: 1430
An ACT 32 converts to an SAT 1430 on the official table, and any SAT from 1420 to 1440 converts back to a 32. It ranks at the 97th percentile nationally and is inside or above the middle-50% ACT range at 104 of the 141 colleges we track.
SAT equivalent
1430
SAT 1420 to 1440
National rank
97%
score at or below
In range or above
104
of 141 colleges
Below the range
37
of 141 colleges
62 colleges where a 32 is inside the middle 50%
Your score looks like a typical enrolled student's here. Most selective first.
- Colby College32–34
- Barnard College32–34
- University of Southern California32–35
- Emory University32–35
- Boston University32–34
- Georgetown University31–35
- Bates College31–34
- Davidson College31–34
- Tulane University of Louisiana31–34
- Georgia Institute of Technology30–34
- Grinnell College31–34
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill28–34
- University of Michigan31–34
- University of Virginia32–35
- University of Miami30–33
- Carleton College32–34
- Wake Forest University32–34
- University of Florida29–33
- Florida State University29–32
- Lehigh University31–34
- University of Texas at Austin27–33
- Villanova University32–34
- College of William & Mary32–34
- Oberlin College31–34
- Case Western Reserve University32–34
- University of Georgia29–34
- Clemson University28–32
- Binghamton University30–32
- University of Rochester31–34
- Brandeis University31–34
- North Carolina State University28–32
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign30–34
- University of Maryland32–35
- University of Wisconsin-Madison29–33
- Syracuse University29–32
- George Washington University31–34
- Santa Clara University31–33
- Stony Brook University29–33
- Purdue University27–34
- Baylor University27–32
- University of Connecticut28–33
- Virginia Tech28–32
- 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
- University at Buffalo27–32
- University of Denver28–33
- University of Colorado Boulder29–33
- Indiana University27–33
- Drexel University27–32
- Loyola University Chicago27–32
42 colleges where a 32 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
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville25–31
- University of South Florida24–29
- Texas Christian University26–31
- Auburn University26–31
- Florida International University21–27
- Texas A&M University25–31
- Florida Atlantic University21–26
- James Madison University24–29
- University of North Texas19–27
- Texas Tech University23–28
- Louisiana State University24–30
- University of Houston23–29
- University of Arkansas21–28
- Miami University-Oxford25–30
- DePaul University25–31
- University of Oklahoma23–29
- The University of Alabama24–31
- Oregon State University24–31
- University of Illinois Chicago25–31
- Mississippi State University21–29
- University of Missouri23–30
- University of Minnesota26–31
- Marquette University26–31
- Gonzaga University27–31
- St. John's University-New York24–29
- University of Iowa21–28
- Michigan State University25–31
- University of Cincinnati24–29
- University of Utah22–29
- University of Arizona21–29
- George Mason University25–30
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln22–28
- University of New Hampshire26–30
- University of Oregon23–30
- Iowa State University21–28
- West Virginia University20–26
- Virginia Commonwealth University22–30
- University of Kentucky21–28
- University of Kansas20–28
- University of Mississippi21–29
The closest reaches for a 32
A 32 is below the 25th percentile at 37 of the 141 colleges that publish a range. These are the ones where the gap is smallest.
- Yale University33–35
- Northeastern University33–35
- Dartmouth College33–35
- Pomona College33–35
- Bowdoin College33–35
- Swarthmore College33–35
- Northwestern University33–35
- Cornell University33–35
- Amherst College33–35
- Claremont McKenna College33–35
- Middlebury College33–35
- University of Notre Dame33–35
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Frequently asked questions
What is a 32 ACT in SAT terms?
An ACT Composite of 32 is equivalent to an SAT total of 1430 on the official ACT/SAT concordance published by College Board and ACT. SAT totals from 1420 to 1440 all convert back to an ACT 32.
Is 32 a good ACT score?
A 32 ranks at the 97th percentile, meaning 97% of recent ACT-tested graduates scored a 32 or lower. It is at or above the 25th percentile of enrolled students at 104 of the 141 colleges in our dataset that publish an ACT range, and above the 75th percentile at 42 of them.
Should I retake the ACT with a 32?
A retake is worth the most at schools where a 32 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.