UW GPA is more important than weighted at places where rigor is assumed/expected. So 4.0 UW is optimal.
30 is suboptimal though. (it’s just above 25th percentile at Tulane).
Universities that would be safeties would have 30 as their top 25% threshold (no need to go to top 10% threshold due to the terrific GPA).
For example - covering most states, the following universities have cut offs for their top 25% at ACT30 (meaning 25% students have 30 and above):
Auburn, UA HUntsville (Engineering/CS), Hendrix, Uofpacific, st mary’s CA, Udenver, UDel, American U, Florida State, Illinois Wesleyan, Bradley, Loyola Chicago, Butler, Valparaiso, Drake, ULouisville, UMD-Baltimore County, Babson (business), Bentley (business), Kalamazoo, Michigan Tech, UMN-Morris, St Louis U, Truman State, Montana State, Carroll Montana, Fordham, SUNY Geneseo, UDayton, Miami-Ohio, Ohio U, UCincinnati, Willamette, Penn State, Allegheny, Elizabethtown, UScranton, College of Charleston, TCU, Southerwestern U, St Edward’s, UHouston, Texas Tech, UVermont, JMU, CNU, Randolph, U Puget SOund, Pacific Lutheran, Marquette, U Wisconsin Lacross, U Wisconsin Eau Claire.
Find 2-3 that he likes and are within budget, FAST