Colleges in Texas That Accept a 18 ACT

A 18 ACT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Texas schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 18 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Sul Ross State University — Alpine, TX · 16 avg ACT
• Huston-Tillotson University — Austin, TX · 17 avg ACT
• Texas Southern University — Houston, TX · 17 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 18 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Texas A & M International University — Laredo, TX · 18 avg ACT
• Texas Wesleyan University — Fort Worth, TX · 19 avg ACT
• Our Lady of the Lake University — San Antonio, TX · 19 avg ACT
• Prairie View A & M University — Prairie View, TX · 19 avg ACT
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville — Kingsville, TX · 19 avg ACT
• University of North Texas at Dallas — Dallas, TX · 18 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 18 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• The University of Texas at San Antonio — San Antonio, TX · 22 avg ACT
• University of Houston-Clear Lake — Houston, TX · 20 avg ACT
• Sam Houston State University — Huntsville, TX · 21 avg ACT
• Stephen F Austin State University — Nacogdoches, TX · 21 avg ACT
• Lamar University — Beaumont, TX · 20 avg ACT
• Tarleton State University — Stephenville, TX · 20 avg ACT
• Angelo State University — San Angelo, TX · 21 avg ACT
• Hardin-Simmons University — Abilene, TX · 21 avg ACT
• Concordia University Texas — Austin, TX · 20 avg ACT
• Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi — Corpus Christi, TX · 22 avg ACT
• Texas A&M University-Texarkana — Texarkana, TX · 21 avg ACT
• East Texas A&M University — Commerce, TX · 21 avg ACT
• University of the Incarnate Word — San Antonio, TX · 20 avg ACT
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor — Belton, TX · 22 avg ACT
• University of St Thomas — Houston, TX · 21 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 18 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Texas That Accept a 18 ACT on PickACampus