Colleges in Texas That Accept a 20 ACT

A 20 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 20 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Sul Ross State University — Alpine, TX · 16 avg ACT
• Texas A & M International University — Laredo, TX · 18 avg ACT
• Texas Wesleyan University — Fort Worth, TX · 19 avg ACT
• Huston-Tillotson University — Austin, TX · 17 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
• Texas Southern University — Houston, TX · 17 avg ACT
• University of North Texas at Dallas — Dallas, TX · 18 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 20 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• 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-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 St Thomas — Houston, TX · 21 avg ACT
• Schreiner University — Kerrville, TX · 21 avg ACT
• Nelson University — Waxahachie, TX · 20 avg ACT
• Southwestern Adventist University — Keene, TX · 21 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 20 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• The University of Texas at San Antonio — San Antonio, TX · 22 avg ACT
• The University of Texas at Arlington — Arlington, TX · 23 avg ACT
• McMurry University — Abilene, TX · 24 avg ACT
• University of North Texas — Denton, TX · 23 avg ACT
• Lubbock Christian University — Lubbock, TX · 23 avg ACT
• Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi — Corpus Christi, TX · 22 avg ACT
• Dallas Baptist University — Dallas, TX · 23 avg ACT
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor — Belton, TX · 22 avg ACT
• Texas State University — San Marcos, TX · 22 avg ACT
• The University of Texas at Tyler — Tyler, TX · 22 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 20 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Texas That Accept a 20 ACT on PickACampus