Colleges in Tennessee That Accept a 26 ACT

A 26 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 Tennessee schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 26 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Freed-Hardeman University — Henderson, TN · 24 avg ACT
• Christian Brothers University — Memphis, TN · 22 avg ACT
• Milligan University — Milligan, TN · 25 avg ACT
• Baptist Health Sciences University — Memphis, TN · 22 avg ACT
• Lee University — Cleveland, TN · 24 avg ACT
• Middle Tennessee State University — Murfreesboro, TN · 23 avg ACT
• The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — Chattanooga, TN · 23 avg ACT
• Lincoln Memorial University — Harrogate, TN · 22 avg ACT
• King University — Bristol, TN · 21 avg ACT
• The University of Tennessee-Martin — Martin, TN · 22 avg ACT
• Carson-Newman University — Jefferson City, TN · 22 avg ACT
• East Tennessee State University — Johnson City, TN · 23 avg ACT
• Maryville College — Maryville, TN · 24 avg ACT
• Johnson University — Knoxville, TN · 22 avg ACT
• Tennessee Wesleyan University — Athens, TN · 21 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 26 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Belmont University — Nashville, TN · 27 avg ACT
• Lipscomb University — Nashville, TN · 26 avg ACT
• Union University — Jackson, TN · 27 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 26 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Rhodes College — Memphis, TN · 30 avg ACT
• The University of the South — Sewanee, TN · 29 avg ACT
• The University of Tennessee-Knoxville — Knoxville, TN · 28 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 26 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Tennessee That Accept a 26 ACT on PickACampus