Texas Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
List of Colleges by ACT Score
List of Colleges by ACT Score
Below is a list of the 63 colleges in Texas with the highest ACT Score for incoming freshmen. Rice University tops the list with an average ACT Score of 34. Alternatively, check out the SAT version of these rankings.
Data is reported for the 2017/18 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.
| College | Average ACT Score | |
|---|---|---|
| R |
Rice UniversityHouston, TX |
34 |
| S |
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX |
31 |
| T |
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX |
30 |
| T |
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX |
29 |
| B |
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX |
28 |
| T |
Texas A & M University College StationCollege Station, TX |
28 |
| T |
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX |
28 |
| T |
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX |
28 |
| D |
University of DallasIrving, TX |
26 |
| S |
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX |
26 |
| H |
University of HoustonHouston, TX |
25 |
| A |
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX |
24 |
| A |
Austin CollegeSherman, TX |
24 |
| L |
LeTourneau UniversityLongview, TX |
24 |
| S |
Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, TX |
24 |
| S |
St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, TX |
24 |
| T |
Texas A & M University GalvestonGalveston, Texas |
24 |
| T |
The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX |
24 |
| T |
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX |
24 |
| N |
University of North TexasDenton, TX |
23 |