Texas Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 58 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.

List of Texas Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
School Average ACT Score
Rice University

Houston, TX

34
Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

32
Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

31
The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

30
The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

29
Baylor University

Waco, TX

28
Southwestern University

Georgetown, TX

28
Texas A & M University College Station

College Station, TX

28
Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

28
University of Dallas

Irving, TX

27
Austin College

Sherman, TX

26
LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

26
Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

25
University of Houston

Houston, TX

25
Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

25
Houston Baptist University

Houston, TX

24
Texas A & M University Galveston

Galveston, Texas

24
Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock, TX

23