Texas Private Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Private Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 33 private 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 2018/19 academic year by the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics.

List of Texas Private Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
	College	Average ACT Score
R	Rice University Houston, TX	34
S	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	31
T	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	29
B	Baylor University Waco, TX	28
T	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	28
D	University of Dallas Irving, TX	26
S	Southwestern University Georgetown, TX	26
A	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX	24
A	Austin College Sherman, TX	24
L	LeTourneau University Longview, TX	24
S	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX	24
S	St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX	24
S	University of St Thomas Houston, TX	23
D	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX	22
H	Houston Baptist University Houston, TX	22
M	University of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton, TX	22
T	Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX	22
T	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	22
C	Concordia University Texas Austin, TX	21
H	Hardin Simmons University Abilene, TX	21