Texas Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score

List of Public Colleges by ACT Score

Below is a list of the 32 public colleges in Texas with the highest ACT Score for incoming freshmen. The University of Texas at Austin tops the list with an average ACT Score of 29. Alternatively, check out the SAT version of these rankings.

List of Texas Public Colleges Ranked by Highest ACT Score
School Average ACT Score
Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX

20
West Texas A & M University

Canyon, TX

20
Texas A & M University Texarkana

Texarkana, TX

19
Texas A & M University Commerce

Commerce, TX

19
Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX

19
The University of Texas Pan American

Edinburg, TX

19
The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, TX

19
University of Houston Downtown

Houston, TX

18
Texas A & M International University

Laredo, TX

18
Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

18
Sul Ross State University

Alpine, TX

18
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa, TX

18
Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

17
Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

16