The Best Colleges for a 18 on the ACT
What colleges can I get into with an ACT score of 18?
With a 18 on the ACT, these are the colleges you should have a chance to get into.
CollegeSimply analyzed the most recent published freshman class ACT scores for all U.S. colleges and found 582 schools where a 18 places you within or slightly outside the middle fifty percent of admitted students. The colleges are ranked by their position on our best colleges ranking and thus represent the better schools you may be able to get into and those which have historically accepted a 18.
Is a 18 on the ACT a good score?
You can probably do better. It places you in the bottom 38th percentile nationally out of the 2 million students taking the ACT this year.
For comparison purposes, a 18 on the ACT converts to a 970 on the SAT based on the College Board / ACT concordance. Not all colleges report both SAT and ACT score admission data so you should check our comparable listings for both standardized tests to find academically similar schools.
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New York School of Interior Design
- New York, New York • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 18/29
- Average ACT 23
- 18 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 23%
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Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences
- Memphis, Tennessee • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/28
- Average ACT 23
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 39%
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Goshen College
- Goshen, Indiana • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/28
- Average ACT 23
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 50%
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Dallas Baptist University
- Dallas, Texas • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/24
- Average ACT 21
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 25%
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Columbia International University
- Columbia, South Carolina • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 17/25
- Average ACT 21
- 18 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 21%
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Millikin University
- Decatur, Illinois • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/26
- Average ACT 22
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 50%
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The College of Saint Scholastica
- Duluth, Minnesota • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/27
- Average ACT 23
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 52%
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Augsburg College
- Minneapolis, Minnesota • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/24
- Average ACT 21
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 50%
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Fisk University
- Nashville, Tennessee • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 16/22
- Average ACT 19
- 18 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 41%
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University of La Verne
- La Verne, California • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/25
- Average ACT 22
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 31%
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Emmaus Bible College
- Dubuque, Iowa • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/27
- Average ACT 23
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 42%
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Laurel University
- High Point, North Carolina • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 17/23
- Average ACT 20
- 18 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 36%
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Western Carolina University
- Cullowhee, North Carolina • Public 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/24
- Average ACT 21
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 25%
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North Greenville University
- Tigerville, South Carolina • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/28
- Average ACT 23
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 46%
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Bridgewater College
- Bridgewater, Virginia • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 18/25
- Average ACT 21
- 18 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 41%
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Mount St Mary's University
- Emmitsburg, Maryland • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/24
- Average ACT 21
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 48%
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Stephens College
- Columbia, Missouri • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/25
- Average ACT 22
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 36%
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Rider University
- Lawrenceville, New Jersey • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/26
- Average ACT 22
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 53%
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Gardner Webb University
- Boiling Springs, North Carolina • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 19/25
- Average ACT 22
- 18 ACT Low
- Estimated admission chance 36%
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Hiram College
- Hiram, Ohio • Private 4 Year
- ACT Range 18/24
- Average ACT 21
- 18 ACT Avg -
- Estimated admission chance 51%
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