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.
College | ACT 25th | ACT 75th | Chance with 18 | ||
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Midway College
20 ACT Average Midway, Kentucky |
18 | 23 | Reach | 46% | Chance |
Kuyper College
22 ACT Average Grand Rapids, Michigan |
19 | 26 | Reach | 51% | Chance |
Catawba College
20 ACT Average Salisbury, North Carolina |
18 | 23 | Reach | 32% | Chance |
Bowling Green State University Main Campus
22 ACT Average Bowling Green, Ohio |
19 | 24 | Reach | 59% | Chance |
Marywood University
22 ACT Average Scranton, Pennsylvania |
19 | 26 | Reach | 62% | Chance |
Erskine College and Seminary
22 ACT Average Due West, South Carolina |
19 | 24 | Reach | 39% | Chance |
Watkins College of Art Design & Film
22 ACT Average Nashville, Tennessee |
19 | 25 | Reach | 26% | Chance |
California State University Chico
22 ACT Average Chico, California |
19 | 25 | Reach | 51% | Chance |
Menlo College
22 ACT Average Atherton, California |
18 | 25 | Reach | 32% | Chance |
Woodbury University
22 ACT Average Burbank, California |
19 | 24 | Reach | 46% | Chance |
Eastern Illinois University
20 ACT Average Charleston, Illinois |
18 | 23 | Reach | 41% | Chance |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
23 ACT Average North Adams, Massachusetts |
19 | 27 | Reach | 63% | Chance |
Adrian College
22 ACT Average Adrian, Michigan |
19 | 25 | Reach | 43% | Chance |
Barton College
20 ACT Average Wilson, North Carolina |
18 | 23 | Reach | 29% | Chance |
Delaware Valley University
22 ACT Average Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
19 | 25 | Reach | 49% | Chance |
Texas Lutheran University
22 ACT Average Seguin, Texas |
19 | 24 | Reach | 34% | Chance |
Jacksonville State University
22 ACT Average Jacksonville, Alabama |
19 | 26 | Reach | 39% | Chance |
San Jose State University
22 ACT Average San Jose, California |
19 | 26 | Reach | 53% | Chance |
Benedictine University
22 ACT Average Lisle, Illinois |
19 | 25 | Reach | 45% | Chance |
Alice Lloyd College
20 ACT Average Pippa Passes, Kentucky |
18 | 23 | Reach | 19% | Chance |
Memphis College of Art
22 ACT Average Memphis, Tennessee |
19 | 26 | Reach | 39% | Chance |
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
20 ACT Average Waxahachie, Texas |
17 | 24 | Avg - | 22% | Chance |
Lakeland College
19 ACT Average Plymouth, Wisconsin |
16 | 22 | Avg - | 48% | Chance |
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus
18 ACT Average Calexico, California |
16 | 21 | Avg - | 44% | Chance |
Judson College
22 ACT Average Marion, Alabama |
18 | 25 | Reach | 40% | Chance |
Pacific Union College
21 ACT Average Angwin, California |
18 | 24 | Reach | 37% | Chance |
Shorter University
20 ACT Average Rome, Georgia |
17 | 24 | Avg - | 45% | Chance |
Newman University
22 ACT Average Wichita, Kansas |
19 | 25 | Reach | 47% | Chance |
Washington Adventist University
21 ACT Average Takoma Park, Maryland |
15 | 27 | Avg - | 55% | Chance |
Point Park University
22 ACT Average Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
19 | 25 | Reach | 48% | Chance |
Dallas Christian College
20 ACT Average Dallas, Texas |
17 | 24 | Avg - | 33% | Chance |
Emory and Henry College
22 ACT Average Emory, Virginia |
19 | 25 | Reach | 56% | Chance |
Alderson Broaddus College
20 ACT Average Philippi, West Virginia |
18 | 23 | Reach | 31% | Chance |
Tuskegee University
21 ACT Average Tuskegee, Alabama |
18 | 24 | Reach | 37% | Chance |
Simpson University
20 ACT Average Redding, California |
18 | 23 | Reach | 45% | Chance |
Georgia State University
22 ACT Average Atlanta, Georgia |
19 | 26 | Reach | 56% | Chance |
Trinity Christian College
22 ACT Average Palos Heights, Illinois |
19 | 26 | Reach | 73% | Chance |
Buena Vista University
22 ACT Average Storm Lake, Iowa |
19 | 24 | Reach | 48% | Chance |
University of Saint Mary
22 ACT Average Leavenworth, Kansas |
19 | 24 | Reach | 34% | Chance |
Concordia University Ann Arbor
22 ACT Average Ann Arbor, Michigan |
19 | 24 | Reach | 31% | Chance |
Union College
22 ACT Average Lincoln, Nebraska |
19 | 26 | Reach | 45% | Chance |
Caldwell College
20 ACT Average Caldwell, New Jersey |
17 | 22 | Avg - | 59% | Chance |
Malone University
22 ACT Average Canton, Ohio |
19 | 24 | Reach | 51% | Chance |
Penn State New Kensington
24 ACT Average Upper Burrell, Pennsylvania |
18 | 29 | Reach | 67% | Chance |
Winthrop University
22 ACT Average Rock Hill, South Carolina |
19 | 25 | Reach | 57% | Chance |
Lincoln Memorial University
22 ACT Average Harrogate, Tennessee |
19 | 25 | Reach | 48% | Chance |
Texas A & M University Commerce
20 ACT Average Commerce, Texas |
18 | 23 | Reach | 26% | Chance |
Southern Virginia University
20 ACT Average Buena Vista, Virginia |
14 | 26 | Avg - | 52% | Chance |
Ohio Valley University
20 ACT Average Vienna, West Virginia |
18 | 23 | Reach | 21% | Chance |
Southeastern University
21 ACT Average Lakeland, Florida |
18 | 24 | Reach | 40% | Chance |