Colleges for a 18 ACT score

Where a 18 ACT places you at colleges that publish their admitted-student ranges, split into safety, target and reach.

16
Safety

Your ACT is above the 75th percentile of admitted students. Likely admits, though nothing is guaranteed.

284
Target

Your ACT sits inside the middle 50% of admitted students. A reasonable chance, decided by the rest of your application.

693
Reach

Your ACT is below the 25th percentile. Possible, but you would need real strength elsewhere.

Based on the 993 colleges that publish an ACT range for admitted students. A further 103 report no ACT range — many are test-optional, and some publish only the other test — so an ACT can't be placed against them.

Safety colleges for a 18 ACT

16 total
College ACT 25–75 Accept rate
Ohio Christian University 15–17 39.9%
Lane College 14–17 48.5%
Mississippi Valley State University 14–18 51.2%
Bacone College 14–17 54.5%
Southeastern Baptist College 16–17 56.1%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 14–18 57.5%
Davis & Elkins College 1–14 58.2%
Southern University at New Orleans 14–18 60.2%
Gallaudet University 14–18 60.9%
Winston-Salem State University 14–18 68.5%
Albany State University 15–18 73.0%
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 15–18 76.1%
Rogers State University 16–18 81.8%
Chamberlain University-Illinois 14–17 88.6%
North Carolina Central University 17–18 90.5%
Bethune-Cookman University 15–18 99.9%

Target colleges for a 18 ACT

284 total
College ACT 25–75 Accept rate
Central Christian College of the Bible 16–21 21.3%
Grambling State University 15–19 23.7%
Alcorn State University 15–24 24.7%
Visible Music College 17–24 28.7%
Tuskegee University 18–26 31.4%
Kentucky Mountain Bible College 13–22 35.7%
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School 18–26 36.2%
Spring Arbor University 17–25 37.3%
Central Christian College of Kansas 17–22 39.3%
Brevard College 16–26 39.5%
Ottawa University-Surprise 15–21 39.9%
East-West University 15–19 40.7%
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences 15–22 41.3%
Mercy College of Ohio 15–22 42.8%
Thomas University 18–23 43.2%
College of Saint Mary 18–24 44.0%
St Luke's College 16–19 44.4%
Randall University 17–22 44.8%
Texas A & M International University 16–20 46.0%
Savannah State University 15–19 46.1%
North Carolina A & T State University 16–22 46.2%
Central Baptist College 17–22 46.4%
York University 16–23 47.6%
Warner University 14–20 47.8%
Averett University 16–23 47.8%

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Reach colleges for a 18 ACT

693 total
College ACT 25–75 Accept rate
Conception Seminary College 19–28 100.0%
Harding University 21–28 100.0%
Southern Wesleyan University 19–24 100.0%
Colorado State University Pueblo 19–25 99.8%
Wartburg College 19–27 99.4%
University of Southern Mississippi 19–27 99.4%
University of South Dakota 19–25 99.0%
South Dakota State University 19–26 98.7%
Western Oregon University 21–26 98.7%
Oral Roberts University 22–27 98.6%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina 22–26 98.1%
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg 22–28 97.9%
Point Park University 19–27 97.9%
Dakota State University 20–26 97.9%
University of Mississippi 21–29 97.8%
Emmaus Bible College 20–26 97.7%
Western Colorado University 21–28 97.5%
William Peace University 22–27 97.4%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona 22–27 97.3%
The Evergreen State College 22–26 97.2%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 20–26 97.2%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 26–29 97.1%
Oklahoma Christian University 19–27 97.1%
Thomas More University 20–27 97.0%
Brigham Young University-Idaho 20–26 97.0%

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