Texas Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores

The 2024 average ACT score of Texas colleges is 23 which is same as last year.

Rice University has the highest ACT score of 35 among 53 Texas colleges that consider ACT score for admission.

Of those 53 Texas colleges, 8 schools' ACT scores increased compared to last year, and 15 schools' scores decreased. 23 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 Texas colleges with the highest ACT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $51,665 and graduate tuition & fees is $34,275 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 42.50% and the average SAT score is 1,331 at the schools.

Table. Texas Colleges With The Highest ACT Scores Comparison
	School Name	ACT Score	SAT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year	35 -	1,550	8.00%	46.00%	$58,128	8,672	93.00%	6 to 1
2 -	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TXPrivate, 4-year	32 1	1,410	61.00%	17.00%	$64,460	12,053	82.00%	11 to 1
2 1	Trinity University San Antonio, TXPrivate, 4-year	32 1	1,390	28.00%	20.01%	$51,352	2,692	75.00%	9 to 1
4 -	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year	31 1	1,370	29.00%	49.00%	$42,778 ($11,678)	52,384	87.00%	18 to 1
5 5	Austin College Sherman, TXPrivate, 4-year	29 3	1,230	47.00%	12.01%	$46,063	1,182	73.00%	11 to 1
5 -	Baylor University Waco, TXPrivate, 4-year	29 -	1,290	51.00%	16.00%	$54,844	20,709	81.00%	15 to 1
5 2	University of Dallas Irving, TXPrivate, 4-year	29 1	1,255	54.01%	15.02%	$50,880	2,328	71.00%	12 to 1
5	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXPublic, 4-year	29	1,290	65.00%	22.00%	$40,064 ($14,564)	31,570	69.00%	27 to 1
5 -	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TXPrivate, 4-year	29 -	1,270	43.00%	28.00%	$57,220	12,273	83.00%	14 to 1
10 3	Southwestern University Georgetown, TXPrivate, 4-year	28 -	1,250	39.00%	16.00%	$50,858	1,483	71.00%	11 to 1
	Average	30	1,331	42.50%	24.10%	$51,665 ($13,121)	14,535	78.50%	13 to 1

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