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Colleges you can get into with a 18 ACT

480 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 18 — sorted into targets (inside the middle 50%), safeties (at or above the 75th percentile), and reaches (just below the 25th). Ordered by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

19 ACT → ≈ 950 SAT equivalent All ACT bands

Target schools for a 18 ACT

Your 18 falls inside these schools' middle 50% — the 25th–75th percentile range of enrolled students. You'd be a typical admit by test score.

Target schools for a 18 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	18–25 Open	90%	58
2	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	18–22 Selective	29%	56
3	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Daytona Beach, FL	18–28 Moderate	58%	55
4	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, HI	17–25 Open	87%	55
5	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	16–22 Moderate	44%	53
6	William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	18–24 Selective	38%	53
7	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis, TN	17–22 Open	82%	53
8	College of Saint Mary	Omaha, NE	18–26 Moderate	45%	53
9	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	18–25 Open	96%	52
10	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	15–22 Moderate	61%	52
11	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	18–24 Moderate	51%	52
12	University of La Verne	La Verne, CA	18–25 Open	71%	51
13	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	15–21 Open	95%	51
14	Bemidji State University	Bemidji, MN	18–24 Moderate	56%	50
15	Oregon Institute of Technology	Klamath Falls, OR	18–27 Open	95%	50
16	Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul, MN	16–21 Open	99%	50
17	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Canton, OH	15–25 Moderate	46%	49
18	Dominican University	River Forest, IL	16–26 Open	90%	49
19	University of St Thomas	Houston, TX	18–25 Open	90%	49
20	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	13–22 Moderate	62%	49
21	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	17–22 Moderate	52%	49
22	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, PA	18–26 Open	71%	49
23	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	15–21 Open	94%	49
24	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead, MN	18–25 Moderate	59%	49
25	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale, IL	18–25 Open	87%	49
26	Augusta University	Augusta, GA	18–25 Open	86%	48
27	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cincinnati, OH	15–25 Moderate	59%	48
28	Morehouse College	Atlanta, GA	18–25 Moderate	44%	48
29	Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, KY	18–25 Open	68%	48
30	North Carolina A & T State University	Greensboro, NC	17–23 Moderate	50%	48
31	Southwest Minnesota State University	Marshall, MN	16–23 Moderate	62%	48
32	Marywood University	Scranton, PA	18–30 Moderate	61%	48
33	Saint Cloud State University	Saint Cloud, MN	17–25 Open	95%	48
34	The University of Texas Permian Basin	Odessa, TX	17–23 Open	95%	48
35	Purdue University Northwest	Hammond, IN	16–24 Open	72%	47
36	Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo, OH	15–20 Open	93%	47
37	University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg, MO	17–24 Moderate	64%	47
38	University of Memphis	Memphis, TN	18–24 Open	72%	47
39	Capital University	Columbus, OH	18–25 Open	70%	47
40	The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, TX	17–22 Open	100%	47

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Safety schools for a 18 ACT

Your 18 is at or above the 75th percentile of enrolled students at these schools. (Schools admitting under 20% never appear here — no score makes a sub-20% school a safety.)

Safety schools for a 18 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	Gallaudet University	Washington, DC	14–17 Moderate	58%	51
2	Conception Seminary College	Conception, MO	1–5 Selective	32%	50
3	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff, AR	14–18 Moderate	41%	41
4	Missouri Baptist University	Saint Louis, MO	12–18 Open	69%	38
5	Southeastern Baptist College	Laurel, MS	5–7 Open	100%	37
6	Mississippi Valley State University	Itta Bena, MS	13–17 Open	92%	34
7	Kentucky State University	Frankfort, KY	14–17 Open	96%	34

Reach schools for a 18 ACT

Your 18 is below these schools' 25th percentile, but within striking distance (3 points). A strong GPA, essays, and activities can close that gap.

Reach schools for a 18 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
2	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
3	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
4	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	19–25 Open	66%	61
5	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
6	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, NC	21–23 Selective	23%	58
7	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	19–25 Moderate	53%	58
8	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	21–26 Open	66%	57
9	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	21–29 Open	86%	56
10	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	21–28 Open	84%	56
11	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	20–29 Open	75%	56
12	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	20–28 Open	72%	56
13	New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL	21–26 Open	73%	56
14	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno, NV	19–26 Open	74%	56
15	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	21–25 Moderate	47%	55
16	Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, ME	21–26 Moderate	54%	55
17	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	21–28 Open	80%	55
18	University of West Florida	Pensacola, FL	20–27 Moderate	58%	55
19	Lewis University	Romeoville, IL	20–27 Open	71%	55
20	Iowa State University	Ames, IA	21–28 Open	89%	55
21	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	Hartford, CT	21–27 Open	88%	55
22	University of Redlands	Redlands, CA	21–28 Open	83%	55
23	Towson University	Towson, MD	19–27 Open	82%	54
24	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	20–28 Open	93%	54
25	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee, FL	20–24 Selective	21%	54

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Ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students, from College Scorecard / IPEDS. Only the 910 schools reporting ACT data appear — many schools are test-optional, so a missing school isn't a rejection signal; check its data page and testing policy. Estimate your GPA with the GPA calculator, or see how the ranking works →