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Colleges you can get into with a 19 ACT

544 of the 910 schools reporting ACT ranges match a 19 — 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.

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Target schools for a 19 ACT

Your 19 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 19 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	19–25 Open	66%	61
2	University of North Florida	Jacksonville, FL	19–25 Moderate	53%	58
3	University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	Saint Louis, MO	18–25 Open	90%	58
4	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, VA	18–22 Selective	29%	56
5	University of Nevada-Reno	Reno, NV	19–26 Open	74%	56
6	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	Daytona Beach, FL	18–28 Moderate	58%	55
7	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu, HI	17–25 Open	87%	55
8	Towson University	Towson, MD	19–27 Open	82%	54
9	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	19–27 Open	80%	54
10	Texas A & M International University	Laredo, TX	16–22 Moderate	44%	53
11	William Jewell College	Liberty, MO	18–24 Selective	38%	53
12	Baptist Health Sciences University	Memphis, TN	17–22 Open	82%	53
13	College of Saint Mary	Omaha, NE	18–26 Moderate	45%	53
14	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	19–27 Open	79%	53
15	University of Missouri-St Louis	Saint Louis, MO	19–27 Moderate	63%	52
16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	18–25 Open	96%	52
17	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hilo, HI	15–22 Moderate	61%	52
18	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	18–24 Moderate	51%	52
19	University of North Texas	Denton, TX	19–27 Open	72%	52
20	University of La Verne	La Verne, CA	18–25 Open	71%	51
21	University of Michigan-Flint	Flint, MI	19–24 Open	70%	51
22	Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, FL	19–28 Open	73%	51
23	University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei, HI	15–21 Open	95%	51
24	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley, WV	19–23 Selective	37%	51
25	Rockhurst University	Kansas City, MO	19–26 Open	70%	51
26	Bemidji State University	Bemidji, MN	18–24 Moderate	56%	50
27	Oregon Institute of Technology	Klamath Falls, OR	18–27 Open	95%	50
28	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Omaha, NE	19–26 Open	87%	50
29	The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, TX	19–25 Open	87%	50
30	Metropolitan State University	Saint Paul, MN	16–21 Open	99%	50
31	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Canton, OH	15–25 Moderate	46%	49
32	Dominican University	River Forest, IL	16–26 Open	90%	49
33	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Fargo, ND	19–25 Open	95%	49
34	University of St Thomas	Houston, TX	18–25 Open	90%	49
35	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	13–22 Moderate	62%	49
36	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, GA	17–22 Moderate	52%	49
37	Kennesaw State University	Kennesaw, GA	19–26 Open	69%	49
38	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock, PA	18–26 Open	71%	49
39	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg, TX	15–21 Open	94%	49
40	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	19–26 Moderate	55%	49

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Safety schools for a 19 ACT

Your 19 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 19 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	Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, OK	17–19 Moderate	49%	46
4	Clayton State University	Morrow, GA	15–19 Open	68%	45
5	Fayetteville State University	Fayetteville, NC	15–19 Open	82%	42
6	Dallas Christian College	Dallas, TX	15–19 Selective	22%	42
7	Southern University and A & M College	Baton Rouge, LA	15–19 Selective	35%	42
8	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Pine Bluff, AR	14–18 Moderate	41%	41
9	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State, MS	15–19 Moderate	45%	41
10	Alabama A & M University	Normal, AL	14–19 Moderate	58%	39
11	Missouri Baptist University	Saint Louis, MO	12–18 Open	69%	38
12	Grambling State University	Grambling, LA	15–19 Moderate	45%	37
13	Southeastern Baptist College	Laurel, MS	5–7 Open	100%	37
14	Texas Southern University	Houston, TX	15–19 Open	97%	35
15	Mid-America Christian University	Oklahoma City, OK	17–19 Open	92%	34
16	Mississippi Valley State University	Itta Bena, MS	13–17 Open	92%	34
17	Kentucky State University	Frankfort, KY	14–17 Open	96%	34
18	Heritage Christian University	Florence, AL	18–19 Open	90%	—
19	Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cape Girardeau, MO	17–19 Open	100%	—

Reach schools for a 19 ACT

Your 19 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 19 ACT, ordered by Trajecta Score
#	College	Location	ACT range	Admit rate	Score
1	United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, NY	22–29 Selective	34%	74
2	College of the Ozarks	Point Lookout, MO	20–25 Highly Selective	12%	64
3	Florida International University	Miami, FL	21–27 Moderate	55%	64
4	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	22–27 Selective	23%	63
5	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	20–29 Moderate	44%	62
6	Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale, NY	20–28 Moderate	63%	60
7	SUNY Maritime College	Throggs Neck, NY	22–28 Open	72%	60
8	Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah, NJ	22–30 Open	71%	59
9	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	22–29 Open	86%	58
10	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	22–28 Open	75%	58
11	Spelman College	Atlanta, GA	22–29 Selective	25%	58
12	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, NC	21–23 Selective	23%	58
13	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, FL	21–26 Open	66%	57
14	University of Arizona	Tucson, AZ	21–29 Open	86%	56
15	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	21–28 Open	84%	56
16	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, MI	20–29 Open	75%	56
17	Molloy University	Rockville Centre, NY	22–28 Open	82%	56
18	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City, MO	20–28 Open	72%	56
19	New College of Florida	Sarasota, FL	21–26 Open	73%	56
20	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie, HI	21–25 Moderate	47%	55
21	Howard University	Washington, DC	22–28 Moderate	41%	55
22	Maine Maritime Academy	Castine, ME	21–26 Moderate	54%	55
23	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica, NY	22–30 Open	81%	55
24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	21–28 Open	80%	55
25	University of West Florida	Pensacola, FL	20–27 Moderate	58%	55

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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 →