Colleges with ACT score between 14 and 18

The ACT score of 16 is a little bit lower than average, 37 as in percentile score. Based on the admission data for the academic year 2022-2023, sixty-two colleges have ACT scores that are between 14 and 18.
The average ACT score over the colleges is 17. Of that, Alabama State University has the highest ACT score of 18. The 2024 undergraduate average tuition & fees of the schools are $19,567 and the graduate tuition & fees are $15,697.
*You can view the detail test scores and admission statistics of a school by clicking a point on the graph.
**The multi-colored points mean that multiple schools have same SAT and ACT scores.

Tuition Comparison between Colleges ACT score between 14 and 18

62 colleges have ACT scores that between 14 and 18 - 35 public and 27 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $19,567 and the graduate tuition & fees are $15,697. Texas Wesleyan University has the highest tuition & fees of $37,934.
The average acceptance rate of the colleges with ACT scores between 14 and 18 is 73.81% where Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus has the tightest (lowest) rate of 27.55% and Grand River Technical School has the highest rate of 100.00%. Lamar University has the highest number of students of 16,803 and Grand River Technical School has the lowest number of students of 76.
Table. ACT Score Comparison Between Colleges - ACT score between 14 and 18
School NameTuition & Fees Average Salary
after 10 years
of graduation
Acceptance RateACT CompositeACT EnglishACT Math
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Alabama State University
Montgomery, ALPublic, four-years
$19,576
($11,248)
$30,60096.60%1620 1418 1420
Trinity Baptist College
Jacksonville, FLPrivate, four-years
$14,300 $33,30049.59%1721 1618 1621
Warner University
Lake Wales, FLPrivate, four-years
$28,160 $42,50055.10%1621 1620 1321
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Tifton, GAPublic, four-years
$10,101
($3,195)
$36,30066.96%1621 1620 1421
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GAPrivate, four-years
$26,446 $38,20056.26%1620 00 00
Clayton State University
Morrow, GAPublic, four-years
$15,790
($5,068)
$42,30056.32%1622 1519 1420
Life University
Marietta, GAPrivate, four-years
$15,036 $47,20097.77%1719 1519 1519
Thomas University
Thomasville, GAPrivate, four-years
$11,640 $37,40046.09%1520 1520 1319
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Hilo, HIPublic, four-years
$20,798
($7,838)
$41,80084.24%1621 1520 1421
Rockford University
Rockford, ILPrivate, four-years
$37,300 $47,80054.91%1220 1423 1121
William Penn University
Oskaloosa, IAPrivate, four-years
$28,750 $46,40057.67%1621 1622 1420
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, KYPrivate, four-years
$14,080 $41,60098.33%1622 1520 1522
Kentucky Christian University
Grayson, KYPrivate, four-years
$25,000 $36,50044.39%1621 1620 1421
Union College
Barbourville, KYPrivate, four-years
$30,946 $36,40053.42%1521 1520 1421
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MDPublic, four-years
$18,800
($8,118)
$42,60085.38%1621 1518 1421
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MOPrivate, four-years
$23,000 $38,10061.24%1620 1619 1421
Kean University
Union, NJPublic, four-years
$21,076
($13,426)
$48,40082.60%1625 00 00
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Portales, NMPublic, four-years
$8,843
($6,863)
$34,80027.55%1622 1520 1421
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NCPublic, four-years
$19,578
($6,542)
$35,30084.38%1523 1620 1522
Bluffton University
Bluffton, OHPrivate, four-years
$36,298 $41,70096.29%1519 1518 1218
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OHPrivate, four-years
$18,950 $49,50046.19%1621 1620 1423
Wilmington College
Wilmington, OHPrivate, four-years
$30,962 $41,90088.13%1621 1623 1521
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, OKPublic, four-years
$11,664
($5,970)
$41,70056.42%1622 1623 1522
Lincoln University
Lincoln University, PAPublic, four-years
$19,384
($12,512)
$36,20080.61%1520 1522 1321
Francis Marion University
Florence, SCPublic, four-years
$21,544
($11,160)
$36,90082.91%1522 1520 1421
Newberry College
Newberry, SCPrivate, four-years
$30,050 $37,60075.31%1622 1620 1422
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana, TXPublic, four-years
$20,947
($7,930)
$39,20091.48%1622 1622 1523
Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TXPublic, four-years
$19,382
($7,846)
$46,70047.88%1621 1619 1420
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TXPublic, four-years
$26,874
($11,299)
$40,70076.07%1621 1519 1521
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TXPublic, four-years
$17,384
($7,592)
$41,40097.07%1621 1619 1421
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TXPrivate, four-years
$37,934 $44,40060.93%1421 1620 1421
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VAPublic, four-years
$21,412
($9,910)
$38,80089.50%1520 00 00
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WIPrivate, four-years
$35,444 $55,40092.58%1819 1620 1523
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TXPublic, four-years
$23,124
($9,548)
-96.09%1520 1520 1320
Alabama A & M University
Normal, ALPublic, four-years
$18,634
($10,024)
$35,50068.40%1519 1518 1320
College of Coastal Georgia
Brunswick, GAPublic, four-years
$10,389
($3,483)
$32,80098.33%1522 1519 1321
Gordon State College
Barnesville, GAPublic, four-years
$10,381
($3,475)
$34,70093.32%1519 1518 1219
Grambling State University
Grambling, LAPublic, four-years
$16,706
($7,681)
$32,80042.37%1519 1518 1419
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LAPublic, four-years
$17,198
($9,848)
$39,60053.90%1519 1518 1320
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LAPublic, four-years
$16,390
($7,490)
$32,10093.53%1518 1517 1319
Rust College
Holly Springs, MSPrivate, four-years
$13,840 $26,60078.76%1718 1718 1516
Grand River Technical School
Chillicothe, MOPublic, Less than 2-years
$7,000
($7,000)
$35,400100.00%1519 1618 1417
Livingstone College
Salisbury, NCPrivate, four-years
$18,296 $26,10063.77%1421 1520 1316
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OHPrivate, four-years
$13,890 $58,10063.41%1621 1623 1522
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TXPrivate, four-years
$14,703 $34,20051.94%1420 1617 1317
Texas Southern University
Houston, TXPublic, four-years
$21,773
($9,173)
$37,60096.80%1519 1517 1320
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GAPublic, 2-4 years
$9,312
($2,960)
$38,50099.13%1520 1519 1321
Gallaudet University
Washington, DCPrivate, four-years
$18,382 $34,30059.21%1420 1418 1116
Bethune-Cookman University
Daytona Beach, FLPrivate, four-years
$14,794 $32,30084.97%1518 1516 1317
Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, GAPublic, four-years
$16,114
($5,392)
$34,70043.09%1619 1520 1620
St Luke's College
Sioux City, IAPrivate, four-years
$20,940 $44,60080.00%1519 1519 1520
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KYPublic, four-years
$13,260
($9,214)
$31,30091.50%1420 1419 1121
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NCPublic, four-years
$7,969
($3,969)
$34,60081.24%1419 1518 1217
Winston-Salem State University
Winston-Salem, NCPublic, four-years
$17,391
($6,735)
$37,20073.39%1419 1518 1219
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OHPrivate, four-years
$14,776 $38,40045.12%1418 1518 1118
Columbia College
Columbia, SCPrivate, four-years
$21,450 $36,20098.12%1418 1516 1115
Lamar University
Beaumont, TXPublic, four-years
$18,482
($8,690)
$46,00083.73%1419 1417 1219
Virginia State University
Petersburg, VAPublic, four-years
$22,006
($9,755)
$38,40089.72%1417 00 00
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, PAPublic, four-years
$22,870
($11,046)
-93.96%1421 1420 1315
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, ARPublic, four-years
$17,029
($9,019)
$30,60069.33%1418 1417 1119
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MSPublic, four-years
$7,912
($7,414)
$27,20064.78%1318 1416 1116
Bloomfield College
Bloomfield, NJPrivate, four-years
$30,680 $42,70078.18%1416 1417 1318
Average $19,567 $38,70273.81%1520 1519 1320
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