ACT Score Requirements
Listed below are a few colleges and their ACT score requirements. Please use this as a guide in selecting
your colleges and determining your required ACT score. You may also look up the requirements for any
Texas college or university in the Compendium of Texas Colleges in the counselor’s office.
As of September 1, 2012, your Senior class enrollment is 107. This breaks down into the following
quarters for class rank:
Top 10 %
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
=
=
=
=
=
1 - 11
12 - 27
28 - 54
55 - 80
81 – 107
Most universities are now requiring the essay portion of the ACT. Even though the Writing section is
required, it may not factor into the admission decision.
Please check the individual university requirements online.
Texas Colleges
Texas State University
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
West Texas A&M University

Top 10%
No min.
No min.
No min.
No min.
1st Qtr.
2nd Qtr.
3rd Qtr.
4th Qtr.
ACT
Essay
Required
20
30
25
18
22
by review
28
19
26
by review
29
20
29
by review
by review
21
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
If you graduate in the top 10% of your class, you are guaranteed automatic admission to any Texas
college or university as long as you meet their admission deadlines. (see disclaimer – pg. 61)
Oklahoma Colleges
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Oklahoma State University
Option 1
ACT = 19
in all 4 areas
ACT = 24
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
ACT = 20
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
ACT = 20
University of Oklahoma
GPA = 3.5
(unweighted)
and
Top 25%
Option 2
Option 3
Top 33.3 % and
3.0 GPA in core
classes
Act = 21
and 3.0 GPA
in core classes
(unweighted)
(unweighted)
Top 50% of class
with a 2.7 GPA
Top 50% of class
with a 2.7 GPA
ACT = 26
and 3.0 GPA
in core classes
GPA of 2.7 in core
requirements
GPA of 2.7 in core
requirements
ACT = 26 and
Top 50%
(unweighted)

If you will not be able to meet these requirements, you should retake the ACT and/or check on provisional
admission requirements. Some schools will admit a certain number of students that do not meet these
requirements. You should check on this right away. (You may need to take some college classes through Frank
Phillips College in order to be to be admitted.)