A+ Options for B Students National Liberal Arts Colleges
A+ Options for B Students Methodology
If you're a good student with less than stellar test scores or a so-so GPA, these are the lists for you. These colleges, which have strong ratings in the 2012 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, accept a significant number of students with nonstratospheric transcripts.
| Save | U.S. News rank | School | Selectivity | Fall 2010 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 |
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY | more selective | 13% | 1140-1350 | |
| #49 |
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY | more selective | 47% | 1140-1340 | |
| #53 |
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY | more selective | 39% | 1130-1320 | |
| #53 |
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN | more selective | 56% | 1050-1275 | |
| #60 |
Beloit College
Beloit, WI | more selective | 70% | 24-30 | |
| #62 |
Wheaton College
Norton, MA | more selective | 62% | 1150-1350 | |
| #64 |
Austin College
Sherman, TX | more selective | 83% | 23-28 | |
| #64 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY | more selective | 62% | 1120-1290 | |
| #64 |
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA | more selective | 32% | 1033-1288 | |
| #68 |
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA | more selective | 46% | 1070-1320 | |
| #68 |
Earlham College
Richmond, IN | more selective | 74% | 1050-1320 | |
| #68 |
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI | more selective | 75% | 24-30 | |
| #71 |
Berea College
Berea, KY | more selective | 17% | 21-26 | |
| #71 |
College of Wooster
Wooster, OH | more selective | 67% | 1110-1340 | |
| #71 |
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX | more selective | 67% | 1100-1330 | |
| #71 |
St. John's University
Collegeville, MN | more selective | 80% | 23-29 | |
| #71 |
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA | more selective | 55% | 1100-1310 | |
| #71 |
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA | selective | 56% | 1040-1230 | |
| #81 |
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN | more selective | 70% | 25-29 | |
| #81 |
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY | more selective | 84% | 24-29 | |
| #81 |
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA | more selective | 52% | 1130-1340 | |
| #85 |
Millsaps College
Jackson, MS | more selective | 77% | 24-29 | |
| #86 |
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA | more selective | 59% | 1120-1330 | |
| #86 |
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL | more selective | 66% | 23-28 | |
| #86 |
Luther College
Decorah, IA | more selective | 72% | 24-29 |
