A+ Schools for B Students | Top Liberal Arts Colleges

A+ Schools for B Students National Liberal Arts Colleges

If you're a good student with less than stellar test scores or a so-so GPA, these are the schools for you. These colleges, which have strong ratings in the 2013 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, accept a significant number of students with nonstratospheric transcripts.

U.S. News rank	School	Selectivity	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#96	College of St. Benedict St. Joseph, MN	more selective	73.2%	23-28
#96	Washington College Chestertown, MD	more selective	56.6%	1090-1240
#100	Drew University Madison, NJ	selective	84.1%	1000-1240 ²
#100	Hope College Holland, MI	more selective	82.2%	24-29
#100	Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	more selective	71.3%	1080-1280 ²
#100	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	more selective	50.2%	23-28 ⁹
#100	Luther College Decorah, IA	more selective	71.4%	24-29
#100	Stonehill College Easton, MA	more selective	65.2%	1110-1290 ⁹
#108	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	more selective	69.8%	22-29
#110	Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI	more selective	75.3%	23-29 ²

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U.S. News rank

School

Selectivity

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#96

College of St. Benedict

St. Joseph, MN

more selective

73.2%

23-28