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
#82	Earlham College Richmond, IN	selective	68.5%	1000-1280 ²
#85	Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, MN	more selective	64.1%	25-30 ²
#85	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	more selective	51.8%	1130-1340
#87	St. Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	more selective	84.0%	22-27
#90	Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA	more selective	45.5%	23-29
#90	Millsaps College Jackson, MS	more selective	60.5%	23-29
#90	St. Michael's College Colchester, VT	selective	78.1%	1060-1240 ²
#90	Washington and Jefferson College Washington, PA	selective	43.0%	1040-1225 ⁹
#90	Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA	more selective	61.4%	1080-1300 ³
#96	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	more selective	61.6%	23-28 ²

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U.S. News rank

School

Selectivity

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#82

Earlham College

Richmond, IN

selective

68.5%

1000-1280 ²