A+ Schools for B Students National Liberal Arts Colleges
A+ Schools for B Students Methodology
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.
| Save | U.S. News rank | School | Selectivity | Fall 2011 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #36 |
Sewanee–University of the South
Sewanee, TN |
more selective | 61.4% | 26-30 9 | |
| #43 |
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY |
more selective | 42.1% | 1150-1350 | |
| #49 |
Furman University
Greenville, SC |
more selective | 83.0% | 1130-1340 2 | |
| #49 |
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, CA |
more selective | 49.2% | 1010-1300 | |
| #56 |
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY |
more selective | 43.4% | 1150-1320 9 | |
| #56 |
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, IN |
more selective | 62.9% | 1048-1260 | |
| #60 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY |
more selective | 59.6% | 1125-1300 9 | |
| #60 |
Wheaton College
Norton, MA |
more selective | 60.2% | 1160-1340 9 | |
| #63 |
Beloit College
Beloit, WI |
more selective | 70.6% | 25-30 | |
| #63 |
College of Wooster
Wooster, OH |
more selective | 60.7% | 24-30 | |
| #63 |
Willamette University
Salem, OR |
more selective | 57.3% | 1100-1320 | |
| #70 |
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL |
more selective | 60.8% | 25-30 | |
| #70 |
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA |
selective | 46.3% | 1040-1230 | |
| #75 |
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA |
more selective | 45.9% | 1025-1260 9 | |
| #75 |
Berea College
Berea, KY |
more selective | 12.5% | 22-27 | |
| #75 |
Knox College
Galesburg, IL |
more selective | 71.5% | 25-30 9 | |
| #75 |
St. John's University
Collegeville, MN |
more selective | 74.4% | 22-29 | |
| #75 |
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY |
more selective | 84.9% | 24-30 | |
| #75 |
Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA |
more selective | 70.2% | 1065-1320 9 | |
| #82 |
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA |
more selective | 57.6% | 1070-1300 | |
| #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 |
