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.

U.S. News rank	School	Selectivity	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#124	Berry College Mount Berry, GA	more selective	62.3%	23-29
#124	Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AL	more selective	64.2%	23-29
#124	Ripon College Ripon, WI	more selective	75.1%	22-27
#124	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	selective	73.2%	1020-1220 ²
#124	Westminster College New Wilmington, PA	selective	60.8%	980-1188
#130	Alma College Alma, MI	selective	72.9%	22-27
#130	Gordon College Wenham, MA	more selective	39.7%	1037-1316 ³
#133	Concordia College–Moorhead Moorhead, MN	more selective	81.0%	22-28
#133	Roanoke College Salem, VA	selective	69.6%	990-1180
#138	St. Norbert College De Pere, WI	more selective	80.5%	22-27
#140	Goshen College Goshen, IN	selective	59.5%	1000-1270 ³
#140	Houghton College Houghton, NY	more selective	71.6%	1030-1260
#140	William Jewell College Liberty, MO	more selective	54.1%	23-29
#145	Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE	more selective	82.0%	23-28
#145	Simpson College Indianola, IA	selective	85.3%	21-26 ³
#151	Central College Pella, IA	selective	73.2%	21-26
#151	Georgetown College Georgetown, KY	selective	89.2%	21-27
#151	Wartburg College Waverly, IA	selective	76.0%	21-26 ³
#151	Westminster College Fulton, MO	more selective	70.5%	22-27
#156	University of North Carolina–Asheville Asheville, NC	selective	68.5%	1070-1260
#161	University of Minnesota–Morris Morris, MN	more selective	62.1%	23-28
#164	College of Idaho Caldwell, ID	more selective	65.6%	22-27
#164	Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA	selective	82.6%	1060-1260
#167	Doane College Crete, NE	selective	78.3%	20-25 ³
#170	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR	more selective	63.8%	21-27

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U.S. News rank

School

Selectivity

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#124

Berry College

Mount Berry, GA

more selective

62.3%

23-29

#124

Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham, AL

more selective

64.2%

23-29

#124

Ripon College

Ripon, WI

more selective

75.1%

22-27

#124

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA

selective

73.2%

1020-1220 ²

#124

Westminster College

New Wilmington, PA

selective

60.8%

980-1188

#130

Alma College

Alma, MI

selective

72.9%

22-27

#130

Gordon College

Wenham, MA

more selective

39.7%

1037-1316 ³

#133

Concordia College–Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

more selective

81.0%

22-28

#133

Roanoke College

Salem, VA

selective

69.6%

990-1180

#138

St. Norbert College

De Pere, WI

more selective

80.5%

22-27

#140

Goshen College

Goshen, IN

selective

59.5%

1000-1270 ³

#140

Houghton College

Houghton, NY

more selective

71.6%

1030-1260

#140

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

more selective

54.1%

23-29

#145

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Lincoln, NE

more selective

82.0%

23-28

#145

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

selective

85.3%

21-26 ³

#151

Central College

Pella, IA

selective

73.2%

21-26

#151

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

selective

89.2%

21-27

#151

Wartburg College

Waverly, IA

selective

76.0%

21-26 ³

#151

Westminster College

Fulton, MO

more selective

70.5%

22-27

#156

University of North Carolina–Asheville

Asheville, NC

selective

68.5%

1070-1260

#161

University of Minnesota–Morris

Morris, MN

more selective

62.1%

23-28

#164

College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID

more selective

65.6%

22-27

#164

Oglethorpe University

Atlanta, GA

selective

82.6%

1060-1260

#167

Doane College

Crete, NE

selective

78.3%

20-25 ³

#170

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

more selective

63.8%

21-27