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
#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
#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
#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
#110	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	selective	73.5%	1010-1270 ²
#112	Albion College Albion, MI	selective	91.6%	22-28 ³
#112	Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA	more selective	64.3%	24-28
#112	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	more selective	71.4%	1130-1350 ²
#112	Hanover College Hanover, IN	selective	68.3%	1020-1230
#112	Linfield College McMinnville, OR	selective	76.2%	1000-1220
#112	Randolph-Macon College Ashland, VA	selective	55.8%	990-1190 ³
#112	Siena College Loudonville, NY	more selective	48.5%	1040-1240
#121	Presbyterian College Clinton, SC	selective	67.4%	1008-1223
#121	Wittenberg University Springfield, OH	selective	84.7%	23-28 ⁹

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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

#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

#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

#110

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

selective

73.5%

1010-1270 ²

#112

Albion College

Albion, MI

selective

91.6%

22-28 ³

#112

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

more selective

64.3%

24-28

#112

Hampshire College

Amherst, MA

more selective

71.4%

1130-1350 ²

#112

Hanover College

Hanover, IN

selective

68.3%

1020-1230

#112

Linfield College

McMinnville, OR

selective

76.2%

1000-1220

#112

Randolph-Macon College

Ashland, VA

selective

55.8%

990-1190 ³

#112

Siena College

Loudonville, NY

more selective

48.5%

1040-1240

#121

Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

selective

67.4%

1008-1223

#121

Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH

selective

84.7%

23-28 ⁹