A+ Schools for B Students National Universities

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
#151 University of Alabama–​Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

selective 72.2% 21-27
#151 University of Mississippi

University, MS

selective 79.0% 20-27 2
#155 Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

selective 69.2% 980-1180 2
#156 University of Hawaii–​Manoa

Honolulu, HI

selective 78.4% 980-1190
#160 Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

selective 57.4% 1040-1250 3
#160 Maryville University of St. Louis

St Louis, MO

more selective 67.4% 23-27
#160 University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

more selective 72.7% 21-28
#160 University of Maryland–​Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

more selective 60.8% 1110-1310
#165 Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

selective 66.3% 1010-1200
#165 University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

selective 60.9% 20-26

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