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
#165 West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

selective 84.8% 21-26
#170 University of Massachusetts–​Lowell

Lowell, MA

selective 65.0% 1000-1210
#170 University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

selective 70.8% 21-26
#170 University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

more selective 38.1% 1060-1250
#170 Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

selective 65.7% 980-1190
#174 Biola University

La Mirada, CA

selective 76.4% 1000-1250
#174 Pace University

New York, NY

selective 73.8% 1000-1190 3
#174 University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

more selective 45.1% 1090-1280
#179 Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

selective 49.2% 980-1210
#179 University of Missouri–​Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

more selective 69.3% 20-27

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