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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #54 |
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA |
more selective | 31.6% | 1100-1330 | |
| #58 |
Fordham University
New York, NY |
more selective | 42.4% | 1150-1340 | |
| #58 |
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY |
more selective | 49.4% | 1050-1270 | |
| #65 |
Purdue University–West Lafayette
West Lafayette, IN |
more selective | 68.3% | 1040-1300 | |
| #68 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
Piscataway, NJ |
more selective | 61.1% | 1080-1310 | |
| #72 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI |
more selective | 72.9% | 23-28 | |
| #72 |
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA |
more selective | 79.8% | 23-28 | |
| #75 |
University of Delaware
Newark, DE |
more selective | 58.2% | 1100-1300 | |
| #77 |
Baylor University
Waco, TX |
more selective | 39.7% | 24-29 | |
| #77 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, NY |
more selective | 46.8% | 1100-1270 |
