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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #134 |
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR |
more selective | 60.9% | 23-28 | |
| #139 |
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA |
more selective | 52.8% | 1050-1250 2 | |
| #139 |
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS |
selective | 98.9% | 21-27 2 | |
| #139 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ |
selective | 68.5% | 1010-1230 | |
| #139 |
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK |
more selective | 81.7% | 22-27 | |
| #139 |
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR |
selective | 77.7% | 990-1260 | |
| #139 |
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH |
more selective | 64.8% | 22-27 | |
| #147 |
University of Illinois–Chicago
Chicago, IL |
more selective | 62.8% | 21-26 | |
| #147 |
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI |
selective | 76.0% | 990-1200 | |
| #151 |
St. John Fisher College
Rochester, NY |
selective | 66.5% | 990-1190 | |
| #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 | |
| #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 | |
| #184 |
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND |
selective | 86.0% | 21-26 | |
| #184 |
University of Alabama–Huntsville
Huntsville, AL |
more selective | 63.7% | 22-29 | |
| #184 |
University of Houston
Houston, TX |
selective | 63.6% | 1000-1220 | |
| #189 |
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI |
selective | 36.1% | 20-26 | |
| #199 |
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC |
selective | 60.7% | 980-1130 | |
| #199 |
University of North Carolina–Charlotte
Charlotte, NC |
selective | 69.6% | 980-1150 |
