A+ Schools for B Students Regional Colleges (North)
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.
These rankings are split into 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.
| Save | U.S. News rank | School | Selectivity | Fall 2011 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 |
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY |
more selective | 19.9% | 1155-1315 3 | |
| #4 |
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA |
selective | 65.8% | 1000-1230 3 | |
| #4 |
Messiah College
Mechanicsburg, PA |
more selective | 64.4% | 1040-1270 2 | |
| #6 |
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA |
selective | 67.5% | 980-1200 2 | |
| #12 |
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, MA |
selective | 61.3% | 980-1180 |
