A+ Options for B Students Regional Universities (North)
A+ Options for B Students Methodology
If you're a good student with less than stellar test scores or a so-so GPA, these are the lists for you. These colleges, which have strong ratings in the 2012 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 2010 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 |
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD | more selective | 55% | 1105-1290 | |
| #4 |
Providence College
Providence, RI | more selective | 67% | 1050-1270 | |
| #6 |
Bentley University
Waltham, MA | more selective | 46% | 1120-1300 | |
| #7 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY | more selective | 60% | 1090-1310 | |
| #8 |
St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA | selective | 80% | 1030-1210 | |
| #8 |
University of Scranton
Scranton, PA | selective | 74% | 1020-1220 | |
| #11 |
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY | more selective | 69% | 1060-1270 | |
| #11 |
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT | more selective | 60% | 1120-1230 | |
| #13 |
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY | more selective | 40% | 1070-1250 | |
| #14 |
Emerson College
Boston, MA | more selective | 47% | 1150-1330 | |
| #15 |
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY | selective | 63% | 1000-1190 | |
| #16 |
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI | selective | 69% | 1040-1220 | |
| #16 |
Simmons College
Boston, MA | selective | 54% | 1000-1190 | |
| #18 |
Alfred University
Alfred, NY | selective | 70% | 980-1200 | |
| #18 |
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY | selective | 64% | 990-1180 | |
| #21 |
CUNY--Baruch College
New York, NY | more selective | 23% | 1090-1290 | |
| #21 |
Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD | selective | 80% | 980-1170 | |
| #21 |
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ | selective | 56% | 980-1190 | |
| #21 |
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY | selective | 65% | 1050-1290 | |
| #26 |
Nazareth College
Rochester, NY | selective | 73% | 1020-1220 | |
| #26 |
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ | more selective | 48% | 1070-1240 | |
| #30 |
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY | selective | 60% | 1090-1290 | |
| #30 |
SUNY--New Paltz
New Paltz, NY | selective | 37% | 1050-1220 | |
| #34 |
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA | more selective | 65% | 1010-1230 | |
| #34 |
Assumption College
Worcester, MA | selective | 76% | 1000-1180 |
