A+ Schools for B Students Regional Universities (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.

U.S. News rank	School	Selectivity	Fall 2011 acceptance rate	SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile
#33	Nazareth College Rochester, NY	selective	69.9%	1060-1250 ⁹
#37	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	selective	63.3%	980-1140
#38	Assumption College Worcester, MA	selective	75.1%	1000-1180 ⁹
#38	CUNY–Hunter College New York, NY	more selective	27.2%	1040-1240
#38	Salve Regina University Newport, RI	selective	69.5%	1030-1190 ⁹
#42	CUNY–Queens College Flushing, NY	selective	30.7%	1020-1200
#44	New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	selective	69.1%	1020-1210
#44	Towson University Towson, MD	selective	54.2%	990-1170
#47	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	selective	55.7%	980-1170
#47	Misericordia University Dallas, PA	selective	57.3%	980-1160 ³

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U.S. News rank

School

Selectivity

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

#33

Nazareth College

Rochester, NY

selective

69.9%

1060-1250 ⁹

#37

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

selective

63.3%

980-1140

#38

Assumption College

Worcester, MA

selective

75.1%

1000-1180 ⁹

#38

CUNY–Hunter College

New York, NY

more selective

27.2%

1040-1240

#38

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

selective

69.5%

1030-1190 ⁹

#42

CUNY–Queens College

Flushing, NY

selective

30.7%

1020-1200

#44

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY

selective

69.1%

1020-1210

#44

Towson University

Towson, MD

selective

54.2%

990-1170

#47

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA

selective

55.7%

980-1170

#47

Misericordia University

Dallas, PA

selective

57.3%

980-1160 ³