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.
| Save | U.S. News rank | School | Selectivity | Fall 2011 acceptance rate | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 |
Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY |
selective | 69.4% | 980-1190 3 | |
| #19 |
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ |
selective | 61.6% | 1030-1170 | |
| #20 |
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY |
selective | 61.7% | 980-1200 | |
| #23 |
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY |
selective | 74.9% | 1010-1210 3 | |
| #23 |
CUNY–Baruch College
New York, NY |
more selective | 22.4% | 1080-1280 | |
| #26 |
Alfred University
Alfred, NY |
selective | 72.3% | 980-1180 | |
| #26 |
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ |
selective | 50.3% | 1010-1220 | |
| #26 |
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY |
selective | 69.3% | 1050-1280 2 | |
| #32 |
SUNY–New Paltz
New Paltz, NY |
selective | 40.2% | 1040-1220 | |
| #33 |
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA |
more selective | 53.5% | 1020-1200 |
