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
#2	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	more selective	63.4%	1100-1290 ⁹
#4	Providence College Providence, RI	more selective	60.6%	1050-1260 ²
#7	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	more selective	58.6%	1100-1330
#8	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	more selective	33.7%	1100-1270 ⁹
#8	St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA	selective	77.7%	1030-1210
#10	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	more selective	68.2%	1040-1250 ²
#10	University of Scranton Scranton, PA	selective	72.2%	1030-1210
#13	Emerson College Boston, MA	more selective	48.4%	1130-1320
#15	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	selective	76.7%	1035-1220 ²
#15	Simmons College Boston, MA	selective	46.6%	1020-1230
#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
#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
#47	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	selective	52.8%	1070-1220 ⁹
#47	SUNY College–Oneonta Oneonta, NY	selective	43.4%	1060-1180 ³
#55	CUNY–Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	selective	28.2%	1010-1210
#61	SUNY–Oswego Oswego, NY	selective	48.3%	1060-1200 ³
#68	College at Brockport–SUNY Brockport, NY	selective	46.1%	980-1150
#70	Philadelphia University Philadelphia, PA	selective	70.8%	980-1180
#70	West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	selective	46.5%	990-1160
#91	SUNY–Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	selective	48.1%	980-1150 ³

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U.S. News rank

School

Selectivity

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

more selective

63.4%

1100-1290 ⁹

Providence College

Providence, RI

more selective

60.6%

1050-1260 ²

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY

more selective

58.6%

1100-1330

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

more selective

33.7%

1100-1270 ⁹

St. Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

selective

77.7%

1030-1210

#10

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

more selective

68.2%

1040-1250 ²

#10

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

selective

72.2%

1030-1210

#13

Emerson College

Boston, MA

more selective

48.4%

1130-1320

#15

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

selective

76.7%

1035-1220 ²

#15

Simmons College

Boston, MA

selective

46.6%

1020-1230

#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

#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

#47

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

selective

52.8%

1070-1220 ⁹

#47

SUNY College–Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

selective

43.4%

1060-1180 ³

#55

CUNY–Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

selective

28.2%

1010-1210

#61

SUNY–Oswego

Oswego, NY

selective

48.3%

1060-1200 ³

#68

College at Brockport–SUNY

Brockport, NY

selective

46.1%

980-1150

#70

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia, PA

selective

70.8%

980-1180

#70

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA

selective

46.5%

990-1160

#91

SUNY–Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

selective

48.1%

980-1150 ³