A+ Options for B Students Regional Universities (South)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL | more selective | 56% | 1120-1300 | |
| #2 |
Elon University
Elon, NC | more selective | 49% | 1120-1310 | |
| #4 |
Samford University
Birmingham, AL | more selective | 87% | 23-29 | |
| #6 |
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA | more selective | 60% | 1090-1290 | |
| #7 |
Belmont University
Nashville, TN | more selective | 81% | 23-29 | |
| #8 |
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA | more selective | 57% | 24-29 | |
| #9 |
Mercer University
Macon, GA | more selective | 64% | 1080-1280 | |
| #10 |
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC | selective | 68% | 1040-1220 | |
| #11 |
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC | more selective | 70% | 1140-1290 | |
| #11 |
University of North Carolina--Wilmington
Wilmington, NC | more selective | 57% | 1090-1240 | |
| #14 |
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY | more selective | 51% | 22-26 | |
| #15 |
Union University
Jackson, TN | more selective | 79% | 22-30 | |
| #17 |
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL | more selective | 53% | 21-26 | |
| #19 |
Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN | more selective | 60% | 22-28 | |
| #20 |
Harding University
Searcy, AR | more selective | 73% | 22-28 | |
| #24 |
Christian Brothers University
Memphis, TN | more selective | 48% | 22-27 | |
| #26 |
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA | selective | 60% | 1120-1280 | |
| #48 |
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL | selective | 51% | 1060-1230 | |
| #61 |
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA | selective | 64% | 1000-1160 | |
| #80 |
Columbia International University
Columbia, SC | selective | 60% | 1000-1260 |
