A+ Schools for B Students Regional Universities (West)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 |
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA |
more selective | 53.4% | 1100-1280 | |
| #5 |
Mills College
Oakland, CA |
more selective | 57.0% | 1050-1280 | |
| #6 |
University of Portland
Portland, OR |
more selective | 63.7% | 1110-1320 | |
| #10 |
Seattle University
Seattle, WA |
more selective | 70.5% | 1050-1260 | |
| #11 |
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA |
more selective | 64.8% | 1040-1240 | |
| #12 |
University of Dallas
Irving, TX |
more selective | 87.5% | 1080-1330 | |
| #14 |
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA |
more selective | 44.0% | 1010-1210 | |
| #15 |
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA |
selective | 79.8% | 1040-1260 3 | |
| #15 |
St. Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA |
selective | 68.8% | 1000-1210 | |
| #17 |
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA |
selective | 52.4% | 1030-1250 3 | |
| #17 |
St. Edward's University
Austin, TX |
selective | 63.7% | 1020-1230 | |
| #22 |
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, UT |
more selective | 68.0% | 22-27 | |
| #23 |
George Fox University
Newberg, OR |
selective | 79.6% | 980-1240 | |
| #23 |
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR |
selective | 75.2% | 1000-1210 | |
| #26 |
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK |
more selective | 74.0% | 23-28 | |
| #27 |
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA |
selective | 78.3% | 1000-1230 | |
| #29 |
Regis University
Denver, CO |
more selective | 75.9% | 22-27 | |
| #34 |
University of St. Thomas
Houston, TX |
selective | 78.4% | 1020-1215 | |
| #53 |
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK |
selective | 59.3% | 20-25 |
