10 A-Plus National Universities for B Students
Colleges for Good Students
Teens don't have to be straight-A students to be accepted at some highly ranked National Universities.
The following 10 schools are among U.S. News' A-plus Schools for B Students -- colleges that accept many students with satisfactory grades.
American University (DC)
National Universities rank: 74 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: 3.7
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1150-1340
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Clark University (MA)
National Universities rank: 74 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: 3.7
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1120-1340
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University of Massachusetts--Amherst
National Universities rank: 74 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: 3.8
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1130-1310
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Virginia Tech
National Universities rank: 74 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: N/A
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1100-1320
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Baylor University (TX)
National Universities rank: 71 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: N/A
ACT 25th-75th percentile: 25-30
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Rutgers University--New Brunswick (NJ)
National Universities rank: 70
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: N/A
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1110-1340
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Fordham University (NY)
National Universities rank: 60 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: 3.6
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1170-1350
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Purdue University--West Lafayette (IN)
National Universities rank: 60 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: 3.7
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1080-1330
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Syracuse University (NY)
National Universities rank: 60 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: 3.6
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1090-1290
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Pepperdine University (CA)
National Universities rank: 50 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: 3.6
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1100-1320
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College Admissions Help for B Students
Students without straight-A's may want to consider colleges that are flexible with test scores or institutions small enough that students can develop close relationships with faculty members.
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Alexandra Pannoni is an education Web producer at U.S. News. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at apannoni@usnews.com.
