Check Out 10 A-Plus National Universities for B Students
Good Students, Good Schools
Students don't have to be at the top of their class to get admitted to a great college.
These 10 highly ranked A-plus Schools for B Students are National Universities and, according to U.S. News data, admit many students with a high school GPA below 4.0.
Texas Christian University
National Universities rank: 78 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: N/A
ACT 25th-75th percentile: 25-30
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University of Iowa
National Universities rank: 78 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: 3.6
ACT 25th-75th percentile: 23-28
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Baylor University (TX)
National Universities rank: 75 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: N/A
ACT 25th-75th percentile: 26-30
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University of Massachusetts--Amherst
National Universities rank: 75 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: 3.8
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1130-1330
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American University (DC)
National Universities rank: 69 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: 3.7
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1150-1340
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Rutgers University--New Brunswick (NJ)
National Universities rank: 69 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2015 incoming students: N/A
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1110-1350
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Virginia Tech
National Universities rank: 69 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: 3.9
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1100-1320
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Syracuse University (NY)
National Universities rank: 61 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: 3.6
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1090-1290
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Purdue University--West Lafayette (IN)
National Universities rank: 56 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: 3.7
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1080-1330
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Pennsylvania State University--University Park
National Universities rank: 52 (tie)
Average high school GPA for fall 2016 incoming students: 3.6
SAT 25th-75th percentile: 1090-1300
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College Advice for Average Students
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Alexandra Pannoni is an education digital producer at U.S. News. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at apannoni@usnews.com.
