A GPA of 2.8 or B- average places you in the middle of the academic range at these schools. CollegeSimply has parsed the reported high school grade point averages for a large portion of U.S. schools and selected 131 where students have a good possibility of getting in with a 2.8. These colleges are ranked by their position on the CollegeSimply best colleges ranking. This list is intended as a guide of schools to explore further and a recommendation of colleges which have historically accepted students in the 2.8 range.
| College | Avg GPA | Chance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Alabama State University | 2.89 | Avg - | |
| Southeastern Bible College | 2.98 | Avg - | |
| Arkansas Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | 2.71 | Avg + | |
| California Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| California State University Dominguez Hills | 3.0 | Avg - | |
| Colorado Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Metropolitan State College of Denver | 2.96 | Avg - | |
| Colorado Mesa University | 3.0 | Avg - | |
| Naropa University | 2.9 | Avg - | |
| Connecticut Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Central Connecticut State University | 2.98 | Avg - | |
| Southern Connecticut State University | 2.88 | Avg - | |
| University of Bridgeport | 2.98 | Avg - | |
| Albertus Magnus College | 2.8 | Avg - | |
| Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts | 2.97 | Avg - | |
| Mitchell College | 2.68 | Good | |
| Paier College of Art Inc | 2.75 | Avg + | |
| Western Connecticut State University | 2.97 | Avg - | |
| Delaware Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Delaware State University | 2.94 | Avg - | |
| Wesley College | 2.7 | Avg + | |
| Goldey Beacom College | 2.95 | Avg - | |
| Florida Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Barry University | 2.92 | Avg - | |
| Bethune Cookman University | 2.89 | Avg - | |
| Lynn University | 2.8 | Avg - | |
| Beacon College | 2.9 | Avg - | |
| Georgia Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Life University | 2.98 | Avg - | |
| Paine College | 2.95 | Avg - | |
| Macon State College | 2.99 | Avg - | |
| Savannah State University | 2.74 | Avg + | |
| Albany State University | 2.94 | Avg - | |
| Clayton State University | 3.0 | Avg - | |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | 2.7 | Avg + | |
| Illinois Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 2.86 | Avg - | |
| MacMurray College | 2.73 | Avg + | |
| Northeastern Illinois University | 2.87 | Avg - | |
| Kendall College | 2.8 | Avg - | |
| Robert Morris University Illinois | 2.73 | Avg + | |
| Indiana Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Purdue University North Central Campus | 2.93 | Avg - | |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | 2.93 | Avg - | |
| Indiana University Northwest | 2.82 | Avg - | |
| Iowa Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Iowa Wesleyan College | 2.99 | Avg - | |
| University of Dubuque | 3.0 | Avg - | |
| Waldorf College | 3.0 | Avg - | |
| Kentucky Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Saint Catharine College | 2.88 | Avg - | |
| Louisiana Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Dillard University | 3.0 | Avg - | |
| Grambling State University | 2.9 | Avg - | |
| Maine Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| University of Maine at Farmington | 2.98 | Avg - | |
| Maryland Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 2.9 | Avg - | |
| Morgan State University | 2.65 | Good | |
| University of Baltimore | 2.91 | Avg - | |
| Massachusetts Colleges for a 2.8 GPA | GPA | Chance | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | 2.99 | Avg - | |
| Eastern Nazarene College | 3.0 | Avg - | |
| Lasell College | 2.83 | Avg - |
