The Best Colleges for a 3.5 GPA

What colleges will likely accept a 3.5 grade point average?

A high school GPA of 3.5 or B+ average likely places you in the middle of the academic range at these schools. CollegeSimply has parsed the reported incoming freshman grade point averages for a large portion of U.S. schools and selected 908 target colleges where students have a competitive chance of getting in with a 3.5. These colleges are ranked by their position on the CollegeSimply best colleges ranking. This list is intended as a guide of schools to filter further and a recommendation of colleges which have historically accepted students in the 3.5 range.

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Displaying 908 target schools where your 3.5 GPA is within the typical range of past accepted applicants. You have a competitive chance at being accepted but admission is not a sure thing. Hint: You also have 102 reach schools and 572 safety schools you can consider.

Colleges you can get into with a 3.5 GPA and B+ average
	College	Average GPA
C	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	3.69
E	Emory University Atlanta, GA	3.8
C	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	3.64
N	New York University New York, NY	3.6
V	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	3.8
B	Boston University Boston, MA	3.59
R	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	3.8
B	Babson College Wellesley, MA	3.6
C	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	3.6
R	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	3.5
T	Trinity College Hartford, CT	3.8*
L	Lafayette College Easton, PA	3.46
B	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	3.54
O	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	3.57
O	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	3.6
P	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	3.59
T	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	3.8*
S	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	3.75*
B	Bentley University Waltham, MA	3.75*
T	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	3.5
E	Emerson College Boston, MA	3.6
A	American University Washington, DC	3.7*
S	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA	3.66
M	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	3.74
B	SUNY at Binghamton Vestal, NY	3.6