Great Colleges for B+ Students

Finding the right college where students can thrive can be stressful at times for students and families, but you don't need to have perfect grades and test scores to get into a quality college or university.  To help you in this process, we've compiled a list of colleges that frequently admit Byram Hills students who fall in the 3.5 to 3.8 (B+) GPA range.  Byram students applying Early Decision (ED) to these colleges have on average a 66% acceptance rate.  

Group I - Large Size

University of Alabama 

SUNY Albany

Arizona State University 

University of Arizona 

SUNY Binghamton 

SUNY Buffalo 

Clemson University 

University of Colorado - Boulder 

Colorado State University 

University of Connecticut 

University of Delaware 

Drexel University 

University of Hartford 

Indiana University  (The Kelley School of Business has higher admissions standards, but ranked in the Top 10 nationally) 

James Madison University 

University of Maine 

University of Massachusetts - Boston 

University of Miami  (We have observed that U of Miami admission rates can fluctuate significantly from year to year)

Miami University - Ohio (Quick Fact: Miami U is ranked one of the top 50 best value "public ivy" universities)

Michigan State University

University of North Carolina - Charlotte 

University of North Carolina - Wilmington 

North Carolina State University - Raleigh 

Ohio State University  (Quick Fact: Ohio State's Learning Communities  gives students the benefits of a small school at a big  university) 

Pennsylvania State University (Applicants encouraged to apply early) 

University of Pittsburgh (Quick Fact: Pitt is on a beautiful suburban campus adjacent to Carnegie Mellon University)

Purdue University  (Outstanding engineering programs. Famous alum: Neil Armstrong, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, Gus Grissom)

University of Rhode Island 

University of South Carolina 

Syracuse University 

Temple University 

University of Vermont 

West Virginia University 

Group II - Medium Size

American University

College of Charleston

Elon University

Fordham University

George Washington University

Hofstra University

Ithaca College

Lehigh University

Loyola University - Chicago

Loyola University of Maryland

Ohio University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Stevens Institute of Technology

SUNY Cortland

SUNY New Paltz

SUNY Oneonta

Texas Christian University (Texas Christian is not affiliated with any church or religious organization)

University of New Hampshire

University of Tampa

Group III - Small Size

Adelphi University

Bryant University (Innovative business and entrepreneurial  studies programs)

Clark University (Quick Fact: Students are never bored or stuck full time in class with Clark's Knowledge in Action program)

Clarkson University  (Quick Fact: Clarkson has strong programs in engineering, business, and computer science)

College of the Holy Cross (Jesuit)

Connecticut College

Dickinson College

Emerson College

Fairfield University

Franklin & Marshall College

Gettysburg College

Iona College

Lafayette College (Quick fact: Lafayette is one of a handful of small colleges with a strong engineering program)

Manhattan College (A great local option with excellent engineering  program)

Marist College

Muhlenberg College

Quinnipiac University (Offers entry level doctorate in occupational therapy )

Rhodes College  (One of the 40 Colleges That Change Lives )

Roger Williams University (Quick fact: Roger Williams has a bachelor's + master's architecture program)

Sacred Heart University

Siena College

Skidmore College

Spring Hill College

Stonehill College

SUNY Geneseo

SUNY Oswego

Susquehanna University

Union College

University of Denver (Note: U of Denver operates on a quarter system and classes may feel fast-paced)

University of New Haven (Quick Fact: UNH hosts the Henry C. Lee College of Criminology and Forensic Science)

University of Scranton (Jesuit)

Wheaton College