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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 Colorado - Boulder
Indiana University (The Kelley School of Business has higher admissions standards, but ranked in the Top 10 nationally)
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)
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)
Group II - Medium Size
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Texas Christian University (Texas Christian is not affiliated with any church or religious organization)
Group III - Small Size
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)
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)
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)
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)
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