Colleges for a 3.5 GPA

With a 3.5 GPA, you are competitive for selective and moderately selective colleges. Below are your Safety, Match, and Reach schools based on estimated admission probability.

875 Safety 64 Match 61 Reach

Estimate Your Admission Chance

Safety Schools(875 colleges)

95%
Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH · 96% acceptance

Safety

$16,450/yr

95%

Safety

$32,193/yr

95%
Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA · 99% acceptance

Safety

$21,222/yr

95%
Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID · 97% acceptance

Safety

$4,656/yr

95%
University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · 86% acceptance

Safety

$41,095/yr

95%
Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · 84% acceptance

Safety

$43,372/yr

95%
California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA · 87% acceptance

Safety

$18,953/yr

95%
Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · 80% acceptance

Safety

$40,482/yr

95%
Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · 89% acceptance

Safety

$23,210/yr

95%
California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA · 93% acceptance

Safety

$18,975/yr

Match Schools(64 colleges)

75%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Portales, NM · 55% acceptance

Match

$8,843/yr

74%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · 54% acceptance

Match

$40,188/yr

74%
CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY · 54% acceptance

Match

$15,332/yr

74%
University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT · 54% acceptance

Match

$43,034/yr

74%
CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · 54% acceptance

Match

$15,402/yr

73%
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, PR · 53% acceptance

Match

$6,360/yr

73%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

San Juan, PR · 53% acceptance

Match

$5,324/yr

73%
Pratt Institute-Main

Brooklyn, NY · 53% acceptance

Match

$59,683/yr

73%
Anderson University

Anderson, SC · 53% acceptance

Match

$33,580/yr

73%
Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead, MN · 53% acceptance

Match

$10,336/yr

Reach Schools(61 colleges)

35%
Howard University

Washington, DC · 35% acceptance

Reach

$33,344/yr

34%
San Diego State University

San Diego, CA · 34% acceptance

Reach

$20,170/yr

34%
Spelman College

Atlanta, GA · 34% acceptance

Reach

$30,058/yr

33%
William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA · 33% acceptance

Reach

$49,412/yr

32%
Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA · 32% acceptance

Reach

$64,772/yr

30%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · 30% acceptance

Reach

$30,995/yr

29%
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · 29% acceptance

Reach

$62,180/yr

29%
The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · 29% acceptance

Reach

$42,778/yr

29%
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH · 29% acceptance

Reach

$64,671/yr

28%
University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA · 28% acceptance

Reach

$45,742/yr

Estimates are based on GPA vs. estimated school averages only. Actual admission depends on essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, and many other factors. Data sourced from College Scorecard (NCES).

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