Colleges in California That Accept a 2.8 GPA

A 2.8 GPA is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted GPA, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only California schools are listed here.

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 2.8 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Pitzer College — Claremont, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• Art Center College of Design — Pasadena, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona — Pomona, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• California State University-Long Beach — Long Beach, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• Menlo College — Atherton, CA · 3.20 avg GPA
• Concordia University-Irvine — Irvine, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• Mount Saint Mary's University — Los Angeles, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• California State University-Stanislaus — Turlock, CA · 3.10 avg GPA
• California State University-Monterey Bay — Seaside, CA · 3.20 avg GPA
• California Baptist University — Riverside, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• California State University-East Bay — Hayward, CA · 3.15 avg GPA
• California State University-San Bernardino — San Bernardino, CA · 3.20 avg GPA
• California College of the Arts — San Francisco, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• Vanguard University of Southern California — Costa Mesa, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
• California State University-Bakersfield — Bakersfield, CA · 3.10 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 2.8 GPA, nationwide

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