Colleges in North Carolina 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 North Carolina schools are listed here.

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 2.8 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Livingstone College — Salisbury, NC · 2.85 avg GPA

Reach

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

• Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs, NC · 3.20 avg GPA
• Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Barton College — Wilson, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Pfeiffer University — Misenheimer, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Elizabeth City State University — Elizabeth City, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke — Pembroke, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Methodist University — Fayetteville, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Greensboro College — Greensboro, NC · 3.05 avg GPA
• Mars Hill University — Mars Hill, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Lees-McRae College — Banner Elk, NC · 3.05 avg GPA
• Brevard College — Brevard, NC · 3.15 avg GPA
• Fayetteville State University — Fayetteville, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Johnson C Smith University — Charlotte, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Chowan University — Murfreesboro, NC · 3.00 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 2.8 GPA, nationwide

Colleges in North Carolina That Accept a 2.8 GPA on PickACampus