Colleges in Kentucky That Accept a 3.0 GPA

A 3.0 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 Kentucky schools are listed here.

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.0 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Morehead State University — Morehead, KY · 3.10 avg GPA
• Kentucky State University — Frankfort, KY · 2.85 avg GPA
• Asbury University — Wilmore, KY · 3.00 avg GPA
• University of the Cumberlands — Williamsburg, KY · 3.00 avg GPA
• Campbellsville University — Campbellsville, KY · 3.10 avg GPA
• Lindsey Wilson College — Columbia, KY · 2.90 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.0 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of Kentucky — Lexington, KY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Thomas More University — Crestview Hills, KY · 3.35 avg GPA
• Western Kentucky University — Bowling Green, KY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Northern Kentucky University — Highland Heights, KY · 3.25 avg GPA
• Eastern Kentucky University — Richmond, KY · 3.20 avg GPA
• Murray State University — Murray, KY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Georgetown College — Georgetown, KY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Kentucky Wesleyan College — Owensboro, KY · 3.20 avg GPA

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