Colleges in North Carolina 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 North Carolina schools are listed here.

Target

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

• Pfeiffer University — Misenheimer, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke — Pembroke, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Chowan University — Murfreesboro, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Fayetteville State University — Fayetteville, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Johnson C Smith University — Charlotte, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Elizabeth City State University — Elizabeth City, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Barton College — Wilson, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Brevard College — Brevard, NC · 3.15 avg GPA
• Greensboro College — Greensboro, NC · 3.05 avg GPA
• Lees-McRae College — Banner Elk, NC · 3.05 avg GPA
• Livingstone College — Salisbury, NC · 2.85 avg GPA
• Mars Hill University — Mars Hill, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Methodist University — Fayetteville, NC · 3.10 avg GPA

Reach

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

• Wingate University — Wingate, NC · 3.35 avg GPA
• Lenoir-Rhyne University — Hickory, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 3.25 avg GPA
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• East Carolina University — Greenville, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• North Carolina Central University — Durham, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• North Carolina A & T State University — Greensboro, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs, NC · 3.20 avg GPA
• Guilford College — Greensboro, NC · 3.30 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.0 GPA, nationwide

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