Colleges in Tennessee 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 Tennessee schools are listed here.

Target

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

• Austin Peay State University — Clarksville, TN · 3.15 avg GPA
• Tennessee State University — Nashville, TN · 3.00 avg GPA
• Cumberland University — Lebanon, TN · 3.00 avg GPA

Reach

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

• The University of Tennessee-Knoxville — Knoxville, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga — Chattanooga, TN · 3.40 avg GPA
• University of Memphis — Memphis, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Tennessee Technological University — Cookeville, TN · 3.40 avg GPA
• East Tennessee State University — Johnson City, TN · 3.25 avg GPA
• The University of Tennessee-Martin — Martin, TN · 3.20 avg GPA
• Lincoln Memorial University — Harrogate, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Maryville College — Maryville, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Southern Adventist University — Collegedale, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Middle Tennessee State University — Murfreesboro, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Carson-Newman University — Jefferson City, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Trevecca Nazarene University — Nashville, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Lee University — Cleveland, TN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Freed-Hardeman University — Henderson, TN · 3.25 avg GPA
• Johnson University — Knoxville, TN · 3.20 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.0 GPA, nationwide

Colleges in Tennessee That Accept a 3.0 GPA on PickACampus