Colleges in Texas 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 Texas schools are listed here.

Target

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

• Baylor University — Waco, TX · 3.10 avg GPA
• Lamar University — Beaumont, TX · 3.10 avg GPA
• Tarleton State University — Stephenville, TX · 3.15 avg GPA
• Midwestern State University — Wichita Falls, TX · 3.15 avg GPA
• Angelo State University — San Angelo, TX · 3.10 avg GPA
• Sul Ross State University — Alpine, TX · 2.90 avg GPA
• Wayland Baptist University — Plainview, TX · 3.00 avg GPA
• East Texas Baptist University — Marshall, TX · 3.00 avg GPA
• Howard Payne University — Brownwood, TX · 3.15 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 Houston-Clear Lake — Houston, TX · 3.40 avg GPA
• The University of Texas at Dallas — Richardson, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• Sam Houston State University — Huntsville, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• Stephen F Austin State University — Nacogdoches, TX · 3.20 avg GPA
• Texas A & M International University — Laredo, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• McMurry University — Abilene, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• Texas Wesleyan University — Fort Worth, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• Texas Tech University — Lubbock, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of North Texas — Denton, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• Lubbock Christian University — Lubbock, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
• Hardin-Simmons University — Abilene, TX · 3.25 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.0 GPA, nationwide

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