Colleges That Accept a 3.2 GPA

A 3.2 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.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 3.2 GPA. You are above their typical applicant.

University of Georgia — Athens, GA · 2.90 avg GPA
Milwaukee School of Engineering — Milwaukee, WI · 3.00 avg GPA
Pitzer College — Claremont, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
University of Delaware — Newark, DE · 2.90 avg GPA
Stonehill College — Easton, MA · 3.00 avg GPA
Dickinson College — Carlisle, PA · 3.00 avg GPA
Art Center College of Design — Pasadena, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
Sacred Heart University — Fairfield, CT · 3.00 avg GPA
Merrimack College — North Andover, MA · 3.00 avg GPA
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona — Pomona, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
Charter Oak State College — New Britain, CT · 2.90 avg GPA
California State University-Long Beach — Long Beach, CA · 3.00 avg GPA
University at Albany — Albany, NY · 3.00 avg GPA
The University of Tampa — Tampa, FL · 3.00 avg GPA
The New School — New York, NY · 3.00 avg GPA

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.2 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

Dominican University of California — San Rafael, CA · 3.30 avg GPA
Rutgers University-New Brunswick — New Brunswick, NJ · 3.30 avg GPA
University of Connecticut — Storrs, CT · 3.10 avg GPA
Brigham Young University — Provo, UT · 3.30 avg GPA
Purdue University-Main Campus — West Lafayette, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities — Minneapolis, MN · 3.30 avg GPA
University of Scranton — Scranton, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — University Park, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
Wabash College — Crawfordsville, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
Auburn University — Auburn, AL · 3.10 avg GPA
Maine Maritime Academy — Castine, ME · 3.35 avg GPA
University of Denver — Denver, CO · 3.30 avg GPA
Baylor University — Waco, TX · 3.10 avg GPA
The University of Texas at Dallas — Richardson, TX · 3.30 avg GPA
Immaculata University — Immaculata, PA · 3.15 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.2 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

University of Chicago — Chicago, IL · 3.50 avg GPA
University of Maryland-College Park — College Park, MD · 3.50 avg GPA
Bryant University — Smithfield, RI · 3.60 avg GPA
University of Washington-Seattle Campus — Seattle, WA · 3.50 avg GPA
University of Portland — Portland, OR · 3.65 avg GPA
Loyola University Maryland — Baltimore, MD · 3.60 avg GPA
Franklin and Marshall College — Lancaster, PA · 3.60 avg GPA
Quinnipiac University — Hamden, CT · 3.50 avg GPA
The College of New Jersey — Ewing, NJ · 3.60 avg GPA
University of San Francisco — San Francisco, CA · 3.62 avg GPA
Elon University — Elon, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
New Jersey Institute of Technology — Newark, NJ · 3.60 avg GPA
Marist University — Poughkeepsie, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
University of Dayton — Dayton, OH · 3.50 avg GPA
Illinois Institute of Technology — Chicago, IL · 3.60 avg GPA

By state

Colleges That Accept a 3.2 GPA on PickACampus