Colleges in New York 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. Only New York schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• University at Albany — Albany, NY · 3.00 avg GPA
• The New School — New York, NY · 3.00 avg GPA
• Hilbert College — Hamburg, NY · 3.00 avg GPA
• CUNY Graduate School and University Center — 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.

• St. Joseph's University-New York — Brooklyn, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• SUNY Oneonta — Oneonta, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Niagara University — Niagara University, NY · 3.35 avg GPA
• Farmingdale State College — Farmingdale, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Elmira College — Elmira, NY · 3.20 avg GPA
• Utica University — Utica, NY · 3.20 avg GPA
• CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice — New York, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• State University of New York at Plattsburgh — Plattsburgh, NY · 3.20 avg GPA
• Hartwick College — Oneonta, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Keuka College — Keuka Park, NY · 3.10 avg GPA
• SUNY Brockport — Brockport, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• CUNY Lehman College — Bronx, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• SUNY at Fredonia — Fredonia, NY · 3.25 avg GPA
• SUNY College at Potsdam — Potsdam, NY · 3.15 avg GPA
• Marymount Manhattan College — New York, NY · 3.30 avg GPA

Reach

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

• Marist University — Poughkeepsie, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
• Siena College — Loudonville, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
• CUNY Bernard M Baruch College — New York, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
• University at Buffalo — Buffalo, NY · 3.50 avg GPA
• Hobart William Smith Colleges — Geneva, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
• St. John Fisher University — Rochester, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
• SUNY College at Geneseo — Geneseo, NY · 3.50 avg GPA
• Le Moyne College — Syracuse, NY · 3.55 avg GPA
• Nazareth University — Rochester, NY · 3.50 avg GPA
• Pratt Institute-Main — Brooklyn, NY · 3.50 avg GPA
• State University of New York at New Paltz — New Paltz, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
• State University of New York at Cortland — Cortland, NY · 3.40 avg GPA
• Sarah Lawrence College — Bronxville, NY · 3.60 avg GPA
• Canisius University — Buffalo, NY · 3.40 avg GPA
• Touro University — New York, NY · 3.60 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.2 GPA, nationwide

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