Colleges in South Carolina 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 South Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• South Carolina State University — Orangeburg, SC · 2.90 avg GPA
• Benedict College — Columbia, SC · 3.00 avg GPA
• University of South Carolina Beaufort — Bluffton, SC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Claflin University — Orangeburg, SC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Coker University — Hartsville, SC · 3.05 avg GPA
• Limestone University — Gaffney, SC · 3.05 avg GPA

Target

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

• University of South Carolina-Columbia — Columbia, SC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Erskine College — Due West, SC · 3.35 avg GPA
• Coastal Carolina University — Conway, SC · 3.35 avg GPA
• Converse University — Spartanburg, SC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Winthrop University — Rock Hill, SC · 3.35 avg GPA
• Francis Marion University — Florence, SC · 3.15 avg GPA
• University of South Carolina Aiken — Aiken, SC · 3.20 avg GPA
• Anderson University — Anderson, SC · 3.30 avg GPA
• North Greenville University — Tigerville, SC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Lander University — Greenwood, SC · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of South Carolina-Upstate — Spartanburg, SC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Newberry College — Newberry, SC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Columbia College — Columbia, SC · 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.

• The Citadel — Charleston, SC · 3.55 avg GPA
• Presbyterian College — Clinton, SC · 3.45 avg GPA
• Wofford College — Spartanburg, SC · 3.50 avg GPA
• College of Charleston — Charleston, SC · 3.50 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.2 GPA, nationwide

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