Colleges in Louisiana That Accept a 3.5 GPA

A 3.5 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 Louisiana schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 3.5 GPA. You are above their typical applicant.

• Southeastern Louisiana University — Hammond, LA · 3.15 avg GPA
• Nicholls State University — Thibodaux, LA · 3.15 avg GPA
• Northwestern State University of Louisiana — Natchitoches, LA · 3.10 avg GPA
• Southern University and A & M College — Baton Rouge, LA · 2.95 avg GPA
• Grambling State University — Grambling, LA · 3.00 avg GPA
• Dillard University — New Orleans, LA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Southern University at New Orleans — New Orleans, LA · 3.00 avg GPA
• University of New Orleans — New Orleans, LA · 3.30 avg GPA
• McNeese State University — Lake Charles, LA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Louisiana Tech University — Ruston, LA · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of Louisiana at Monroe — Monroe, LA · 3.30 avg GPA

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.5 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — Baton Rouge, LA · 3.50 avg GPA
• Xavier University of Louisiana — New Orleans, LA · 3.42 avg GPA
• Centenary College of Louisiana — Shreveport, LA · 3.40 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.5 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Tulane University of Louisiana — New Orleans, LA · 3.85 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.5 GPA, nationwide

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