Colleges in North Carolina 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 North Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• East Carolina University — Greenville, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• North Carolina A & T State University — Greensboro, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 3.25 avg GPA
• Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs, NC · 3.20 avg GPA
• Lenoir-Rhyne University — Hickory, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Barton College — Wilson, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Guilford College — Greensboro, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Pfeiffer University — Misenheimer, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Elizabeth City State University — Elizabeth City, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• North Carolina Central University — Durham, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke — Pembroke, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Methodist University — Fayetteville, NC · 3.10 avg GPA

Target

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

• Elon University — Elon, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• High Point University — High Point, NC · 3.45 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina Wilmington — Wilmington, NC · 3.60 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• Appalachian State University — Boone, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• Queens University of Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 3.60 avg GPA
• Meredith College — Raleigh, NC · 3.60 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• Wingate University — Wingate, NC · 3.35 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina Asheville — Asheville, NC · 3.60 avg GPA

Reach

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

• Davidson College — Davidson, NC · 3.92 avg GPA
• Wake Forest University — Winston-Salem, NC · 3.87 avg GPA
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh — Raleigh, NC · 3.70 avg GPA
• Warren Wilson College — Swannanoa, NC · 3.70 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.5 GPA, nationwide

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