Colleges in Ohio 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 Ohio schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• Capital University — Columbus, OH · 3.30 avg GPA
• Hiram College — Hiram, OH · 3.25 avg GPA
• Mount St. Joseph University — Cincinnati, OH · 3.30 avg GPA
• Heidelberg University — Tiffin, OH · 3.25 avg GPA
• Malone University — Canton, OH · 3.25 avg GPA
• University of Akron Main Campus — Akron, OH · 3.30 avg GPA
• Youngstown State University — Youngstown, OH · 3.15 avg GPA
• Bluffton University — Bluffton, OH · 3.20 avg GPA
• Wright State University-Main Campus — Dayton, OH · 3.30 avg GPA
• Lourdes University — Sylvania, OH · 3.10 avg GPA
• Lake Erie College — Painesville, OH · 3.15 avg GPA
• Defiance College — Defiance, OH · 3.10 avg GPA
• Central State University — Wilberforce, OH · 3.00 avg GPA

Target

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

• University of Dayton — Dayton, OH · 3.50 avg GPA
• Ohio Northern University — Ada, OH · 3.60 avg GPA
• Xavier University — Cincinnati, OH · 3.62 avg GPA
• Cedarville University — Cedarville, OH · 3.60 avg GPA
• University of Cincinnati-Main Campus — Cincinnati, OH · 3.50 avg GPA
• Franciscan University of Steubenville — Steubenville, OH · 3.60 avg GPA
• Baldwin Wallace University — Berea, OH · 3.40 avg GPA
• Ohio Wesleyan University — Delaware, OH · 3.60 avg GPA
• Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — Bowling Green, OH · 3.35 avg GPA

Reach

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

• Kenyon College — Gambier, OH · 3.85 avg GPA
• Ohio State University-Main Campus — Columbus, OH · 3.85 avg GPA
• Denison University — Granville, OH · 3.85 avg GPA
• Oberlin College — Oberlin, OH · 3.85 avg GPA
• The College of Wooster — Wooster, OH · 3.70 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.5 GPA, nationwide

Colleges in Ohio That Accept a 3.5 GPA on PickACampus