Colleges in Indiana That Accept a 3.8 GPA

A 3.8 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 Indiana schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 3.8 GPA. You are above their typical applicant.

• Purdue University-Main Campus — West Lafayette, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Wabash College — Crawfordsville, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Valparaiso University — Valparaiso, IN · 3.55 avg GPA
• Earlham College — Richmond, IN · 3.50 avg GPA
• Goshen College — Goshen, IN · 3.40 avg GPA
• Franklin College — Franklin, IN · 3.25 avg GPA
• Huntington University — Huntington, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Ball State University — Muncie, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Grace College and Theological Seminary — Winona Lake, IN · 3.35 avg GPA
• University of Indianapolis — Indianapolis, IN · 3.00 avg GPA
• University of Southern Indiana — Evansville, IN · 3.35 avg GPA
• Anderson University — Anderson, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Manchester University — North Manchester, IN · 3.30 avg GPA
• Indiana University-Kokomo — Kokomo, IN · 3.00 avg GPA
• Purdue University Northwest — Hammond, IN · 3.30 avg GPA

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.8 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology — Terre Haute, IN · 3.85 avg GPA
• DePauw University — Greencastle, IN · 3.70 avg GPA
• Indiana University-Bloomington — Bloomington, IN · 3.70 avg GPA
• Taylor University — Upland, IN · 3.70 avg GPA
• Hanover College — Hanover, IN · 3.75 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.8 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of Notre Dame — Notre Dame, IN · 4.06 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.8 GPA, nationwide

Colleges in Indiana That Accept a 3.8 GPA on PickACampus