Colleges in North Carolina 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 North Carolina schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• 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
• East Carolina University — Greenville, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Meredith College — Raleigh, NC · 3.60 avg GPA
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• North Carolina A & T State University — Greensboro, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 3.25 avg GPA
• Wingate University — Wingate, NC · 3.35 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina Asheville — Asheville, NC · 3.60 avg GPA
• Gardner-Webb University — Boiling Springs, NC · 3.20 avg GPA

Target

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

• 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

Reach

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

• Duke University — Durham, NC · 4.13 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.8 GPA, nationwide

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