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
• University of North Carolina Asheville — Asheville, NC · 3.60 avg GPA
• Wingate University — Wingate, NC · 3.35 avg GPA
• Lenoir-Rhyne University — Hickory, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro — Greensboro, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• Belmont Abbey College — Belmont, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Catawba College — Salisbury, NC · 3.25 avg GPA
• Western Carolina University — Cullowhee, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Charlotte, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• East Carolina University — Greenville, NC · 3.30 avg GPA
• Appalachian State University — Boone, NC · 3.50 avg GPA
• Pfeiffer University — Misenheimer, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• University of North Carolina at Pembroke — Pembroke, NC · 3.10 avg GPA
• Chowan University — Murfreesboro, NC · 3.00 avg GPA
• North Carolina Central University — Durham, NC · 3.30 avg GPA

Target

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

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