Colleges in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania schools are listed here.

Likely

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

• Franklin and Marshall College — Lancaster, PA · 3.60 avg GPA
• Dickinson College — Carlisle, PA · 3.00 avg GPA
• University of Scranton — Scranton, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus — University Park, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Duquesne University — Pittsburgh, PA · 3.50 avg GPA
• Immaculata University — Immaculata, PA · 3.15 avg GPA
• Elizabethtown College — Elizabethtown, PA · 3.45 avg GPA
• Temple University — Philadelphia, PA · 3.52 avg GPA
• Lebanon Valley College — Annville, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania — West Chester, PA · 3.50 avg GPA
• Moravian University — Bethlehem, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Allegheny College — Meadville, PA · 3.58 avg GPA
• Saint Vincent College — Latrobe, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Juniata College — Huntingdon, PA · 3.30 avg GPA
• Marywood University — Scranton, PA · 3.25 avg GPA

Target

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

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, PA · 3.90 avg GPA
• Carnegie Mellon University — Pittsburgh, PA · 3.91 avg GPA
• Lehigh University — Bethlehem, PA · 3.85 avg GPA
• Villanova University — Villanova, PA · 3.85 avg GPA
• Bucknell University — Lewisburg, PA · 3.85 avg GPA
• Lafayette College — Easton, PA · 3.78 avg GPA
• Haverford College — Haverford, PA · 3.90 avg GPA
• Drexel University — Philadelphia, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Bryn Mawr College — Bryn Mawr, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Gettysburg College — Gettysburg, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — Pittsburgh, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Muhlenberg College — Allentown, PA · 3.70 avg GPA
• Ursinus College — Collegeville, PA · 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.

• Swarthmore College — Swarthmore, PA · 3.95 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.8 GPA, nationwide

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