Find Colleges for Your GPA

Find target, reach, and safety schools based on your GPA, with acceptance rates and test score data for thousands of colleges.

Where your 3.0 fits: Safety, Target or Reach, from each college's reported average GPA and acceptance rate. A guide, not a prediction.
Showing 30 of 3,085 colleges
Colleges that report an average GPA (268) · best fit first
Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,96% admitted
Average GPA2.99As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 2.99Target
University of Wisconsin Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,89% admitted
Average GPA2.98As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%18–24
Your 3.0their average 2.98Target
University of Wisconsin ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,75% admitted
Average GPA3.11As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%17–25
Your 3.0their average 3.11Target
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, Connecticut Private nonprofit, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,59% admitted
Average GPA3.11As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.11Target
Life UniversityMarietta, Georgia Private nonprofit, 4-yearEasy to get into,93% admitted
Average GPA3.12As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%480–590 R&W440–540 Math
ACT, middle 50%17–20
Your 3.0their average 3.12Target
St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida Public, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA2.95As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 2.95Safety
Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho Public, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA3.40As reported by the college for 2023⁠–⁠24
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.40Safety
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska Public, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA3.37As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.37Safety
Missouri Western State UniversitySaint Joseph, Missouri Public, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA3.13As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.13Safety
Cameron UniversityLawton, Oklahoma Public, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA3.25As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.25Safety
Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma Public, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA3.44As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.44Safety
Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri Public, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA2.90As reported by the college for 2023⁠–⁠24
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 2.90Safety
University of PikevillePikeville, Kentucky Private nonprofit, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA3.53As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.53Safety
Walla Walla UniversityCollege Place, Washington Private nonprofit, 4-yearOpen admission
Average GPA3.60As reported by the college for 2023⁠–⁠24
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.60Safety
Purdue University Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,50% admitted
Average GPA3.81As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%600–720 R&W600–760 Math
ACT, middle 50%27–34
Your 3.0their average 3.81Reach
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,69% admitted
Average GPA3.48As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%510–620 R&W490–600 Math
ACT, middle 50%19–26
Your 3.0their average 3.48Reach
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,85% admitted
Average GPA3.74As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%590–680 R&W590–680 Math
ACT, middle 50%25–31
Your 3.0their average 3.74Reach
University of Washington Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington Public, 4-yearModerate to get into,39% admitted
Average GPA3.84As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.84Reach
University of HoustonHouston, Texas Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,74% admitted
Average GPA3.46As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%590–670 R&W570–670 Math
ACT, middle 50%23–29
Your 3.0their average 3.46Reach
California State University FullertonFullerton, California Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,91% admitted
Average GPA3.43As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.43Reach
University of FloridaGainesville, Florida Public, 4-yearHard to get into,24% admitted
Average GPA3.90As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%660–730 R&W660–750 Math
ACT, middle 50%29–33
Your 3.0their average 3.90Reach
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California Public, 4-yearModerate to get into,36% admitted
Average GPA3.82As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.82Reach
University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, California Public, 4-yearModerate to get into,27% admitted
Average GPA3.88As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.88Reach
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan Public, 4-yearHard to get into,16% admitted
Average GPA3.90As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%680–750 R&W680–780 Math
ACT, middle 50%31–34
Your 3.0their average 3.90Reach
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,77% admitted
Average GPA3.85As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%590–690 R&W580–710 Math
ACT, middle 50%24–31
Your 3.0their average 3.85Reach
Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,73% admitted
Average GPA3.81As reported by the college for 2023⁠–⁠24
SAT, middle 50%600–680 R&W580–660 Math
ACT, middle 50%24–30
Your 3.0their average 3.81Reach
University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, California Public, 4-yearVery hard to get into,9% admitted
Average GPA3.94As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.94Reach
University of Cincinnati Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,85% admitted
Average GPA3.69As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%570–670 R&W590–700 Math
ACT, middle 50%24–29
Your 3.0their average 3.69Reach
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah Private nonprofit, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,68% admitted
Average GPA3.89As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%640–730 R&W630–730 Math
ACT, middle 50%28–32
Your 3.0their average 3.89Reach
California State University NorthridgeNorthridge, California Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,93% admitted
Average GPA3.33As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.0their average 3.33Reach
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How to read the figures

Example: how a college appears in the list
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan Public, 4-yearHard to get into,16% admitted
Average GPA3.90As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%680–750 R&W680–780 Math
ACT, middle 50%31–34
  • How hard it is to get in: the share of first-year applicants the college admitted for fall 2024. Very hard is under 10%, Hard 10–24%, Moderate 25–49%, Fairly easy 50–74% and Easy 75% or more. Open admission colleges accept everyone, so they have no rate.
  • Average GPA: the average high school GPA of the college's first-year students, from the college's own yearly report (its Common Data Set), with the year and, when the college says, whether it's weighted. Colleges calculate GPA in different ways, so use it as a rough guide, not a cutoff.
  • Safety, Target and Reach: with your GPA in the box, where it fits at each college that reports an average GPA. Your GPA is compared with the college's average (0.15 or more above it, close to it, or below it), and the acceptance rate decides how much that counts: a college that admits under 15% of applicants is a reach for everyone. Colleges that don't report an average get no label: we never estimate one.
  • SAT: the middle 50% of scores of first-year students who sent them, for reading and writing (R&W) and math. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it.
  • ACT: the middle 50% of overall ACT scores, read the same way.

A dash means the college didn't report that figure.

Where the data comes from

FigureSourceData year
Acceptance rate, SAT and ACT rangesThe U.S. Department of Education's yearly college surveyFall 2024
Average high school GPA (268 colleges)Each college's own yearly report (Common Data Set)2023–24 to 2025–26
Average SAT for the SAT filter and sortCollege Scorecard, U.S. Department of EducationLatest available

Each college's page also has its enrollment, net price, admission factors and policies on AP and dual credit from the same survey, and gives the year of every figure. Admission policies change every year, so check anything important with the college's admissions office.

Sources

Reviewed by the GPA Calculator team · Updated October 2026

  1. IPEDS: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data SystemU.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
  2. College Scorecard dataU.S. Department of Education (June 10, 2026 release)
  3. Common Data Set InitiativeThe standard format colleges use to publish their own admissions data