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 3.8 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
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 3.8their average 3.81Target
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 3.8their average 3.74Target
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 3.8their average 3.84Target
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 3.8their average 3.82Target
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 3.8their average 3.88Target
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 3.8their average 3.85Target
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 3.8their average 3.81Target
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 3.8their average 3.69Target
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 3.8their average 3.89Target
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,77% admitted
Average GPA3.70As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%580–700 R&W560–700 Math
ACT, middle 50%24–31
Your 3.8their average 3.70Target
University of South Carolina ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,60% admitted
Average GPA3.69As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%600–680 R&W580–680 Math
ACT, middle 50%26–32
Your 3.8their average 3.69Target
University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,74% admitted
Average GPA3.83As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%520–620 R&W510–600 Math
ACT, middle 50%21–28
Your 3.8their average 3.83Target
George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,87% admitted
Average GPA3.69As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%580–680 R&W580–680 Math
ACT, middle 50%25–30
Your 3.8their average 3.69Target
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,66% admitted
Average GPA3.83As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%530–610 R&W510–590 Math
ACT, middle 50%21–26
Your 3.8their average 3.83Target
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,90% admitted
Average GPA3.70As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.8their average 3.70Target
University of IowaIowa City, Iowa Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,84% admitted
Average GPA3.83As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%570–670 R&W560–660 Math
ACT, middle 50%21–28
Your 3.8their average 3.83Target
University of California RiversideRiverside, California Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,76% admitted
Average GPA3.75As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%–
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.8their average 3.75Target
Oklahoma State University Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,75% admitted
Average GPA3.76As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%530–630 R&W510–620 Math
ACT, middle 50%20–27
Your 3.8their average 3.76Target
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York Public, 4-yearModerate to get into,48% admitted
Average GPA3.66As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%550–690 R&W550–710 Math
ACT, middle 50%–
Your 3.8their average 3.66Target
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,82% admitted
Average GPA3.86As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%550–640 R&W510–620 Math
ACT, middle 50%20–27
Your 3.8their average 3.86Target
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,87% admitted
Average GPA3.69As reported by the college for 2023⁠–⁠24
SAT, middle 50%548–653 R&W533–640 Math
ACT, middle 50%17–25
Your 3.8their average 3.69Target
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York Private nonprofit, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,67% admitted
Average GPA3.90As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%650–720 R&W650–740 Math
ACT, middle 50%29–33
Your 3.8their average 3.90Target
Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois Private nonprofit, 4-yearEasy to get into,82% admitted
Average GPA3.74As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%600–690 R&W570–670 Math
ACT, middle 50%27–32
Your 3.8their average 3.74Target
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,50% admitted
Average GPA3.73As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%510–600 R&W510–590 Math
ACT, middle 50%17–23
Your 3.8their average 3.73Target
University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, Massachusetts Public, 4-yearEasy to get into,83% admitted
Average GPA3.72As reported by the college for 2023⁠–⁠24
SAT, middle 50%590–680 R&W590–690 Math
ACT, middle 50%25–32
Your 3.8their average 3.72Target
Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia Private nonprofit, 4-yearModerate to get into,41% admitted
Average GPA3.68As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%560–670 R&W530–650 Math
ACT, middle 50%22–28
Your 3.8their average 3.68Target
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,65% admitted
Average GPA3.73As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%600–710 R&W610–750 Math
ACT, middle 50%27–34
Your 3.8their average 3.73Target
University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama Public, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,71% admitted
Average GPA3.75As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%500–610 R&W470–580 Math
ACT, middle 50%20–26
Your 3.8their average 3.75Target
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas Private nonprofit, 4-yearFairly easy to get into,63% admitted
Average GPA3.69As reported by the college for 2025⁠–⁠26
SAT, middle 50%670–740 R&W670–750 Math
ACT, middle 50%30–34
Your 3.8their average 3.69Target
Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee Private nonprofit, 4-yearEasy to get into,95% admitted
Average GPA3.83As reported by the college for 2024⁠–⁠25
SAT, middle 50%600–690 R&W560–660 Math
ACT, middle 50%24–30
Your 3.8their average 3.83Target
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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