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Colleges to explore with a 3.25 GPA
These 518 colleges admit 70–85% of applicants — CampusPin’s moderately selective band, a starting point for students exploring with a 3.25 GPA. CampusPin does not hold admitted-student GPA data, so no GPA figure is shown or implied.
Moderately selective colleges admitting 70–85% of applicants
Largest by enrollment first. Showing 30 of 518. The SAT column is each college’s published admitted-student range where it reports one — the closest published proxy CampusPin has for academic profile.
| College | Acceptance rate | SAT range | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Graduation rate | Public/private | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon University | 79% | 1006–1113 | $17,850 | $22,472 | 43% | Private | Phoenix, AZ |
| University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 80% | 1300–1500 | $17,214 | $16,778 | 85% | Public | Minneapolis, MN |
| Michigan State University | 85% | 1180–1360 | $16,458 | $19,680 | 81% | Public | East Lansing, MI |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 78% | 1170–1400 | $12,144 | $16,264 | 80% | Public | Bloomington, IN |
| University of Houston | 74% | 1160–1340 | $9,717 | $14,276 | 65% | Public | Houston, TX |
| University of North Texas | 72% | 980–1230 | $11,309 | $15,649 | 61% | Public | Denton, TX |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 85% | 1160–1370 | $13,976 | $25,648 | 75% | Public | Cincinnati, OH |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | 80% | 1010–1240 | $11,950 | $13,951 | 54% | Public | Arlington, TX |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 73% | 1180–1340 | $11,954 | $19,151 | 69% | Public | Baton Rouge, LA |
| The University of Alabama | 77% | 1170–1400 | $12,180 | $22,420 | 73% | Public | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Texas Tech University | 73% | 1090–1280 | $11,852 | $19,070 | 69% | Public | Lubbock, TX |
| University of Colorado Boulder | 78% | 1240–1430 | $15,666 | $25,346 | 74% | Public | Boulder, CO |
| San Jose State University | 85% | Not reported | $8,410 | $13,760 | 69% | Public | San Jose, CA |
| Oregon State University | 77% | 1140–1400 | $14,400 | $19,604 | 70% | Public | Corvallis, OR |
| University of Illinois Chicago | 77% | 1130–1350 | $14,338 | $10,974 | 62% | Public | Chicago, IL |
| University of Arkansas | 74% | 1030–1220 | $10,104 | $18,209 | 71% | Public | Fayetteville, AR |
| Chamberlain University-Illinois | 83% | Not reported | $21,536 | $31,837 | 42% | Private | Addison, IL |
| University at Buffalo | 74% | 1210–1380 | $10,936 | $20,995 | 75% | Public | Buffalo, NY |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 78% | 1150–1330 | $14,837 | $20,268 | 75% | Public | Columbia, MO |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 80% | 1140–1330 | $7,239 | $15,435 | 69% | Public | Charlotte, NC |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 77% | 1140–1330 | $9,797 | $15,300 | 75% | Public | Norman, OK |
| University of Iowa | 84% | 1130–1330 | $11,283 | $22,531 | 75% | Public | Iowa City, IA |
| Temple University | 80% | 1100–1290 | $23,011 | $28,198 | 75% | Public | Philadelphia, PA |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | 75% | Not reported | $7,780 | $11,531 | 68% | Public | Pomona, CA |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 75% | 1040–1250 | $10,234 | $17,447 | 68% | Public | Stillwater, OK |
| University of California-Riverside | 76% | Not reported | $15,606 | $14,304 | 76% | Public | Riverside, CA |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | 85% | 1090–1290 | $14,158 | $21,637 | 65% | Public | Athens, OH |
| University of Delaware | 71% | 1190–1370 | $16,810 | $17,799 | 81% | Public | Newark, DE |
| Wayne State University | 81% | 1060–1270 | $15,190 | $12,766 | 58% | Public | Detroit, MI |
| Mississippi State University | 78% | 1100–1350 | $10,202 | $17,595 | 67% | Public | Mississippi State, MS |
How this page was built
CampusPin does not hold admitted-student GPA data.There is no GPA field in our dataset, so this page shows no GPA figure for any college and asserts no GPA threshold. Publishing an invented “typical GPA” column would be fabricating a statistic, which we will not do.
Instead, colleges are grouped by acceptance rate, which every institution in the dataset reports. The moderately selective band covers colleges admitting 70–85% of applicants. Mapping a 3.25 GPA to this band is CampusPin’s editorial starting point for exploration — it is not derived from admissions data and is not a claim about your odds anywhere.
If you have taken the SAT, the SAT score pages are built on real published percentile data and will place you more precisely than any GPA band can.
Frequently asked questions
- Does CampusPin know the average GPA at these colleges?
- No, and this page does not show one. CampusPin does not hold admitted-student GPA distributions, so there is no GPA column here and no GPA threshold is claimed. What is shown instead is each college's acceptance rate and published SAT range, both reported to federal data collections.
- How was this list of colleges chosen for a 3.25 GPA?
- By acceptance rate. This page groups colleges that admit 70–85% of applicants — CampusPin's moderately selective band. The grouping is an editorial starting point for exploring, not a statement that a 3.25 GPA is required or sufficient at any of them.
- Can I get into these colleges with a 3.25 GPA?
- Nobody can answer that from a GPA alone, and this page does not try to. Admissions decisions weigh course rigor, grade trends, test scores where submitted, essays, recommendations, and each college's own priorities in a given year. Use this list to build a range of options, then check each college's published requirements.
- How much do these colleges cost?
- Costs are in the table: published in-state tuition and, where the college reports it, the average net price students actually paid after grants and scholarships. Net price is an average across a prior entering class and varies widely by family income, so treat it as a comparison between colleges rather than your own bill.
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Data sources & methodology
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Sources used across this page
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IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
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CampusPin. Colleges to explore with a 3.25 GPA. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/colleges-for/3-25-gpa