Attention U.S. families! Looking for some colleges to help ease your fears about “being admitted” and “being able to pay for college”? Here is a list of 162 colleges to investigate.
There are more A/B and A/B/C high school students than there are A+ students, right? And not every student does well with SAT or ACT testing. Here is a list of small private colleges that (a) admit some of their class (ranging from 1% to 50%) with at or below a 2.99 GPA, (b) are some form of test-optional, and (c) after gift/merit aid, cost most families somewhere between $10K and $35K (averaging $26K). Some more, some less of course. They do a great job with helping to make college affordable for families of all income levels. Most of these have fewer than 3,500 full time undergraduate students (average enrollment =1,800). Note: close to half of these colleges also offer some full tuition scholarships to students who are A/A+ students (sometimes without having to submit test scores). These are noted by a“/” symbol. Many of them also offer performing arts scholarships (such as Music, Art, Theatre, or Dance) without having to major in the arts. These are noted by a “=” symbol. The forty-two colleges featured on this website are all on this list.
This list is not intended to be an endorsement, nor can I guarantee its accuracy (admission and aid policies change from year to year), but it is at least a good place to start in your search for an affordable small college.
University of Mobile AL
Lyon College/= AR
University of the Ozarks AR
University of Advancing Tech AZ
Fresno Pacific University/= CA
Hope International University CA
La Sierra University CA
University of La Verne CA
Vanguard U of Southern California= CA
Goodwin University CT
Gallaudet University DC
Trinity Washington University= DC
Flagler College FL
Florida Southern College/ FL
Stetson University/= FL
Warner University/ FL
Point University= GA
Wesleyan College/ GA
Buena Vista University= IA
Central College/= IA
Cornell College= IA
Luther College= IA
Maharishi Intnl University IA
Mount Mercy University/= IA
Northwestern College= IA
Wartburg College= IA
Northwest Nazarene University= ID
Augustana College= IL
Aurora University/= IL
Blackburn College IL
Elmhurst University IL
Greenville University= IL
Illinois College/= IL
Lewis University/= IL
Millikin University/ IL
Monmouth College/= IL
Moody Bible Institute IL
Morrison Institute of Technol IL
National-Louis University IL
North Central College IL
North Park University= IL
University of St. Francis IL
Earlham College IN
Franklin College/= IN
Goshen College= IN
Indiana Tech/ IN
Indiana Wesleyan Univ-Marion IN
Manchester University/= IN
Marian University/= IN
Trine University/= IN
Valparaiso University= IN
Friends University= KS
University of Saint Mary/= KS
Georgetown College/= KY
Midway University= KY
University of the Cumberlands KY
Loyola University New Orleans/= LA
University of Holy Cross/ LA
Xavier University of Louisiana/ LA
Bay Path University/ MA
Springfield College MA
McDaniel College/ MD
Husson University ME
Albion College= MI
Alma College/= MI
Cornerstone University= MI
Lawrence Tech University/ MI
Madonna University= MI
Northwood University MI
Spring Arbor University= MI
Concordia College--Moorhead= MN
Concordia University--St. Paul= MN
Saint Catherine University/ MN
Saint Mary's University MN= MN
St. John's University= MN
The College of St. Scholastica= MN
Univ of Northwestern-St Paul= MN
Cottey College/= MO
Drury University/= MO
Ranken Technical College MO
Southwest Baptist University/= MO
Stephens College MO
Webster University/ MO
Rocky Mountain College= MT
Catawba College/= NC
Lees-McRae College/ NC
Mars Hill University= NC
Meredith College/ NC
Clarkson College NE
College of Saint Mary NE
Concordia University -Nebraska= NE
Hastings College/= NE
Midland University= NE
Nebraska Wesleyan University NE
Union College Nebraska NE
D'Youville College NY
Le Moyne College NY
Manhattan College NY
Niagara University NY
Roberts Wesleyan University/= NY
St. Bonaventure University NY
Antioch College OH
Ashland University= OH
Baldwin Wallace University OH
Capital University/ OH
Franklin University OH
John Carroll University OH
Muskingum University= OH
Otterbein University/= OH
University of Mount Union/= OH
Ursuline College= OH
Walsh University= OH
Mid-America Christian University/ OK
Gannon University/= PA
Geneva College PA
Gwynedd Mercy University/ PA
Holy Family University PA
Lycoming College= PA
Misericordia University/ PA
Moravian University PA
Saint Vincent College/ PA
Susquehanna University= PA
Westminster College PA
York College of Pennsylvania/ PA
Charleston Southern University= SC
Columbia International Univers SC
Southern Wesleyan University= SC
Augustana University= SD
Christian Brothers University TN
Maryville College/= TN
Southern Adventist University/= TN
Trevecca Nazarene University/= TN
Hardin-Simmons University/= TX
Houston Christian University= TX
Howard Payne University/ TX
Southwestern Adventist University/= TX
Texas Lutheran University= TX
Texas Wesleyan University= TX
University of St. Thomas - TX/ TX
Emory and Henry College= VA
Roanoke College VA
Sweet Briar College/= VA
University of Lynchburg= VA
Norwich Military University VT
Northwest University= WA
Saint Martin's University WA
Walla Walla University WA
Alverno College/ WI
Beloit College= WI
Carroll University/= WI
Carthage College/= WI
Concordia University-Wisconsin= WI
Edgewood College WI
Maranatha Baptist University WI
Mount Mary University/ WI
Northland College WI
Ripon College= WI
Saint Norbert College= WI
Viterbo University/= WI
Wisconsin Lutheran College= WI
Davis and Elkins College= WV
West Virginia Wesleyan College= WV
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