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Sarah Lawrence College
NY · Acceptance Rate: 55%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $46,500
Eligible Tiers: 3
Tuition: $62,070
GPA Range: 3.7–3.95
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Top 20 Colleges for Merit Aid with a B+ Average
Top merit scholarships available to students with a 3.0 to 3.7 GPA.
How we ranked these schools
Schools are ranked by the highest merit scholarship award available to students with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.7. Only schools with at least one scholarship tier accessible at this GPA range are included. Data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (the federal government's education data authority), Princeton Review, Niche, and My School List's own school database. All figures reflect the most recently available data and are updated periodically. Rankings are for informational purposes only.
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St. Lawrence University
NY · Acceptance Rate: 49%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $46,000
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $61,060
GPA Range: N/A
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Bennington College
VT · Acceptance Rate: 58%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $45,500
Eligible Tiers: 3
Tuition: $60,400
GPA Range: N/A
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Simon's Rock
MA · Acceptance Rate: 85%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $45,500
Eligible Tiers: 2
Tuition: $60,798
GPA Range: N/A
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Hobart and William Smith
NY · Acceptance Rate: 60%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $45,500
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $60,600
GPA Range: N/A
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
NY · Acceptance Rate: 50%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $45,500
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $60,951
GPA Range: 3.75–3.97
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St. John's College
MD · Acceptance Rate: 72%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $45,000
Eligible Tiers: 2
Tuition: $59,838
GPA Range: N/A
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Mount Holyoke College
MA · Acceptance Rate: 52%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $44,000
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $58,600
GPA Range: 3.72–3.96
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Bentley University
MA · Acceptance Rate: 45%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $42,500
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $56,560
GPA Range: 3.6–3.9
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The New School / Parsons
NY · Acceptance Rate: 52%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $42,000
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $56,020
GPA Range: N/A
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Susquehanna University
PA · Acceptance Rate: 72%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $41,500
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $55,020
GPA Range: N/A
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University of San Diego
CA · Acceptance Rate: 48%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $41,500
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $55,576
GPA Range: 3.55–3.88
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University of the Pacific
CA · Acceptance Rate: 68%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $41,500
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $55,080
GPA Range: N/A
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
IL · Acceptance Rate: 58%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $41,500
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $55,330
GPA Range: N/A
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University of San Francisco
CA · Acceptance Rate: 68%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $41,000
Eligible Tiers: 4
Tuition: $54,650
GPA Range: 3.45–3.82
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California College of the Arts
CA · Acceptance Rate: 78%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $41,000
Eligible Tiers: 3
Tuition: $54,636
GPA Range: N/A
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Hampshire College
MA · Acceptance Rate: 80%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $40,500
Eligible Tiers: 3
Tuition: $54,000
GPA Range: N/A
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Lawrence University
WI · Acceptance Rate: 62%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $40,500
Eligible Tiers: 3
Tuition: $54,264
GPA Range: 3.55–3.88
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Beloit College
WI · Acceptance Rate: 70%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $40,000
Eligible Tiers: 3
Tuition: $53,250
GPA Range: 3.4–3.8
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Elizabethtown College
PA · Acceptance Rate: 80%
Best Award (B+ eligible): $40,000
Eligible Tiers: 3
Tuition: $53,580
GPA Range: N/A
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