Colleges With a 30% to 40% Acceptance Rate

28 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database have a 30 to 40 percent acceptance rate, spread across 18 states: 10 public and 18 private. The median admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) in this band is 1365. Ranked from most to least selective, the list starts with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Lafayette College, and Kenyon College. Schools admitting one in five to one in three applicants are reaches for most and targets for the strongest profiles; treat every one as competitive.

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Median acceptance

37%

Most selective

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

31% acceptance

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Which of the Colleges With a 30% to 40% Acceptance Rate can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 24 of the 28 colleges here, including Fairfield University, UC Santa Barbara and Hope International University. 4 more are Target (25 to 44%), such as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Lafayette College. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Cal Poly San Luis Obispoadmits 31%	19%Reach	43%Target	73%Safety
Lafayette Collegeadmits 31%	20%Reach	44%Target	73%Safety
Kenyon Collegeadmits 31%	20%Reach	43%Target	72%Safety
Fairfield Universityadmits 33%	27%Target	56%Likely	77%Safety
UC Santa Barbaraadmits 33%	21%Reach	45%Likely	76%Safety
Hope International Universityadmits 33%	42%Target	65%Likely	78%Safety
William & Maryadmits 34%	22%Reach	43%Target	75%Safety
Oberlin Collegeadmits 34%	22%Reach	47%Likely	77%Safety
Southern Universityadmits 35%	54%Likely	72%Safety	82%Safety
Brescia Universityadmits 35%	46%Likely	69%Likely	81%Safety
San Diego State Universityadmits 36%	28%Target	61%Likely	84%Safety
Mount Holyoke Collegeadmits 36%	25%Target	55%Likely	82%Safety
Case Western Reserve Universityadmits 37%	24%Reach	48%Likely	80%Safety
Connecticut Collegeadmits 37%	24%Reach	54%Likely	83%Safety
Dickinson State Universityadmits 37%	51%Likely	73%Safety	84%Safety
Fisk Universityadmits 37%	56%Likely	74%Safety	85%Safety
Clemson Universityadmits 38%	25%Target	58%Likely	86%Safety
University of Georgiaadmits 38%	24%Reach	55%Likely	85%Safety
Whitman Collegeadmits 38%	24%Reach	57%Likely	84%Safety
William Jewell Collegeadmits 38%	47%Likely	74%Safety	85%Safety
Regent Universityadmits 38%	48%Likely	75%Safety	86%Safety
Thomas Universityadmits 38%	50%Likely	74%Safety	85%Safety
Binghamton Universityadmits 39%	26%Target	57%Likely	86%Safety
University of Washingtonadmits 39%	26%Target	54%Likely	85%Safety
Gettysburg Collegeadmits 39%	30%Target	64%Likely	87%Safety

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Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT (continued)
Illinois Wesleyan Universityadmits 39%	34%Target	69%Likely	87%Safety
Bethany Lutheran Collegeadmits 39%	52%Likely	76%Safety	87%Safety
Huston-Tillotson Universityadmits 39%	59%Likely	76%Safety	87%Safety

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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.