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A+ Colleges For B Students: US News And World Report List

A+ Colleges For B Students
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Didn't get all As in school? Not to worry! You can still go to a great college.

US News and World Report recently compiled a list of the best schools for average students.

According to US News, these schools have "strong ratings in the 2013 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, accept a significant number of students with nonstratospheric transcripts." For more on the methodology of the list, click here.

So what do you think of this ranking? Tell us in the comments section!

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Pepperdine University(01 of10)
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US News Ranking: 54Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 31.6% (credit:AP)
Fordham University(02 of10)
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US News Ranking: 48Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 42.4% (credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr:" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bae3bbde4b022a916c8d3cc" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="2">Flickr:</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/kpaulus/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name=" Kristine Paulus" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bae3bbde4b022a916c8d3cc" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/people/kpaulus/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="3"> Kristine Paulus</a>)
Syracuse University(03 of10)
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US News Ranking: 58Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 49.4% (credit:AP)
Purdue University(04 of10)
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US News Ranking: 65Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 68.3% (credit:AP)
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick(05 of10)
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US News Ranking: 68Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 61.1% (credit:AP)
Michigan State University(06 of10)
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US News Ranking: 72 Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 72.9% (credit:AP)
University of Iowa(07 of10)
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US News Ranking: 72 Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 79.8% (credit:AP)
University of Delaware(08 of10)
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US News Ranking: 75 Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 58.2% (credit:AP)
Baylor University(09 of10)
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US News Ranking: 77 Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 39.7% (credit:AP)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry(10 of10)
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US News Ranking: 77Fall 2011 Acceptance Rate: 46.8% (credit:Wikimedia: Crazyale)
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