Eastern Colleges for a 3.9 GPA

With a 3.9 GPA, you are competitive at 361 four-year colleges in the East (53 target, 26 reach, 282 safety). A 3.9 is typically a A (~92%) on a common grading scale.

Colleges in the East for a 3.9 GPA

Target Schools (Competitive Chance of Admission)

Target schools have average GPAs near 3.9 - your grades fit squarely in the admitted pool.

College	Avg GPA	Acceptance Rate	Your Chance
Villanova University Villanova, PA	3.87	27%	Medium
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	3.86	16%	Medium
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	3.94	49%	Medium
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	4.0	39%	Medium
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	3.99	60%	Medium
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	3.79	58%	Medium
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	3.75	74%	Medium
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	3.7	54%	Medium
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	3.74	52%	Medium
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	3.71	19%	Medium
Emerson College Boston, MA	3.73	51%	Medium
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	3.81	26%	Medium

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Reach Schools (Lower Admission Chance)

Reach schools typically enroll students with higher average GPAs; admission is possible but more competitive.

College	Avg GPA	Acceptance Rate	Your Chance
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	4.0	4%	Low
New York University New York, NY	3.79	9%	Low
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	3.93	5%	Low
Boston University Boston, MA	3.79	11%	Low
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	3.95	5%	Low
Yale University New Haven, CT	3.95	4%	Low
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	3.9	9%	Low
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	3.89	12%	Low
Brown University Providence, RI	3.94	5%	Low
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	3.96	5%	Low
Northeastern University Boston, MA	3.91	5%	Low
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	3.91	4%	Low

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Safety Schools (Very High Chance of Admission)

Safety schools have average GPAs well below 3.9; you have a very high chance of acceptance.

College	Avg GPA	Acceptance Rate	Your Chance
Temple University Philadelphia, PA	3.46	80%	High
University at Albany Albany, NY	3.3	69%	High
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	3.3	58%	High
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	3.67	79%	High
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	3.39	72%	High
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA	3.43	78%	High
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	3.58	72%	High
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	3.5	83%	High
Kean University Union, NJ	3.2	76%	High
Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	3.3	88%	High
Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY	3.26	91%	High
Pace University New York, NY	3.4	76%	High

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Published: August 19, 2026