List of programs with GPA averages of 3.5 or less for accepted students

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Aloha everybody, I decided to make a list of the programs with an average GPA of 3.5 or less for its most recent accepted students (based on the PTCAS website). Hopefully this list will help those with lower GPAs in deciding what schools to apply to.

Alabama State University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.44, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.23)

AT Still University of Health Sciences (Cumulative: 2.8 / Average: 3.37, Prerequisite: 2.8 / Average: 3.22)

Franklin Pierce University (AZ) (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.37, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.51)

Midwestern University - Glendale (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.48, Prerequisite: 2.9 / Average: 3.37)

Azusa Pacific University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.43, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.22)

Chapman University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Mount St. Mary’s College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.1, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.2)

Samuel Merritt University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.41, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.38)

University of the Pacific (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.47, Prerequisite: not specified)

Howard University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.4)

Marquette University (Cumulative: 3.2 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.2 / Average: 3.4)

Wheeling jesuit University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.48, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.46)

Radford University (Cumulative: 3.25 / Average: 3.47, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.4)

Marymount University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.38, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.45)

Mary Baldwin College / Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: not specified)

Lynchburg College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Hampton University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.2, Prerequisite: 2.8 / Average: 3.0)

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.2 / Average: 3.5)

University of the Incarnate Word (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.35, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.2)

Tennessee State University (Cumulative: not specified, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.33)

Misericordia University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Duquesne University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.33, Prerequisite: 2.75 / Average: 3.36)

University of Jamestown (Cumulative: 2.8 / Average: 3.41, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.29)

Wingate University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.31, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.3)

Touro College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.42, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.31)

New York Medical College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.33, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.25)

Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.2)

Franklin Pierce University (NH) (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.34, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.38)

Touro University Nevada (Cumulative: 2.75 / Average: 3.05, Prerequisite: 2.75 / Average: 3.2)

Creighton University (Cumulative: no minimum requirement / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: no minimum requirement / Average: 3.3)

Southwest Baptist University (Cumulative: 2.75 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Rockhurst University (Cumulative: 2.9 / Average: 3.45, Prerequisite: 3.2 / Average: 3.4)

University of Michigan - Flint (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.44, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: ?)

Springfield College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.3, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.3)

MCPHS University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.3, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.26)

University of Maryland - Eastern Shore (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.25, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.28)

University of New England (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.44, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.43)

Husson University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.45)

Western Kentucky University (Cumulative: 2.75 / Average: 3.49, Prerequisite: 2.75 / Average: 3.51)

Armstrong Atlantic State University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.0, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: ?)

Nova Southeastern University - Tampa (Hybrid 40year Program) (Cumulative: 2.9 / Average: 3.3, Prerequisite: 2.9 / Average: 3.3)

Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale (Cumulative: 2.9 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 2.9 / Average: 3.5)

Florida International University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: ?)

Howard University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.4)
 
thanks for the post, I was actually curious about this stuff myself!
 
Aloha everybody, I decided to make a list of the programs with an average GPA of 3.5 or less for its most recent accepted students (based on the PTCAS website). Hopefully this list will help those with lower GPAs in deciding what schools to apply to.

Alabama State University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.44, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.23)

AT Still University of Health Sciences (Cumulative: 2.8 / Average: 3.37, Prerequisite: 2.8 / Average: 3.22)

Franklin Pierce University (AZ) (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.37, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.51)

Midwestern University - Glendale (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.48, Prerequisite: 2.9 / Average: 3.37)

Azusa Pacific University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.43, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.22)

Chapman University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Mount St. Mary’s College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.1, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.2)

Samuel Merritt University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.41, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.38)

University of the Pacific (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.47, Prerequisite: not specified)

Howard University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.4)

Marquette University (Cumulative: 3.2 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.2 / Average: 3.4)

Wheeling jesuit University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.48, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.46)

Radford University (Cumulative: 3.25 / Average: 3.47, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.4)

Marymount University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.38, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.45)

Mary Baldwin College / Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: not specified)

Lynchburg College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Hampton University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.2, Prerequisite: 2.8 / Average: 3.0)

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.2 / Average: 3.5)

University of the Incarnate Word (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.35, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.2)

Tennessee State University (Cumulative: not specified, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.33)

Misericordia University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Duquesne University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.33, Prerequisite: 2.75 / Average: 3.36)

University of Jamestown (Cumulative: 2.8 / Average: 3.41, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.29)

Wingate University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.31, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.3)

Touro College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.42, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.31)

New York Medical College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.33, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.25)

Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.2)

Franklin Pierce University (NH) (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.34, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.38)

Touro University Nevada (Cumulative: 2.75 / Average: 3.05, Prerequisite: 2.75 / Average: 3.2)

Creighton University (Cumulative: no minimum requirement / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: no minimum requirement / Average: 3.3)

Southwest Baptist University (Cumulative: 2.75 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.5)

Rockhurst University (Cumulative: 2.9 / Average: 3.45, Prerequisite: 3.2 / Average: 3.4)

University of Michigan - Flint (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.44, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: ?)

Springfield College (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.3, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.3)

MCPHS University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.3, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.26)

University of Maryland - Eastern Shore (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.25, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.28)

University of New England (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.44, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.43)

Husson University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.45)

Western Kentucky University (Cumulative: 2.75 / Average: 3.49, Prerequisite: 2.75 / Average: 3.51)

Armstrong Atlantic State University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.0, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: ?)

Nova Southeastern University - Tampa (Hybrid 40year Program) (Cumulative: 2.9 / Average: 3.3, Prerequisite: 2.9 / Average: 3.3)

Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale (Cumulative: 2.9 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 2.9 / Average: 3.5)

Florida International University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.5, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: ?)

Howard University (Cumulative: 3.0 / Average: 3.4, Prerequisite: 3.0 / Average: 3.4)



Thank you so much!
 
Thank you so much! Since this is three years old, do you think this information is still relevant? I assume all of the schools are a little more competitive now.
 
Thank you so much! Since this is three years old, do you think this information is still relevant? I assume all of the schools are a little more competitive now.

I think many of these are outdated and may be higher now! Each program updates their PTCAS page each year, so I'd check those pages for more accurate statistics. Also many programs have probably been added to the PTCAS system since this was posted. This list also doesn't specify candidate vs. accredited school (I found that a lot of candidate programs have a lower accepted GPA than an accredited program) just something to keep in mind when applying.
 
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