less selective colleges

<p>There are more than 3000 colleges and universities in the United States. Many (if not most) of them offer some kind of business program and would admit a student with average to above average (but not exceptional) stats. Check out you nearest “directional”* state university (*University of X, Y County campus). </p>

<p>If you want to be more choosy, look at Business Week’s rankings of undergraduate business programs (which show average SAT/ACT scores):<br>
[Best</a> Undergraduate Business Schools 2011 - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>

<p>US News also ranks undergraduate business programs, but unless you have an online account, you can only view the top-ranked schools (which are all very selective). The full ranking for account holders covers hundreds of schools. Schools ranked in the 21-50 range include (in rank order): Michigan State, Purdue (West Lafayette), Arizona State, Case Western, U. Florida, Iowa, Wake Forest, Brigham Young, GWU, SMU, Texas A & M, UC Boulder, BU, Syracuse, Pitt, S. Carolina, Auburn, Rennselear, Tulane, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia Tech.</p>

<p>The best bang-for-the-buck is likely to be an in-state public university. More selective schools often do not have undergraduate programs at all. However, your long-term career prospects may tend to be better if you enroll at the most selective school you can, then major in economics rather than business.</p>