The Best Colleges in America with High Acceptance Rates
Getting into a good college doesn't need to be difficult. There are many colleges that are highly rated yet accept most students who apply. These four-year colleges all have acceptance rates over 75%. You will have an easy time getting accepted if your GPA, SAT and ACT scores meet their admission criteria. These are colleges ranked by using the methodology for the CollegeSimply.com Best Colleges rankings.
See also, popular colleges with high acceptance rates and the highest acceptance rate colleges.
Grand Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- Allendale, MI
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Grand Valley State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Allendale campus sits west of Grand Rapids along the Grand River.
- SAT Range 940-1190
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $17,198
Marymount Manhattan College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Marymount Manhattan is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate theater, dance, and communication arts. The urban campus sits on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
- SAT Range 1105-1323
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $38,376
Covenant College
- Private 4 Year
- Lookout Mountain, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Covenant is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs taught from a Reformed theological perspective. The mountaintop campus on Lookout Mountain overlooks the Chattanooga valley.
- SAT Range 1160-1380
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $27,926
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
- Public 4 Year
- Alfred, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Alfred State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate architecture, engineering technology, and construction management. The rural campus sits in the small college town of Alfred in western New York.
- SAT Range 990-1200
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $15,283
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Public 4 Year
- Richmond, VA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Jan 18 application deadline
VCU is a large public university known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and health professions. The urban campus stretches across downtown Richmond.
- SAT Range 1010-1270
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $26,836
Manhattanville University
- Private 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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4.4 | 25 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Manhattanville is a private university known for undergraduate education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus occupies a historic estate in Purchase.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $21,690
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Public 4 Year
- Plattsburgh, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
SUNY Plattsburgh is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and Canadian studies. The campus sits beside Lake Champlain in northern New York near the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range 1080-1250
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Net Price $15,412
Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Nebraska Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Lincoln.
- SAT Range 1020-1290
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $21,122
William Jessup University
- Private 4 Year
- Rocklin, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Jessup is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits in Rocklin in the greater Sacramento area.
- SAT Range 1041-1228
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $29,679
University of Illinois Springfield
- Public 4 Year
- Springfield, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
UIS is a public university known for undergraduate public affairs, political science, and computer science. The campus is in Springfield, Illinois's state capital.
- SAT Range 940-1200
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $10,809
Niagara University
- Private 4 Year
- Niagara University, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 30 application deadline
Niagara is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate hospitality and tourism management, education, and nursing. The suburban campus sits near Niagara Falls in western New York.
- SAT Range 1060-1235
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $16,613
University of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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| 0 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
University of Saint Joseph is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and pharmacy. Founded as a women's college by the Sisters of Mercy, the West Hartford campus is now fully coeducational.
- SAT Range 850-1170
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $29,300
Old Dominion University
- Public 4 Year
- Norfolk, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Old Dominion is a large public university known for undergraduate oceanography, engineering, and nursing. The urban campus sits in the coastal city of Norfolk.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $16,419
Campbell University
- Private 4 Year
- Buies Creek, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Campbell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate health sciences, business, and PGA golf management. The rural campus anchors the small town of Buies Creek.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $25,736
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $16,437
La Salle University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 97% acceptance rate
La Salle is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and nursing. The urban campus sits in northwest Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1050-1268
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $18,069
Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Private 4 Year
- West Palm Beach, FL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Palm Beach Atlantic is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and ministry. The urban campus in West Palm Beach borders the Intracoastal Waterway.
- SAT Range 950-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $31,231
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Public 4 Year
- North Dartmouth, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
UMass Dartmouth is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and visual design. The suburban campus features distinctive modernist architecture in southeastern Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1050-1270
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $21,094