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.

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Mount Saint Mary College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Newburgh, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate

Mount Saint Mary is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in Newburgh.

#50 Best Private Colleges in New York 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1255
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $26,896
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Montana Technological University Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Butte, MT
  • | 0 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate

Montana Tech is a public university known for undergraduate mining, petroleum, and geological engineering. The campus sits in the historic mining city of Butte.

#1 Best Public Universities in Montana 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $16,665
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Framingham State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Framingham, MA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Framingham State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nutrition, and fashion design. The suburban campus sits in the MetroWest area west of Boston.

#6 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1100-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.07
  • Net Price $16,114
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Maryville University of Saint Louis Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • 3.3 | 3 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate

Maryville University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and business. The suburban campus is in Town and Country in the St. Louis area.

#5 Best Private Colleges in Missouri 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.58
  • Net Price $22,983
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Carbondale, IL
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate

SIU Carbondale is a large public university known for undergraduate aviation, journalism, and forestry. The wooded campus anchors the college town of Carbondale in southern Illinois.

#7 Best Public Universities in Illinois 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Net Price $13,473
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Cedar Crest College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Allentown, PA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

Cedar Crest is a private women's college known for undergraduate nursing and forensic science. The suburban campus sits in Allentown in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.

#42 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Net Price $23,691
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University of Toledo Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Toledo, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate

University of Toledo is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and pharmacy. The main campus sits in a residential section of Toledo.

#5 Best Public Universities in Ohio
  • SAT Range 1100-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $17,844
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Otterbein University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Westerville, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 85% acceptance rate

Otterbein is a private university known for undergraduate theatre, musical theatre, and nursing. The historic campus sits in Westerville, a suburb of Columbus.

#19 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1035-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Net Price $20,457
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Dallas Baptist University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Dallas, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate

Dallas Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biblical studies. The hilltop campus overlooks Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas.

#13 Best Private Colleges in Texas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1213
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Net Price $30,057
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University of Minnesota Duluth Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Duluth, MN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

UMD is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the natural sciences. The hillside campus overlooks Lake Superior above the city of Duluth.

#3 Best Public Universities in Minnesota 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.51
  • Net Price $20,128
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University of Nebraska at Kearney Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Kearney, NE
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

UNK is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus is set in the college town of Kearney.

#2 Best Public Universities in Nebraska 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 905-1125
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Net Price $16,287
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Eastern Connecticut State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Willimantic, CT
  • | 0 reviews
  • 83% acceptance rate

Eastern is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate education and environmental earth science. The residential campus sits in the small town of Willimantic in eastern Connecticut.

#4 Best Public Universities in Connecticut 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1260
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Net Price $21,512
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Southwestern College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Winfield, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate
  • Aug 22 application deadline

Southwestern College is a small private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small town of Winfield, Kansas.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Kansas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.33
  • Net Price $29,488
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Wayne State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Detroit, MI
  • 4.2 | 4 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Wayne State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, pharmacy, and business. The urban campus is in Midtown Detroit near the city's cultural district.

#6 Best Public Universities in Michigan 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1060-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Net Price $14,416
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University of Wisconsin La Crosse Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • La Crosse, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate

UW-La Crosse is a public university known for undergraduate exercise science, biology, and teacher education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River at the base of wooded bluffs.

#2 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $14,712
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Bridgewater State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bridgewater, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Bridgewater State is a public university known for undergraduate education and aviation science. The campus is set in the small town of Bridgewater in southeastern Massachusetts.

#7 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1060-1263
  • Avg GPA 3.21
  • Net Price $15,646
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Catawba College Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Salisbury, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 75% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Catawba is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental science and ecology. The residential campus sits in Salisbury in North Carolina's Piedmont region.

#8 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Net Price $18,447
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Mount Vernon, OH
  • 3.5 | 2 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

Mount Vernon Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. Most students live on the residential campus in the small city of Mount Vernon.

#21 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1046-1315
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Net Price $22,961
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