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.
The Evergreen State College
- Public 4 Year
- Olympia, WA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
Evergreen is a public liberal arts college known for interdisciplinary programs and environmental studies. The forested campus includes Puget Sound waterfront near Olympia.
- SAT Range 1035-1253
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $18,350
South Dakota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Brookings, SD
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
South Dakota State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and pharmacy. Most undergrads study on a residential campus in the college town of Brookings.
- SAT Range 1060-1240
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $19,932
Montana State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bozeman, MT
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Montana State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and architecture. Bozeman is a mountain college town near the Bridger Mountains and Yellowstone National Park.
- SAT Range 1065-1285
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $20,142
Central Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Ellensburg, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Central Washington is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and aviation. Ellensburg is a residential college town in the Kittitas Valley of central Washington.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.08
- Net Price $19,898
College of Staten Island CUNY
- Public 4 Year
- Staten Island, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
College of Staten Island is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. Its large Staten Island campus is one of New York City's most spacious college grounds.
- SAT Range 890-1250
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $6,525
Bridgewater College
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgewater, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Bridgewater is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in biology, business, and education. The Church of the Brethren-affiliated campus sits in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1020-1360
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $11,316
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Saint Peter's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The urban Jersey City campus sits across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $13,775
Ashland University
- Private 4 Year
- Ashland, OH
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- 76% acceptance rate
Ashland is a private university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the small college city of Ashland in north-central Ohio.
- SAT Range 1035-1208
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $22,610
Texas Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Seguin, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
Texas Lutheran is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Seguin, a small city northeast of San Antonio.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Net Price $25,119
Ball State University
- Public 4 Year
- Muncie, IN
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Ball State is a public university known for undergraduate architecture, education, and telecommunications. The college-town campus is in Muncie.
- SAT Range 1080-1260
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $13,599
Hiram College
- Private 4 Year
- Hiram, OH
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- 94% acceptance rate
Hiram is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences and biomedical humanities. Students follow the Hiram Plan of 12-week terms paired with intensive three-week courses.
- SAT Range 890-1100
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Net Price $21,868
Anderson University
- Private 4 Year
- Anderson, IN
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| 0 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
Anderson University is a private Christian university known for undergraduate music, nursing, and business. Most students live on its residential campus in Anderson, northeast of Indianapolis.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $25,332
Northwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Orange City, IA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus sits in the small town of Orange City in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 940-1240
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $26,347
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
- Public 4 Year
- Delhi, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
SUNY Delhi is a public college of technology known for undergraduate veterinary science technology, hospitality management, and architectural technology. The residential campus sits in a small village in New York's Catskill Mountains region.
- SAT Range 910-1160
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $16,371
Sonoma State University
- Public 4 Year
- Rohnert Park, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Sonoma State is a public university known for undergraduate wine business and environmental studies. The campus sits in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County wine country.
- SAT Range 950-1150
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $14,614
University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Public 4 Year
- Omaha, NE
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| 0 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
UNO is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and information technology. The urban campus sits in midtown Omaha.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $13,662
Louisiana Tech University
- Public 4 Year
- Ruston, LA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Louisiana Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. Ruston is a college town in northern Louisiana built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $12,325
University of California Merced
- Public 4 Year
- Merced, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
UC Merced is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, biology, and psychology. The newest University of California campus is located in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 960-1140
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $13,690