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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Millersville University of Pennsylvania Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Millersville, PA
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  • 86% acceptance rate

Millersville is a public university known for undergraduate education and meteorology. The campus sits in a small college town near Lancaster in southeastern Pennsylvania.

#13 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1210
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
  • Net Price $20,551
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University of Maine at Farmington Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Farmington, ME
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

University of Maine at Farmington is a small public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and creative writing. The residential campus is set in the western Maine college town of Farmington.

#3 Best Public Universities in Maine 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 995-1245
  • Avg GPA 3.15
  • Net Price $17,451
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Carlow University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3.0 | 3 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate

Carlow is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The compact urban campus sits in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

#50 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1168
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $21,002
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Mississippi University for Women Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Columbus, MS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate

Mississippi University for Women is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Historically the first public women's college in the United States, the Columbus campus is now coeducational.

#3 Best Public Universities in Mississippi 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 850-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.49
  • Net Price $12,487
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Seton Hill University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Greensburg, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 80% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Seton Hill is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate performing arts, education, and business. The campus is in Greensburg, a small city east of Pittsburgh.

#51 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.74
  • Net Price $23,056
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Saint Joseph's College of Maine Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Standish, ME
  • | 0 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

A private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits on the shores of Sebago Lake in a rural Maine setting.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Maine 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.0
  • Net Price $28,217
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Missouri Southern State University Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Joplin, MO
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

Missouri Southern is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and health sciences. The campus is in Joplin in southwest Missouri.

#7 Best Public Universities in Missouri 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1420
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $11,626
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Saint Xavier University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Chicago, IL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

Saint Xavier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

#26 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1120
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Net Price $11,318
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Aurora University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Aurora, IL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.

#27 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $19,053
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Buena Vista University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Storm Lake, IA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

Buena Vista is a private university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits beside Storm Lake in northwest Iowa.

#14 Best Private Colleges in Iowa 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1130
  • Avg GPA 3.49
  • Net Price $19,704
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Brenau University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Gainesville, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate

Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.

#12 Best Private Colleges in Georgia 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Net Price $19,743
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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 99% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

FranU is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The compact Baton Rouge campus is tied to the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady health system.

#2 Best Private Colleges in Louisiana 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
  • Net Price $16,432
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Hawaii Pacific University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Honolulu, HI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate
  • Sep 6 application deadline

Hawaii Pacific is a private university known for undergraduate marine science, nursing, and international business. The urban campus sits in downtown Honolulu near the waterfront.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Hawaii 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 998-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $30,950
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Kean University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Union, NJ
  • 4.1 | 7 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Kean is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and design. The suburban campus in Union sits near New York City.

#11 Best Public Universities in New Jersey 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.2
  • Net Price $12,708
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Winthrop University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Rock Hill, SC
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate

Winthrop is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, visual and performing arts, and business. The historic campus sits in Rock Hill, near the Charlotte metro area.

#6 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1220
  • Avg GPA 4.0
  • Net Price $16,108
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Missouri State University Springfield Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Springfield, MO
  • 4.0 | 3 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate

Missouri State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and health professions. The Springfield campus lies in the Ozarks region of southwest Missouri.

#8 Best Public Universities in Missouri 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.73
  • Net Price $17,181
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Wichita State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Wichita, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate

Wichita State is a public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering and aviation programs. The urban Wichita campus has long ties to the region's aircraft industry.

#3 Best Public Universities in Kansas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 905-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.48
  • Net Price $14,228
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University of Wisconsin Stout Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Menomonie, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Sep 1 application deadline

UW-Stout is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate industrial design, packaging, and engineering technology. The campus is in Menomonie, a small city in western Wisconsin.

#4 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.35
  • Net Price $15,673
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