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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University of South Carolina Aiken Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Aiken, SC
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  • 79% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

USC Aiken is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus is located in the smaller city of Aiken near the South Carolina-Georgia border.

#8 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1220
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
  • Net Price $12,236
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Lasell University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Newton, MA
  • 4.8 | 18 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

Lasell is a private university known for undergraduate fashion design, merchandising, and business. The suburban Newton campus sits just outside Boston.

#32 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1158
  • Avg GPA 3.12
  • Net Price $27,773
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Penn State Brandywine Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Media, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 98% acceptance rate

Penn State Brandywine is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and biology. The suburban campus is located near Philadelphia in Media.

#16 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1080-1310
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $22,710
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Brigham Young University Idaho Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Rexburg, ID
  • 4.8 | 4 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

BYU-Idaho is a private university affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The campus is in Rexburg, a small college town in eastern Idaho.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Idaho 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1200
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.34
  • Net Price $8,528
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Rivier University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Nashua, NH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 83% acceptance rate
  • Oct 16 application deadline

Rivier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Nashua in southern New Hampshire.

#4 Best Private Colleges in New Hampshire 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1055-1175
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $28,584
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University of Central Arkansas Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Conway, AR
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate

UCA is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing programs. The campus sits in Conway, a college town north of Little Rock.

#3 Best Public Universities in Arkansas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1170
  • Avg GPA 3.7
  • Net Price $16,546
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University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate
  • Sep 1 application deadline

UWM is a large public university known for undergraduate architecture, nursing, and freshwater sciences. The urban East Side campus sits near Lake Michigan in Milwaukee.

#8 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.16
  • Net Price $16,263
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Carson Newman University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Jefferson City, TN
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate

Carson-Newman is a private Baptist university with undergraduate strengths in nursing, education, and the liberal arts. Students live on a residential campus in the small East Tennessee town of Jefferson City.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Tennessee 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 955-1215
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $20,895
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California State University San Marcos Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • San Marcos, CA
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate
  • Nov 30 application deadline

Cal State San Marcos is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban hillside campus is in North San Diego County.

#20 Best Public Universities in California 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1130
  • Avg GPA 3.32
  • Net Price $10,241
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Indiana University Southeast Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • New Albany, IN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

IU Southeast is a public regional campus of Indiana University known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The New Albany campus sits across the Ohio River from Louisville.

#6 Best Public Universities in Indiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.31
  • Net Price $9,102
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Wright State University Main Campus Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Dayton, OH
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • Aug 23 application deadline

Wright State is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and computer science. The suburban campus sits near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the Dayton area.

#10 Best Public Universities in Ohio
  • SAT Range 913-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Net Price $15,254
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Rockford University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Rockford, IL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate

Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.

#29 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 850-1070
  • Avg GPA 3.25
  • Net Price $23,642
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Cairn University Langhorne Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Langhorne, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate

Cairn is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The suburban campus sits in Langhorne near Philadelphia.

#56 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.31
  • Net Price $23,273
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University of Southern Indiana Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Evansville, IN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

University of Southern Indiana is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits on the west side of Evansville near the Ohio River.

#7 Best Public Universities in Indiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.45
  • Net Price $14,722
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Houston Christian University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Houston, TX
  • 1.0 | 1 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

Houston Christian is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in southwest Houston.

#22 Best Private Colleges in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Net Price $21,282
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University of Wisconsin Whitewater Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Whitewater, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate

UW-Whitewater is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The campus is set in the small college town of Whitewater in southeastern Wisconsin.

#9 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $12,709
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West Texas A & M University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Canyon, TX
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 99% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

West Texas A&M is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and business. The campus is in Canyon, a small college town in the Texas Panhandle.

#14 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1170
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Net Price $15,572
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Columbia International University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Columbia, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

CIU is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and intercultural studies. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Columbia.

#7 Best Private Colleges in South Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1195
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $26,056
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