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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Indiana University Kokomo Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Kokomo, IN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate

IU Kokomo is a public regional campus of Indiana University known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students study on a compact campus in the midsize city of Kokomo.

#8 Best Public Universities in Indiana 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.29
  • Net Price $3,880
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Mercy University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Dobbs Ferry, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate

Mercy is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and business. The Dobbs Ferry campus overlooks the Hudson River in suburban Westchester County.

#57 Best Private Colleges in New York 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.19
  • Net Price $15,200
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California State University Monterey Bay Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Seaside, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate
  • Jan 15 application deadline

CSUMB is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The campus sits on the former Fort Ord site overlooking Monterey Bay.

#22 Best Public Universities in California 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.45
  • Net Price $14,493
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Marshall University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Huntington, WV
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • Aug 10 application deadline

Marshall is a public university known for undergraduate forensic science, nursing, and business. The urban campus borders the Ohio River in Huntington.

#3 Best Public Universities in West Virginia 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.68
  • Net Price $8,076
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Oral Roberts University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Tulsa, OK
  • 3.3 | 3 reviews
  • 99% acceptance rate

Oral Roberts is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, nursing, and business. The Tulsa campus centers on the Prayer Tower and a distinctive modernist architectural style.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Oklahoma 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1120-1310
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $25,808
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Schreiner University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Kerrville, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate

Schreiner is a small private university with undergraduate programs in nursing and education. The campus sits in Kerrville in the Texas Hill Country.

#23 Best Private Colleges in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $22,884
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California State University Fresno Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fresno, CA
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate
  • Dec 15 application deadline

Fresno State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, viticulture, and business. Students attend classes on a large campus in California's Central Valley.

#23 Best Public Universities in California 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1100
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
  • Net Price $7,834
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University of Wisconsin Superior Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Superior, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

UW-Superior is a small public university known for undergraduate education, business, and transportation and logistics. The lakeside campus sits on the shore of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin.

#12 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.32
  • Net Price $13,215
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Midwestern State University Campus

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

Midwestern State is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus sits in the city of Wichita Falls in North Texas.

#17 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1100
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.2
  • Net Price $11,215
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Fort Hays State University Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Hays, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate

Fort Hays State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the college town of Hays on the High Plains of western Kansas.

#4 Best Public Universities in Kansas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1140
  • Avg GPA 3.45
  • Net Price $13,186
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Stephen F Austin State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Nacogdoches, TX
  • 3.8 | 8 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate

SFA is a public university known for undergraduate forestry, education, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the historic East Texas college town of Nacogdoches.

#18 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1170
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
  • Net Price $14,959
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Wilmington College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Wilmington, OH
  • 1.0 | 1 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

A private Quaker liberal arts college known for undergraduate agriculture and peace studies. Students live on a residential campus in the small city of Wilmington in southwestern Ohio.

#29 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 850-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.47
  • Net Price $26,548
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Colorado State University Pueblo Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Pueblo, CO
  • | 0 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

CSU Pueblo is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and exercise science. Most students study on a campus in the southern Colorado city of Pueblo.

#8 Best Public Universities in Colorado 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $13,079
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Oklahoma Christian University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Edmond, OK
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

Oklahoma Christian is a private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ and known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and business. The campus is in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond.

#5 Best Private Colleges in Oklahoma 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.62
  • Net Price $22,391
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Eastern Kentucky University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Richmond, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

EKU is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, fire protection, and safety programs. The campus sits in the college town of Richmond in central Kentucky.

#5 Best Public Universities in Kentucky 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Net Price $12,279
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Cornerstone University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

Cornerstone is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, biblical studies, and business. Students live on a compact residential campus in Grand Rapids.

#15 Best Private Colleges in Michigan 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1220
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.28
  • Net Price $21,335
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Jacksonville State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Jacksonville, AL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.

#7 Best Public Universities in Alabama 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Net Price $14,221
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Baker College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Owosso, MI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate
  • Aug 10 application deadline

Baker is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Owosso campus sits in a small city in central Michigan.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Michigan
  • SAT Range 960-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.2
  • Net Price $13,616
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