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.
North Carolina Central University
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
NCCU is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The campus sits in Durham within North Carolina's Research Triangle.
- SAT Range 980-1100
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $14,475
Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Portales, NM
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
- Aug 24 application deadline
ENMU is a public university known for undergraduate aviation and teacher education. The campus is in the small college town of Portales on New Mexico's eastern plains.
- SAT Range 830-1060
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $6,416
Nelson University
- Private 4 Year
- Waxahachie, TX
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- 89% acceptance rate
Nelson is a private Assemblies of God university known for undergraduate ministry and education programs. The campus is in Waxahachie, a small city south of Dallas.
- SAT Range 890-1090
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $22,359
Fayetteville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fayetteville, NC
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Fayetteville State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. It is a historically Black university in the University of North Carolina system.
- SAT Range 890-1090
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Net Price $7,811
University of Bridgeport
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgeport, CT
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- 83% acceptance rate
University of Bridgeport is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and dental hygiene. The campus sits along Long Island Sound in the city of Bridgeport.
- SAT Range 880-1115
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Net Price $28,498
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Truett McConnell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate Christian studies and education. The campus is in the North Georgia mountains near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1000-1190
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $22,179
Jackson State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jackson, MS
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- 93% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Jackson State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and public health. The urban campus sits in Mississippi's capital city.
- SAT Range 820-1070
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $23,450
Lander University
- Public 4 Year
- Greenwood, SC
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- 81% acceptance rate
Lander is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in the small city of Greenwood in South Carolina's Upstate.
- SAT Range 950-1178
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $15,520
Black Hills State University
- Public 4 Year
- Spearfish, SD
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- 96% acceptance rate
Black Hills State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and outdoor education. The campus sits in Spearfich at the northern edge of South Dakota's Black Hills.
- SAT Range 965-1135
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $15,576
Prairie View A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Prairie View, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Prairie View A&M is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and agriculture. The small-town campus sits northwest of Houston in Prairie View.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $14,448
Mississippi Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- Itta Bena, MS
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- 92% acceptance rate
Mississippi Valley State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate education and business. The rural campus sits in the Mississippi Delta near Greenwood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $10,232
Columbus State University
- Public 4 Year
- Columbus, GA
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- 99% acceptance rate
- Jun 30 application deadline
Columbus State is a public university known for undergraduate music through the Schwob School of Music, plus nursing and theater. Arts programs also use a downtown RiverPark campus along the Chattahoochee River.
- SAT Range 800-1060
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Net Price $12,420
Bethune Cookman University
- Private 4 Year
- Daytona Beach, FL
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- 88% acceptance rate
Bethune-Cookman is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Daytona Beach near Florida's Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 830-990
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $12,476
Morgan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
Morgan State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and business. The urban campus is in northeast Baltimore.
- SAT Range 840-1070
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $15,476
West Virginia State University
- Public 4 Year
- Institute, WV
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- 96% acceptance rate
West Virginia State is a public historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The campus is in Institute, near Charleston.
- SAT Range 760-1040
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $11,055
Brewton Parker College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, GA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Brewton-Parker is a small private Baptist college with undergraduate programs in education, business, and Christian studies. The rural campus is located in the small town of Mount Vernon in southeast Georgia.
- SAT Range 880-1010
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $25,613
Alabama State University
- Public 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
Alabama State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and health sciences. The urban campus is in Montgomery, the state capital.
- SAT Range 749-967
- Avg GPA 2.95
- Net Price $13,138
Kentucky State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frankfort, KY
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- 96% acceptance rate
Kentucky State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate aquaculture and agriculture. Students attend a small campus in Kentucky's capital city.
- SAT Range 820-1010
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Net Price $9,397