The Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates in the Southeast
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 in the Southeast.
Loyola University Maryland
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Loyola Maryland is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and communications. The wooded residential campus sits in a northern Baltimore neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1200-1370
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $32,846
George Mason University
- Public 4 Year
- Fairfax, VA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
George Mason is a large public university known for undergraduate economics, public policy, and computer science. The suburban Fairfax campus sits near Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1160-1360
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Net Price $18,823
Samford University
- Private 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 82% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Samford is a private Christian university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The Georgian-style campus sits in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood.
- SAT Range 1070-1250
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Net Price $34,926
University of Mary Washington
- Public 4 Year
- Fredericksburg, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate historic preservation and education. The historic campus sits in Fredericksburg near the Rappahannock River.
- SAT Range 1170-1370
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $21,800
Maryland Institute College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
MICA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate illustration, graphic design, and fine arts. The urban campus lies in Baltimore's Station North Arts District.
- SAT Range 1078-1305
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $47,834
Belmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Belmont is a private university known for undergraduate music business, commercial music, and entertainment programs. The urban Nashville campus has long ties to the city's recording and music industry.
- SAT Range 1160-1350
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $38,578
Goucher College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.
- SAT Range 1090-1325
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $26,913
John Brown University
- Private 4 Year
- Siloam Springs, AR
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- 76% acceptance rate
John Brown is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the small college town of Siloam Springs in northwest Arkansas.
- SAT Range 1070-1340
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Net Price $21,537
Salisbury University
- Public 4 Year
- Salisbury, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Salisbury is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small city on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 1180-1320
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $18,760
Eckerd College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Petersburg, FL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Eckerd is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The waterfront campus borders Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $43,884
Roanoke College
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
Roanoke is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, biology, and psychology. The residential campus sits in Salem at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $26,044
University of Mississippi
- Public 4 Year
- University, MS
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 97% acceptance rate
Ole Miss is a large public university known for undergraduate accountancy and business. Oxford is a classic college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1000-1200
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $15,045
Christopher Newport University
- Public 4 Year
- Newport News, VA
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3.2 | 4 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Christopher Newport is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate leadership studies and political science. The residential campus in Newport News features classical Georgian architecture.
- SAT Range 1060-1290
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Net Price $23,148
Bellarmine University
- Private 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Bellarmine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The campus occupies a residential setting in Louisville.
- SAT Range 1030-1250
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $23,165
Towson University
- Public 4 Year
- Towson, MD
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Towson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and communications. The suburban campus sits just north of Baltimore.
- SAT Range 950-1235
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $16,653
Transylvania University
- Private 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Transylvania is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate pre-medicine and the sciences. The historic campus occupies several blocks in downtown Lexington.
- SAT Range 1120-1380
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Net Price $25,442
University of Louisville
- Public 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UofL is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and business. Most undergraduates study on the urban Belknap Campus in Louisville.
- SAT Range 1040-1270
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $19,785
The University of Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Tuscaloosa, AL
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5.0 | 7 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Alabama is a large public university known for undergraduate business and communications. Tuscaloosa is a classic college town built around the historic campus.
- SAT Range 1170-1400
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Net Price $22,559