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.
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
South Carolina State University
- Public 4 Year
- Orangeburg, SC
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
SC State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and biological sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small city of Orangeburg.
- SAT Range 800-1050
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Net Price $17,965
Benedict College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, SC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Benedict is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in South Carolina's capital city of Columbia.
- SAT Range 820-1010
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $18,665
Virginia Union University
- Private 4 Year
- Richmond, VA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Virginia Union is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate programs in business, education, and social work. The historic urban campus sits on Richmond's North Side.
- SAT Range 850-885
- Avg GPA 2.71
- Net Price $11,483
Henderson State University
- Public 4 Year
- Arkadelphia, AR
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Henderson State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the small college town of Arkadelphia.
- SAT Range 903-1073
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $20,444
AdventHealth University
- Private 4 Year
- Orlando, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
AdventHealth University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban Orlando campus is closely tied to the AdventHealth hospital system.
- SAT Range 1010-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $29,658
Albany State University
- Public 4 Year
- Albany, GA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Albany State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the southwest Georgia city of Albany.
- SAT Range 740-900
- Avg GPA 2.77
- Net Price $11,484
Savannah State University
- Public 4 Year
- Savannah, GA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Savannah State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate marine science. The waterfront campus sits along a tidal marsh on the edge of Savannah.
- SAT Range 845-980
- Avg GPA 2.77
- Net Price $7,956
Delta State University
- Public 4 Year
- Cleveland, MS
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Delta State is a public university known for undergraduate commercial aviation and teacher education. The campus is in the Mississippi Delta town of Cleveland.
- SAT Range 925-1210
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $14,021
King University
- Private 4 Year
- Bristol, TN
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- 100% acceptance rate
King is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The campus is in Bristol on the Tennessee-Virginia border.
- SAT Range 1000-1160
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $22,748
Eastern Mennonite University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Eastern Mennonite is a private Mennonite university known for undergraduate peacebuilding and nursing. Students attend a residential campus in Harrisonburg in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1040-1590
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $25,021
Mary Baldwin University
- Private 4 Year
- Staunton, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Mary Baldwin is a private university known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership. The residential campus is in the historic Shenandoah Valley city of Staunton.
- SAT Range 940-1120
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $17,810