Highest Acceptance Rate U.S. Colleges
CollegeSimply lists 1151 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate from highest to lowest. These are strong safety school candidates if your GPA and test scores meet their typical ranges.
355 colleges accept 100% of applicants. Examples include Amridge University, Athens State University, Miles College and Selma University.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates, or the most selective colleges.
Liberty University
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
Liberty is a private Christian university known for undergraduate aviation, nursing, and business. The Lynchburg campus sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $29,532
Fairmont State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fairmont, WV
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
Fairmont State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The hilltop campus overlooks the small city of Fairmont in north-central West Virginia.
- SAT Range 810-1070
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $11,328
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
California State University Stanislaus
- Public 4 Year
- Turlock, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
CSU Stanislaus is a public university in the California State University system known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in Turlock in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $7,433
California State Polytechnic University Humboldt
- Public 4 Year
- Arcata, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Apr 30 application deadline
Cal Poly Humboldt is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate environmental science, forestry, and marine biology. The campus is set among coastal redwoods in far northern California.
- SAT Range 970-1190
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $14,090
St. Thomas University
- Private 4 Year
- Miami Gardens, FL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and sports administration. The suburban campus lies in Miami Gardens just north of Miami.
- SAT Range 860-1060
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $27,844
College of Coastal Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Brunswick, GA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Aug 5 application deadline
College of Coastal Georgia is a public college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. The Brunswick campus sits on Georgia's Atlantic coast near the Golden Isles.
- SAT Range 875-1100
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $14,941
Bethel University
- Private 4 Year
- Mishawaka, IN
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Bethel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The Mishawaka campus is affiliated with the Missionary Church.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $19,494
Benedictine College
- Private 4 Year
- Atchison, KS
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Benedictine College is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate theology, philosophy, and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River in Atchison.
- SAT Range 1140-1380
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $28,629
Emporia State University
- Public 4 Year
- Emporia, KS
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Emporia State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Emporia, Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $16,094
University of Maine at Fort Kent
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Kent, ME
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
UMFK is a small public university known for undergraduate nursing, forestry, and education. The rural campus sits in far northern Maine near the Canadian border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $8,601
Davenport University
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Davenport is a private university known for undergraduate business, technology, and health sciences. The main campus is in Grand Rapids, with additional instructional sites across Michigan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $18,538
Rochester University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester Hills, MI
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Rochester University is a private Christian university with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The suburban campus is in Rochester Hills in metro Detroit.
- SAT Range 840-1060
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.13
- Net Price $21,611
Doane University
- Private 4 Year
- Crete, NE
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Doane is a private university known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Crete.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $26,364
New Jersey City University
- Public 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
NJCU is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits in Jersey City across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 890-1140
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $16,724
Rabbinical Seminary of America
- Private 4 Year
- Flushing, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Rabbinical Seminary of America is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. The campus is in the Flushing section of Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,125
Eastern Oregon University
- Public 4 Year
- La Grande, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Sep 10 application deadline
Eastern Oregon is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the college town of La Grande in northeastern Oregon.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $18,125
Western Oregon University
- Public 4 Year
- Monmouth, OR
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Western Oregon is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and American Sign Language programs. The residential campus is in the small college town of Monmouth in the Willamette Valley.
- SAT Range 868-1108
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $14,006