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.
Penn State Altoona
- Public 4 Year
- Altoona, PA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Penn State Altoona is a public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate rail transportation engineering, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the city of Altoona in central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $21,618
Penn State Harrisburg
- Public 4 Year
- Middletown, PA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Penn State Harrisburg is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, engineering, and public affairs. The suburban Middletown campus sits near Pennsylvania's state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $23,788
Penn State Brandywine
- Public 4 Year
- Media, PA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Penn State Brandywine is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and biology. The suburban campus is located near Philadelphia in Media.
- SAT Range 1080-1310
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $22,710
Penn State Mont Alto
- Public 4 Year
- Mont Alto, PA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Penn State Mont Alto is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate forestry and nursing. The wooded campus borders Michaux State Forest in rural south-central Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 980-1300
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,675
South Dakota State University
- Public 4 Year
- Brookings, SD
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- 98% acceptance rate
South Dakota State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and pharmacy. Most undergrads study on a residential campus in the college town of Brookings.
- SAT Range 1060-1240
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $19,932
University of the Incarnate Word
- Private 4 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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- 98% acceptance rate
UIW is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The urban campus is in San Antonio.
- SAT Range 900-1140
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $23,363
St. Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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- 98% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
St. Mary's is a private Marianist Catholic university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus sits on San Antonio's near West Side.
- SAT Range 900-1310
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $20,412
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
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 98% acceptance rate
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The Brooklyn campus is affiliated with the Bobov Hasidic community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $1,966
California State University East Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Hayward, CA
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- 97% acceptance rate
- Oct 1 application deadline
Cal State East Bay is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The hillside campus in Hayward overlooks the San Francisco Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $9,850
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Public 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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- 97% acceptance rate
UCCS is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The campus faces the Front Range foothills with views of Pikes Peak.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $16,942
Keiser University Ft Lauderdale
- Private 4 Year
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
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- 97% acceptance rate
Keiser is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The main campus is an urban site in Fort Lauderdale.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $30,723
Greenville University
- Private 4 Year
- Greenville, IL
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- 97% acceptance rate
Greenville University is a private Free Methodist university known for undergraduate teacher education and music. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Greenville.
- SAT Range 771-1230
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $20,799
Roosevelt University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 97% acceptance rate
Roosevelt is a private university known for undergraduate performing arts and business. The urban campus includes the historic Auditorium Building in downtown Chicago.
- SAT Range 895-1175
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Net Price $22,366
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Public 4 Year
- Edwardsville, IL
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- 97% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
SIUE is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The large wooded campus sits in the St. Louis metro area.
- SAT Range 950-1190
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $17,115
University of Maine at Farmington
- Public 4 Year
- Farmington, ME
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- 97% acceptance rate
University of Maine at Farmington is a small public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and creative writing. The residential campus is set in the western Maine college town of Farmington.
- SAT Range 995-1245
- Avg GPA 3.15
- Net Price $17,451
University of Maine
- Public 4 Year
- Orono, ME
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- 97% acceptance rate
UMaine is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, forestry, and marine sciences. The wooded campus sits along the Stillwater River in the college town of Orono.
- SAT Range 1070-1330
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $18,061
Lesley University
- Private 4 Year
- Cambridge, MA
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- 97% acceptance rate
Lesley is a private university known for undergraduate education, psychology, and studio art. The urban Cambridge campus sits near Harvard Square.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $32,587