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.
Shepherd University
- Public 4 Year
- Shepherdstown, WV
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- 97% acceptance rate
Shepherd is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The campus sits in historic Shepherdstown along the Potomac River.
- SAT Range 878-1140
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $11,744
West Liberty University
- Public 4 Year
- West Liberty, WV
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- 97% acceptance rate
West Liberty is a small public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is set in a small town in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.
- SAT Range 890-1123
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $13,655
Bellin College
- Private 4 Year
- Green Bay, WI
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- 97% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Bellin College is a private health sciences college known for undergraduate nursing and radiologic sciences. The compact campus sits in Green Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $37,954
University of Wyoming
- Public 4 Year
- Laramie, WY
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- 97% acceptance rate
- Aug 10 application deadline
Wyoming is a public university known for undergraduate geology, petroleum engineering, and agriculture. The campus sits in the college town of Laramie near the Medicine Bow Mountains.
- SAT Range 1040-1240
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $14,872
California State University Monterey Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Seaside, CA
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- 97% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
CSUMB is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The campus sits on the former Fort Ord site overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $14,493
Troy University
- Public 4 Year
- Troy, AL
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
Troy is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The main campus is a residential college-town setting in southeastern Alabama.
- SAT Range 940-1210
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $12,842
Alaska Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Anchorage, AK
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- 96% acceptance rate
Alaska Pacific is a small private university known for undergraduate outdoor studies, environmental science, and marine science. The Anchorage campus pairs city access with field-based coursework across Alaska's coastal and wilderness settings.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $21,960
Arkansas Tech University
- Public 4 Year
- Russellville, AR
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- 96% acceptance rate
Arkansas Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, education, and emergency management. The campus is in Russellville, a small city in the Arkansas River Valley.
- SAT Range 880-1100
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $12,626
Life Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- San Dimas, CA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Life Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and biblical studies. The suburban campus is in San Dimas in the San Gabriel Valley.
- SAT Range 930-1085
- Avg GPA 2.91
- Net Price $21,602
San Francisco Bay University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, California
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 5 application deadline
San Francisco Bay University is a private university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and business. The campus is located in Fremont in California's San Francisco Bay Area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.72
- Net Price $10,294
San Francisco State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Francisco, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
SF State is a large public university known for undergraduate ethnic studies, cinema, and creative writing. The urban campus borders Lake Merced in southwestern San Francisco.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $13,168
University of Hartford
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 96% acceptance rate
University of Hartford is a private university known for undergraduate music, dance, and theater at the Hartt School. The suburban campus sits in West Hartford next to the state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Net Price $31,261
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
Shorter University
- Private 4 Year
- Rome, GA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 25 application deadline
Shorter is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. The campus sits in the small city of Rome in northwest Georgia.
- SAT Range 1040-1200
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $16,821
Brigham Young University Idaho
- Private 4 Year
- Rexburg, ID
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
BYU-Idaho is a private university affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The campus is in Rexburg, a small college town in eastern Idaho.
- SAT Range 970-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $8,528
University of Southern Indiana
- Public 4 Year
- Evansville, IN
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
University of Southern Indiana is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus sits on the west side of Evansville near the Ohio River.
- SAT Range 1030-1240
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $14,722
University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne
- Private 4 Year
- Fort Wayne, IN
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
University of Saint Francis is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The residential campus in Fort Wayne centers Catholic and Franciscan campus life.
- SAT Range 870-1070
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $18,654
Maharishi International University
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, IA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Jul 30 application deadline
Maharishi International is a private university known for consciousness-based education and undergraduate programs in sustainable living. Students practice Transcendental Meditation as part of campus life in the small town of Fairfield.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,281