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.
Upper Iowa University
- Private 4 Year
- Fayette, IA
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- 96% acceptance rate
Upper Iowa is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and human services. The residential campus sits in the small town of Fayette in northeast Iowa.
- SAT Range 970-1160
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $20,426
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
Thomas College
- Private 4 Year
- Waterville, ME
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- 96% acceptance rate
Thomas is a small private college known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in Waterville in central Maine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,126
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Public 4 Year
- Princess Anne, MD
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UMES is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, aviation science, and hospitality management. The rural campus is located in the small town of Princess Anne on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 840-1010
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Net Price $13,311
Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Salem, MA
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Salem State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The campus sits in the historic coastal city of Salem north of Boston.
- SAT Range 990-1160
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Net Price $17,541
Bard College at Simon's Rock
- Private 4 Year
- Great Barrington, MA
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Simon's Rock is a private liberal arts college known for its early-entrance model that lets students begin undergraduate study after tenth or eleventh grade. The residential campus sits in the Berkshires near Great Barrington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $41,013
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Kansas City, MO
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- 96% acceptance rate
A private Southern Baptist seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The urban campus trains students primarily for pastoral and church work.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $23,750
The University of Montana
- Public 4 Year
- Missoula, MT
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 18 application deadline
Montana is a public university known for undergraduate wildlife biology, forestry, and creative writing. The campus sits in Missoula, a college town in the northern Rockies.
- SAT Range 1070-1280
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $17,370
University of Nevada Las Vegas
- Public 4 Year
- Las Vegas, NV
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UNLV is a large public university known for undergraduate hospitality and hotel management. The urban campus sits near the Las Vegas Strip.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $11,553
Pfeiffer University
- Private 4 Year
- Misenheimer, NC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Pfeiffer is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The United Methodist-affiliated campus sits in the small community of Misenheimer in North Carolina's Piedmont.
- SAT Range 891-1165
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Net Price $19,660
Pontifical College Josephinum
- Private 4 Year
- Columbus, OH
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
Josephinum is a private pontifical seminary known for undergraduate philosophy and theology for priestly formation. The Columbus campus is the only pontifical college outside Italy.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Wright State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Dayton, OH
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 23 application deadline
Wright State is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and computer science. The suburban campus sits near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the Dayton area.
- SAT Range 913-1230
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $15,254
Penn State Beaver
- Public 4 Year
- Monaca, PA
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- 96% acceptance rate
Penn State Beaver is a small public regional campus known for undergraduate business and information sciences and technology. The suburban campus sits in Monaca near Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1080-1290
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $18,581
Penn State Hazleton
- Public 4 Year
- Hazleton, PA
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- 96% acceptance rate
Penn State Hazleton is a public regional campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The small campus is located in Hazleton in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1090-1290
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $17,512
Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Public 4 Year
- McKeesport, PA
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- 96% acceptance rate
Penn State Greater Allegheny is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and psychology. The campus is located in McKeesport in the greater Pittsburgh area.
- SAT Range 1080-1280
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $15,574
Charleston Southern University
- Private 4 Year
- Charleston, SC
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- 96% acceptance rate
Charleston Southern is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus sits in North Charleston in the greater Charleston area.
- SAT Range 930-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $21,080
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
Black Hills State University
- Public 4 Year
- Spearfish, SD
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- 96% acceptance rate
Black Hills State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and outdoor education. The campus sits in Spearfich at the northern edge of South Dakota's Black Hills.
- SAT Range 965-1135
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $15,576