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.
Austin Peay State University
- Public 4 Year
- Clarksville, TN
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 4 application deadline
Austin Peay is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The Clarksville campus is close to Fort Campbell and draws many military-connected students.
- SAT Range 843-1126
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $9,882
University of Houston Victoria
- Public 4 Year
- Victoria, TX
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- 96% acceptance rate
UHV is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. Students attend a campus in the South Texas city of Victoria.
- SAT Range 993-1180
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $6,754
University of Mary Hardin Baylor
- Private 4 Year
- Belton, TX
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- 96% acceptance rate
Mary Hardin-Baylor is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus is in Belton in Central Texas.
- SAT Range 960-1200
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $27,651
Texas Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Seguin, TX
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- 96% acceptance rate
Texas Lutheran is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Seguin, a small city northeast of San Antonio.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.9
- Net Price $25,119
Texas Woman's University
- Public 4 Year
- Denton, TX
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
TWU is a public university primarily for women, known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The main campus is in Denton, a college town north of Dallas-Fort Worth.
- SAT Range 930-1140
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $11,636
Southern Virginia University
- Private 4 Year
- Buena Vista, VA
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- 96% acceptance rate
Southern Virginia is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, the arts, and the sciences. Most undergrads follow an LDS honor code on the small campus in Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 943-1253
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $24,561
The Evergreen State College
- Public 4 Year
- Olympia, WA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
Evergreen is a public liberal arts college known for interdisciplinary programs and environmental studies. The forested campus includes Puget Sound waterfront near Olympia.
- SAT Range 1035-1253
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $18,350
Marshall University
- Public 4 Year
- Huntington, WV
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 10 application deadline
Marshall is a public university known for undergraduate forensic science, nursing, and business. The urban campus borders the Ohio River in Huntington.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Net Price $8,076
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
Prescott College
- Private 4 Year
- Prescott, AZ
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- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Prescott College is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental studies and adventure education. Most programs emphasize field-based experiential learning in the surrounding Arizona highlands.
- SAT Range 1095-1290
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $23,377
California State University Fresno
- Public 4 Year
- Fresno, CA
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Dec 15 application deadline
Fresno State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, viticulture, and business. Students attend classes on a large campus in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 890-1100
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $7,834
California State University Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Vallejo, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Dec 15 application deadline
Cal Maritime is a small public maritime academy known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and international business and logistics. The waterfront campus sits on San Pablo Bay in Vallejo.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $19,040
Colorado State University Pueblo
- Public 4 Year
- Pueblo, CO
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- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
CSU Pueblo is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and exercise science. Most students study on a campus in the southern Colorado city of Pueblo.
- SAT Range 870-1100
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $13,079
Mitchell College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, CT
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- 95% acceptance rate
Mitchell College is a small private college known for specialized undergraduate support for students with learning differences, plus programs in marine biology and business. The waterfront campus sits along the Thames River in New London.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $31,536
Paine College
- Private 4 Year
- Augusta, GA
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- 95% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Paine is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. The small urban campus sits in Augusta along the Savannah River.
- SAT Range 776-976
- Predicted Avg GPA 2.81
- Net Price $15,935
University of Hawaii West Oahu
- Public 4 Year
- Kapolei, HI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
UH West Oahu is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and Hawaiian-Pacific studies. The suburban Kapolei campus sits on the west side of Oahu.
- SAT Range 931-1103
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $10,942
Benedictine University
- Private 4 Year
- Lisle, IL
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- 95% acceptance rate
Benedictine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and biology. The suburban campus is in Lisle in Chicago's western suburbs.
- SAT Range 1050-1280
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Net Price $23,139
National Louis University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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- 95% acceptance rate
National Louis is a private university known for undergraduate teacher education and human services. The urban Chicago campus serves many commuting and nontraditional students.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Net Price $13,150