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.
Marian University
- Private 4 Year
- Indianapolis, IN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Marian is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The Indianapolis campus is rooted in the Franciscan tradition of the Sisters of St. Francis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $22,786
Midway University
- Private 4 Year
- Midway, KY
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Midway is a private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies, nursing, and teacher education. The residential campus is in the small town of Midway in central Kentucky.
- SAT Range 1100-1170
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $30,679
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Buzzards Bay, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
Mass Maritime is a public maritime academy known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and maritime business. Most students join a regiment of cadets on a campus along the Cape Cod Canal in Buzzards Bay.
- SAT Range 1030-1185
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $13,546
Saint Cloud State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Saint Cloud State is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, business, and education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1025-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $14,735
Maryville University of Saint Louis
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Maryville University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and business. The suburban campus is in Town and Country in the St. Louis area.
- SAT Range 1000-1230
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $22,983
Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, NJ
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Fairleigh Dickinson Florham is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communications. The residential campus occupies a historic estate in suburban Madison.
- SAT Range 1040-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $25,585
Rabbinical College of America
- Private 4 Year
- Morristown, NJ
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Rabbinical College of America is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college focused on undergraduate Talmudic and rabbinical studies. The Morristown campus is a Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva for men preparing for the rabbinate.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,881
University of New Mexico Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Albuquerque, NM
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
UNM is a large public university known for undergraduate Latin American studies, anthropology, and photography. The urban Albuquerque campus features Pueblo Revival architecture.
- SAT Range 890-1170
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $6,347
North Dakota State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Fargo, ND
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
NDSU is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and pharmacy. The main campus sits in Fargo along the Red River.
- SAT Range 968-1216
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $15,596
Herzing University Akron
- Private 4 Year
- Akron, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and healthcare programs. The urban campus offers career-oriented degrees in Akron.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $18,434
Oregon Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Klamath Falls, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Sep 4 application deadline
Oregon Tech is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, health technologies, and applied sciences. The Klamath Falls campus sits near Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon.
- SAT Range 1000-1270
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $16,831
Penn State New Kensington
- Public 4 Year
- New Kensington, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Penn State New Kensington is a small regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering technology, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits in the Allegheny Valley near Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1110-1265
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,504
Penn State Fayette Eberly
- Public 4 Year
- Lemont Furnace, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Penn State Fayette is a small public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate nursing, business, and administration of justice. The rural campus is located in Lemont Furnace in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1120-1250
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $15,112
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg
- Public 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Pitt-Greensburg is a regional public campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate biology, psychology, and business management. The residential campus sits in suburban Greensburg east of Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1055-1253
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $18,365
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
- Public 4 Year
- Johnstown, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Pitt-Johnstown is a public regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate engineering and nursing. The residential campus sits on a wooded hillside in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands.
- SAT Range 985-1220
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $18,452
Belmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashville, TN
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Belmont is a private university known for undergraduate music business, commercial music, and entertainment programs. The urban Nashville campus has long ties to the city's recording and music industry.
- SAT Range 1160-1350
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $38,578
The University of Texas Permian Basin
- Public 4 Year
- Odessa, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 23 application deadline
UT Permian Basin is a public university known for undergraduate petroleum engineering and business. The campus is located in Odessa in West Texas's Permian Basin.
- SAT Range 910-1130
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $13,563
California State University San Marcos
- Public 4 Year
- San Marcos, CA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
Cal State San Marcos is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban hillside campus is in North San Diego County.
- SAT Range 950-1130
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Net Price $10,241