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.
William Jessup University
- Private 4 Year
- Rocklin, CA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Jessup is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits in Rocklin in the greater Sacramento area.
- SAT Range 1041-1228
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $29,679
Sonoma State University
- Public 4 Year
- Rohnert Park, CA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Sonoma State is a public university known for undergraduate wine business and environmental studies. The campus sits in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County wine country.
- SAT Range 950-1150
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $14,614
St. John Vianney College Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Miami, FL
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- 93% acceptance rate
St. John Vianney is a private Catholic college seminary focused on undergraduate philosophy and priestly formation. The Miami campus prepares men for major seminary and ordination in the Roman Catholic Church.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Life University
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, GA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Life University is a private university known for chiropractic education and undergraduate exercise science and biology. The suburban campus is in Marietta near Atlanta.
- SAT Range 920-1130
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Net Price $29,111
Piedmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Demorest, GA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Piedmont is a private university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus is set in the small town of Demorest in northeast Georgia's Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 1038-1245
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $22,252
Concordia University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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- 93% acceptance rate
Concordia Chicago is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate education and teacher preparation. The suburban campus sits in River Forest just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 990-1180
- Avg GPA 3.18
- Net Price $19,073
Rockford University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockford, IL
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- 93% acceptance rate
Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.
- SAT Range 850-1070
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $23,642
University of Northern Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar Falls, IA
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3.5 | 4 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.
- SAT Range 1020-1280
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $16,437
University of Kansas
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrence, KS
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3.5 | 6 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
KU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The hillside campus sits in the college town of Lawrence.
- SAT Range 1070-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $19,205
University of Kentucky
- Public 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Kentucky is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and business. Lexington is a midsize city in the state's Bluegrass horse country.
- SAT Range 1070-1290
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $21,958
Loyola University New Orleans
- Private 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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2.5 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
Loyola New Orleans is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate music and communications. The Uptown campus sits beside Audubon Park.
- SAT Range 1050-1240
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $26,291
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
- Public 4 Year
- Natchitoches, LA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Northwestern State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Natchitoches, a small city along the Cane River.
- SAT Range 866-1163
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $13,134
University of Northwestern St Paul
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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- 93% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
A private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, communications, and education. The suburban campus sits in Roseville near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 868-1271
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $29,117
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
- Private 4 Year
- Winona, MN
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- 93% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Saint Mary's is a private Lasallian Catholic university known for undergraduate education and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River in Winona.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $22,032
The College of Saint Scholastica
- Private 4 Year
- Duluth, MN
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- 93% acceptance rate
St. Scholastica is a private Benedictine college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The wooded campus overlooks Lake Superior in Duluth.
- SAT Range 1110-1310
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $26,083
Jackson State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jackson, MS
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- 93% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Jackson State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and public health. The urban campus sits in Mississippi's capital city.
- SAT Range 820-1070
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $23,450
Franklin Pierce University
- Private 4 Year
- Rindge, NH
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- 93% acceptance rate
Franklin Pierce is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and sports management. The rural campus sits near Mount Monadnock and Pearly Pond in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1057-1282
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Net Price $26,152
St. Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Sparkill, NY
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- 93% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
St. Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The suburban campus sits in Sparkill just north of New York City.
- SAT Range 880-1085
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $21,187