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.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Public 4 Year
- Pembroke, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
UNC Pembroke is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and nursing. The campus was founded to serve Native American students and remains closely tied to the Lumbee community.
- SAT Range 970-1200
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $9,723
Mercy College of Ohio
- Private 4 Year
- Toledo, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Mercy College of Ohio is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Toledo campus is tied to the Mercy Health system and the Sisters of Mercy tradition.
- SAT Range 790-1010
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $15,311
Delaware Valley University
- Private 4 Year
- Doylestown, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Delaware Valley is a private university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and equine studies. The suburban Doylestown campus includes extensive working farmland used in hands-on programs.
- SAT Range 1090-1303
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $28,975
King's College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
King's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and physician assistant studies. The urban campus occupies several blocks in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $23,689
Westminster College
- Private 4 Year
- New Wilmington, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Westminster is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of New Wilmington.
- SAT Range 1040-1258
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $20,394
Northern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Aberdeen, SD
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Northern State is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and fine arts. The campus is in Aberdeen, a small city in northeastern South Dakota.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $15,990
Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Marymount is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and interior design. The Arlington campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $31,989
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Public 4 Year
- Richmond, VA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Jan 18 application deadline
VCU is a large public university known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and health professions. The urban campus stretches across downtown Richmond.
- SAT Range 1010-1270
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $26,836
Western Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Bellingham, WA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Jan 31 application deadline
Western Washington is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and education. The hillside campus overlooks Bellingham Bay near the Cascade Mountains.
- SAT Range 1150-1390
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $24,338
Concord University
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, WV
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Concord is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Athens in southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 830-1090
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $11,379
West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Private 4 Year
- Buckhannon, WV
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
West Virginia Wesleyan is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Buckhannon.
- SAT Range 892-1160
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $19,218
University of Wisconsin Superior
- Public 4 Year
- Superior, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
UW-Superior is a small public university known for undergraduate education, business, and transportation and logistics. The lakeside campus sits on the shore of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Net Price $13,215
Herzing University Brookfield
- Private 4 Year
- Brookfield, WI
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and business programs. The suburban Brookfield campus sits in the Milwaukee area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $20,378
Auburn University at Montgomery
- Public 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
AUM is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is located in Montgomery, Alabama's capital city.
- SAT Range 1036-1203
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $13,945
Luther Rice College & Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Lithonia, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
Luther Rice is a private Christian college and seminary known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is in Lithonia in metro Atlanta.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $27,883
Trinity College of Florida
- Private 4 Year
- Trinity, FL
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
A small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The campus is in Trinity, a Tampa Bay suburb.
- SAT Range 810-980
- Avg GPA 3.04
- Net Price $15,529
Louisiana State University Alexandria
- Public 4 Year
- Alexandria, LA
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| 0 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
LSUA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Alexandria in central Louisiana.
- SAT Range 970-1220
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Net Price $8,296
University of New England
- Private 4 Year
- Biddeford, ME
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| 0 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UNE is a private university known for undergraduate marine science and the health professions. The Biddeford campus sits on the southern Maine coast along the Saco River estuary.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $40,003