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.
Nicholls State University
- Public 4 Year
- Thibodaux, LA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Nicholls State is a public university known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The campus is in Thibodaux, a small bayou city in south Louisiana.
- SAT Range 934-1196
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $12,298
Boston Baptist College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Boston Baptist is a small private Baptist college known for undergraduate biblical studies and pastoral ministry. The urban campus is located in Boston.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $17,933
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Public 4 Year
- North Dartmouth, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
UMass Dartmouth is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and visual design. The suburban campus features distinctive modernist architecture in southeastern Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1050-1270
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $21,094
Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Wentworth is a private institute of technology known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and design. The urban campus sits in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1110-1320
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $35,604
Ferris State University
- Public 4 Year
- Big Rapids, MI
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Ferris State is a public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, optometry, and applied technology programs. The main campus is in the small city of Big Rapids in western Michigan.
- SAT Range 890-1120
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $10,825
Saint Johns University
- Private 4 Year
- Collegeville, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Saint John's is a private Benedictine men's college known for undergraduate liberal arts. The wooded Collegeville campus centers on a historic abbey and shares academics with the nearby College of Saint Benedict.
- SAT Range 941-1228
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $28,504
Missouri State University Springfield
- Public 4 Year
- Springfield, MO
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Missouri State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and health professions. The Springfield campus lies in the Ozarks region of southwest Missouri.
- SAT Range 1020-1270
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $17,181
Montana Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Butte, MT
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- 91% acceptance rate
Montana Tech is a public university known for undergraduate mining, petroleum, and geological engineering. The campus sits in the historic mining city of Butte.
- SAT Range 1040-1260
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $16,665
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Teaneck, NJ
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- 91% acceptance rate
FDU is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and international studies. The suburban Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck sits close to New York City.
- SAT Range 908-1180
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $16,920
Culinary Institute of America
- Private 4 Year
- Hyde Park, NY
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- 91% acceptance rate
The Culinary Institute of America is a private college known for undergraduate culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and food business management. The Hyde Park campus sits along the Hudson River in New York's Hudson Valley.
- SAT Range 928-1183
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Net Price $39,581
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
- Private 4 Year
- Lakewood, New York
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- 91% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $9,704
Wingate University
- Private 4 Year
- Wingate, NC
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- 91% acceptance rate
Wingate is a private university known for undergraduate programs in the health sciences, business, and education. The residential campus sits in a small town east of Charlotte.
- SAT Range 1010-1210
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $21,282
Cleveland State University
- Public 4 Year
- Cleveland, OH
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- 91% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Cleveland State is a public university known for undergraduate urban affairs, engineering, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown Cleveland.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $16,230
Portland State University
- Public 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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- 91% acceptance rate
Portland State is a large public university known for undergraduate urban planning, sustainability, and business. The compact urban campus sits in downtown Portland.
- SAT Range 1000-1250
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $10,195
Eastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Davids, PA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Eastern is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban Main Line campus sits in Saint Davids near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $27,422
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Indiana, PA
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- 91% acceptance rate
IUP is a public university known for undergraduate criminology, education, and safety sciences. Students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Indiana in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 970-1180
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $17,626
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Kutztown, PA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Kutztown is a public university known for undergraduate education, communication design, and the visual arts. The campus sits in a small college town in eastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $22,134
Wilkes University
- Private 4 Year
- Wilkes-Barre, PA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Wilkes is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and pharmacy. The urban campus is located in Wilkes-Barre in northeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1020-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $28,511