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.
Concordia University Texas
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Concordia Texas is a private Lutheran university with undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and education. The campus is in northwest Austin.
- SAT Range 860-1100
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $24,723
University of Houston Clear Lake
- Public 4 Year
- Houston, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
University of Houston-Clear Lake is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and psychology. The suburban campus is in Houston's Clear Lake area near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $14,059
Texas A&M University Kingsville
- Public 4 Year
- Kingsville, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Texas A&M-Kingsville is a public university known for undergraduate petroleum engineering, agriculture, and wildlife science. Students attend a campus in the small South Texas city of Kingsville.
- SAT Range 990-1110
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $12,812
Central Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Ellensburg, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Central Washington is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and aviation. Ellensburg is a residential college town in the Kittitas Valley of central Washington.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.08
- Net Price $19,898
Eastern Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Cheney, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Sep 10 application deadline
Eastern Washington is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and health sciences. The residential campus is in Cheney, a small college town near Spokane.
- SAT Range 880-1090
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Net Price $14,767
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- Public 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Sep 1 application deadline
UWM is a large public university known for undergraduate architecture, nursing, and freshwater sciences. The urban East Side campus sits near Lake Michigan in Milwaukee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Net Price $16,263
University of Washington Bothell Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Bothell, WA
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
UW Bothell is a public university known for undergraduate computing, business, and nursing. The suburban campus northeast of Seattle borders a restored wetlands preserve.
- SAT Range 1170-1470
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $10,777
University of California Merced
- Public 4 Year
- Merced, CA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
UC Merced is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, biology, and psychology. The newest University of California campus is located in California's Central Valley.
- SAT Range 960-1140
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $13,690
Union Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Westfield, Indiana
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Union Bible College is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry training. The campus is in Westfield, a suburb north of Indianapolis.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $10,070
Heritage Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Florence, AL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Jul 21 application deadline
Heritage Christian is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The Florence campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and trains students for preaching and church work.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $13,222
Arizona State University
- Public 4 Year
- Tempe, AZ
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3.3 | 6 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
ASU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, business, and sustainability. The Tempe campus sits in the Phoenix metro area.
- SAT Range 1100-1320
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $17,779
Northern Arizona University
- Public 4 Year
- Flagstaff, AZ
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
NAU is a large public university known for undergraduate forestry, education, and hospitality management. The campus sits in the mountain town of Flagstaff near the San Francisco Peaks.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $16,371
Boise Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Boise, ID
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Boise Bible College is a small private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The campus is located in Boise.
- SAT Range 950-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $17,643
Dominican University
- Private 4 Year
- River Forest, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 31 application deadline
Dominican is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The suburban River Forest campus sits just west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 880-1100
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Net Price $13,402
Fort Hays State University
- Public 4 Year
- Hays, KS
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Fort Hays State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the college town of Hays on the High Plains of western Kansas.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $13,186
Haskell Indian Nations University
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrence, KS
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Haskell is a tribal university serving American Indian and Alaska Native students, known for undergraduate Indigenous studies, environmental science, and education. The historic campus in Lawrence began as a late-19th-century federal boarding school.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $3,948
Thomas More University
- Private 4 Year
- Crestview Hills, KY
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Thomas More is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The suburban campus in Crestview Hills sits just south of Cincinnati.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $22,297
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Public 4 Year
- North Adams, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
MCLA is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts, education, and humanities. The campus is located in North Adams in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 960-1180
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $16,544