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.
Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Grand Rapids, MI
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- 90% acceptance rate
Aquinas is a private Dominican liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and business. The wooded campus sits in a residential neighborhood of Grand Rapids.
- SAT Range 910-1140
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $18,018
Central Michigan University
- Public 4 Year
- Mount Pleasant, MI
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Central Michigan is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and health professions. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Mount Pleasant.
- SAT Range 960-1200
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $17,575
Mississippi University for Women
- Public 4 Year
- Columbus, MS
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- 90% acceptance rate
Mississippi University for Women is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Historically the first public women's college in the United States, the Columbus campus is now coeducational.
- SAT Range 850-1180
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $12,487
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
UHSP is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, biomedical sciences, and pharmaceutical sciences. The compact urban campus sits in St. Louis's Central West End near major medical centers.
- SAT Range 1055-1240
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $33,147
Keene State College
- Public 4 Year
- Keene, NH
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- 90% acceptance rate
- Dec 1 application deadline
Keene State is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and occupational safety studies. The compact campus sits in the small city of Keene in southwestern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $19,997
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 90% acceptance rate
Saint Peter's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The urban Jersey City campus sits across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $13,775
William Paterson University of New Jersey
- Public 4 Year
- Wayne, NJ
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- 90% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
William Paterson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban Wayne campus sits in northern New Jersey within reach of New York City.
- SAT Range 990-1345
- Avg GPA 2.97
- Net Price $13,509
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 90% acceptance rate
Beth Hamedrash Shaarei Yosher is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The urban campus is in Brooklyn.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,397
Metropolitan College of New York
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 90% acceptance rate
MCNY is a private college known for purpose-centered undergraduate programs in business, human services, and public affairs. The urban campus is located in Manhattan.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.1
- Net Price $26,091
Appalachian State University
- Public 4 Year
- Boone, NC
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4.3 | 10 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Appalachian State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and sustainable development. Boone is a mountain college town in North Carolina's Blue Ridge range.
- SAT Range 1120-1280
- Avg GPA 3.96
- Net Price $14,978
Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Forest Grove, OR
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- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 25 application deadline
Pacific is a private university known for undergraduate health sciences, education, and psychology. The residential campus is in the small college town of Forest Grove west of Portland.
- SAT Range 900-1240
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $35,235
Gwynedd Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Gwynedd Valley, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 20 application deadline
Gwynedd Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The suburban campus sits in Gwynedd Valley northwest of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1023-1186
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $27,960
Robert Morris University
- Private 4 Year
- Moon Township, PA
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- 90% acceptance rate
Robert Morris is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and cybersecurity. The suburban campus sits in Moon Township near Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1040-1230
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $23,933
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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- 90% acceptance rate
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic and Torah studies. Most students live in a residential setting devoted to full-time religious learning in Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,885
Waynesburg University
- Private 4 Year
- Waynesburg, PA
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- 90% acceptance rate
Waynesburg is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Waynesburg in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 930-1250
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $18,667
Newberry College
- Private 4 Year
- Newberry, SC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Newberry is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Newberry and has long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- SAT Range 820-1060
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $21,943
Carson Newman University
- Private 4 Year
- Jefferson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Carson-Newman is a private Baptist university with undergraduate strengths in nursing, education, and the liberal arts. Students live on a residential campus in the small East Tennessee town of Jefferson City.
- SAT Range 955-1215
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $20,895
Hardin Simmons University
- Private 4 Year
- Abilene, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Hardin-Simmons is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. The residential campus is located in Abilene in West Texas.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $19,811