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 Dubuque
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 89% acceptance rate
University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university known for undergraduate aviation and nursing. Most students live on the residential campus near the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $26,067
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1120-1360
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $17,779
Pittsburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Pittsburg, KS
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- 89% acceptance rate
Pittsburg State is a public university known for undergraduate technology, construction management, and education. The campus is in a small city in southeast Kansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $15,111
Frostburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frostburg, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Frostburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian mountain town of Frostburg in western Maryland.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $17,669
University of Minnesota Duluth
- Public 4 Year
- Duluth, MN
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
UMD is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the natural sciences. The hillside campus overlooks Lake Superior above the city of Duluth.
- SAT Range 1180-1350
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $20,128
Blue Mountain Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Blue Mountain, MS
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- 89% acceptance rate
Blue Mountain is a private Christian university known for undergraduate teacher education and biblical studies. The rural campus sits in the small town of Blue Mountain in northern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 950-1070
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $24,712
University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Public 4 Year
- Kearney, NE
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
UNK is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus is set in the college town of Kearney.
- SAT Range 905-1125
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $16,287
Monmouth University
- Private 4 Year
- West Long Branch, NJ
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Monmouth is a private university known for undergraduate business, communication, and education. The suburban campus sits a short drive from the Atlantic beaches on the New Jersey shore.
- SAT Range 1140-1310
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $34,072
Stockton University
- Public 4 Year
- Galloway, NJ
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Sep 1 application deadline
Stockton is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and marine science. The wooded campus sits in New Jersey's Pinelands near Atlantic City.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $20,761
New Mexico State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Las Cruces, NM
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- 89% acceptance rate
New Mexico State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture and engineering. The main campus lies in Las Cruces near the Organ Mountains.
- SAT Range 870-1110
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $10,719
Houghton University
- Private 4 Year
- Houghton, NY
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
Houghton is a private Christian liberal arts university known for undergraduate music and the liberal arts. The rural residential campus sits in a small village in western New York.
- SAT Range 1170-1375
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $21,274
Mirrer Yeshiva Cent Institute
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 89% acceptance rate
Mirrer Yeshiva is a private Jewish institution known for undergraduate Talmudic and rabbinical studies. The urban campus is in Brooklyn.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $12,871
Mount Saint Mary College
- Private 4 Year
- Newburgh, NY
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- 89% acceptance rate
Mount Saint Mary is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus overlooks the Hudson River in Newburgh.
- SAT Range 1090-1255
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $26,896
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
- Public 4 Year
- Delhi, NY
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- 89% acceptance rate
SUNY Delhi is a public college of technology known for undergraduate veterinary science technology, hospitality management, and architectural technology. The residential campus sits in a small village in New York's Catskill Mountains region.
- SAT Range 910-1160
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $16,371
East Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Greenville, NC
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4.2 | 4 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
East Carolina is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The main campus is in Greenville, a college town in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 1070-1240
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $13,755
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Public 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
UNCG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the performing arts. The urban campus is located in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1150-1355
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $11,404
University of Portland
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
University of Portland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in North Portland.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $30,985
Southern Oregon University
- Public 4 Year
- Ashland, OR
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- 89% acceptance rate
SOU is a public university known for undergraduate theater, performing arts, and environmental studies. Ashland is a college town closely tied to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the campus.
- SAT Range 980-1230
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $17,959