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 Pittsburgh Bradford
- Public 4 Year
- Bradford, PA
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- 89% acceptance rate
Pitt-Bradford is a public regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh known for undergraduate nursing, biology, and business. The rural campus lies near the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 1010-1200
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Net Price $15,830
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Saint Joseph's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and food marketing. The residential campus sits in western Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1170-1350
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $31,205
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi
- Public 4 Year
- Corpus Christi, TX
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, coastal biology, and environmental science. The campus sits on Ward Island along Corpus Christi Bay.
- SAT Range 970-1193
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $15,233
Dallas Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Dallas, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
Dallas Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biblical studies. The hilltop campus overlooks Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas.
- SAT Range 960-1213
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $30,057
Nelson University
- Private 4 Year
- Waxahachie, TX
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- 89% acceptance rate
Nelson is a private Assemblies of God university known for undergraduate ministry and education programs. The campus is in Waxahachie, a small city south of Dallas.
- SAT Range 890-1090
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $22,359
Texas State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Marcos, TX
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3.8 | 9 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Texas State is a large public university known for undergraduate geography, education, and mass communication. The campus in the college town of San Marcos sits along the spring-fed San Marcos River.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $15,716
Ferrum College
- Private 4 Year
- Ferrum, VA
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Sep 15 application deadline
Ferrum is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental science and teacher education. The rural campus sits in the Blue Ridge foothills of southwestern Virginia.
- SAT Range 880-1100
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Net Price $20,082
Virginia State University
- Public 4 Year
- Petersburg, VA
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- 89% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Virginia State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, education, and business. The historic campus is in Petersburg near Richmond.
- SAT Range 840-1070
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Net Price $17,840
West Virginia University
- Public 4 Year
- Morgantown, WV
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
WVU is a large public university known for undergraduate forensic science, engineering, and journalism. The campus spreads across a hilly college town in Morgantown along the Monongahela River.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $15,169
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Green Bay, WI
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- 89% acceptance rate
UW-Green Bay is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and business. The wooded campus borders Green Bay and includes a large arboretum with trails.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Net Price $11,429
University of Wisconsin Platteville
- Public 4 Year
- Platteville, WI
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
UW-Platteville is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and agriculture. Most students live on a residential campus in the small college town of Platteville.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $16,266
Antioch College
- Private 4 Year
- Yellow Springs, OH
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- 89% acceptance rate
Antioch is a private liberal arts college known for a cooperative education model that alternates classroom study with full-time work. The residential campus is in the village of Yellow Springs in southwestern Ohio.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $15,964
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Public 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UAB is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and biomedical programs. The urban campus is anchored by a major academic medical center in Birmingham.
- SAT Range 1210-1450
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Net Price $17,997
Azusa Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Azusa, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Azusa Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 983-1238
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Net Price $26,143
Bethune Cookman University
- Private 4 Year
- Daytona Beach, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
Bethune-Cookman is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Daytona Beach near Florida's Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 830-990
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $12,476
Brenau University
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, GA
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- 88% acceptance rate
Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $19,743
Georgia Southern University
- Public 4 Year
- Statesboro, GA
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- 88% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Georgia Southern is a large public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and logistics. The main campus anchors the college town of Statesboro in southeast Georgia.
- SAT Range 986-1133
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $15,971
Oglethorpe University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Oglethorpe is a private liberal arts college known for a required undergraduate core curriculum in the humanities and sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Brookhaven neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1310
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $20,490