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 Saint Mary
- Private 4 Year
- Leavenworth, KS
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- 87% acceptance rate
University of Saint Mary is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Leavenworth, near the Kansas City metro area.
- SAT Range 806-1028
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $23,020
Transylvania University
- Private 4 Year
- Lexington, KY
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Transylvania is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate pre-medicine and the sciences. The historic campus occupies several blocks in downtown Lexington.
- SAT Range 1120-1380
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Net Price $25,442
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Public 4 Year
- Lafayette, LA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
UL Lafayette is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and architecture. The campus is set in Lafayette, a hub of Cajun and Acadiana culture in southern Louisiana.
- SAT Range 1120-1240
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $13,017
Salisbury University
- Public 4 Year
- Salisbury, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Salisbury is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small city on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 1180-1320
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $18,760
Fitchburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fitchburg, MA
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- 87% acceptance rate
Fitchburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The campus is located in the small city of Fitchburg in north-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1060-1230
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Net Price $15,340
Martin Luther College
- Private 4 Year
- New Ulm, MN
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- 87% acceptance rate
Martin Luther College is a private Lutheran college known for undergraduate teacher education and pre-seminary ministry preparation. The campus is in the small city of New Ulm in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1078-1256
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $18,974
University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Public 4 Year
- Omaha, NE
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
UNO is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and information technology. The urban campus sits in midtown Omaha.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $13,662
University of Nebraska Lincoln
- Public 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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- 87% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Nebraska is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and journalism. Students attend classes on a large campus in Lincoln, the state capital.
- SAT Range 1098-1330
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $18,322
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 87% acceptance rate
Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz is a private Hasidic yeshiva known for Talmudic studies and Chabad Hasidic philosophy. The urban campus is in Brooklyn's Crown Heights, a center of the Lubavitch community.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $21,632
Iona University
- Private 4 Year
- New Rochelle, NY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Iona is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and communications. The suburban New Rochelle campus sits a short distance north of New York City.
- SAT Range 1110-1300
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $29,978
Manhattanville University
- Private 4 Year
- Purchase, NY
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4.4 | 25 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Manhattanville is a private university known for undergraduate education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus occupies a historic estate in Purchase.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $21,690
Niagara University
- Private 4 Year
- Niagara University, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 30 application deadline
Niagara is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate hospitality and tourism management, education, and nursing. The suburban campus sits near Niagara Falls in western New York.
- SAT Range 1060-1235
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $16,613
Villa Maria College
- Private 4 Year
- Buffalo, NY
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Villa Maria is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate fashion design, interior design, and music. The urban campus sits in Buffalo.
- SAT Range 730-1050
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Net Price $15,823
Campbell University
- Private 4 Year
- Buies Creek, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Campbell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate health sciences, business, and PGA golf management. The rural campus anchors the small town of Buies Creek.
- SAT Range 1030-1230
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $25,736
North Carolina Central University
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
NCCU is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The campus sits in Durham within North Carolina's Research Triangle.
- SAT Range 980-1100
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $14,475
Carlow University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Carlow is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The compact urban campus sits in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
- SAT Range 960-1168
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $21,002
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- Shippensburg, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Shippensburg is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and criminal justice. The residential campus sits in a small college town in south-central Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $23,772
Christian Brothers University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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- 87% acceptance rate
Christian Brothers is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering and business. The urban campus sits in midtown Memphis.
- SAT Range 1020-1380
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $16,754