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.
Lamar University
- Public 4 Year
- Beaumont, TX
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1.7 | 3 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Lamar is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and nursing. The campus is located in Beaumont in southeast Texas.
- SAT Range 930-1140
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $9,814
University of Utah
- Public 4 Year
- Salt Lake City, UT
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Utah is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and ballet. The campus sits in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains overlooking Salt Lake City.
- SAT Range 1190-1380
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $16,583
Christopher Newport University
- Public 4 Year
- Newport News, VA
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3.2 | 4 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Christopher Newport is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate leadership studies and political science. The residential campus in Newport News features classical Georgian architecture.
- SAT Range 1060-1290
- Avg GPA 3.79
- Net Price $23,148
Alverno College
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Alverno is a private Catholic women's college known for undergraduate nursing and an abilities-based curriculum without traditional letter grades. The campus occupies an urban residential setting on Milwaukee's south side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $24,425
Lakeland University
- Private 4 Year
- Plymouth, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Lakeland is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small city of Plymouth in eastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $24,253
Saint Norbert College
- Private 4 Year
- De Pere, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Saint Norbert is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and communication. It is the only Norbertine college in the United States, with a residential campus along the Fox River.
- SAT Range 1033-1290
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $27,880
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Public 4 Year
- Whitewater, WI
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
UW-Whitewater is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The campus is set in the small college town of Whitewater in southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $12,709
Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabeth, NJ
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
An Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. Students follow a traditional full-time religious learning schedule on its Elizabeth campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $29,330
Augusta University
- Public 4 Year
- Augusta, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Augusta University is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, allied health, and biomedical sciences. The urban campus in Augusta is closely tied to the state's public medical college and regional health systems.
- SAT Range 970-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $13,976
Talladega College
- Private 4 Year
- Talladega, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Talladega is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in the sciences, business, and the humanities. The historic campus sits in the small city of Talladega in east-central Alabama.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.4
- Net Price $1,267
California Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
California Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The suburban Riverside campus lies in Southern California's Inland Empire.
- SAT Range 960-1150
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $27,862
San Jose State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Jose, CA
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
- Dec 15 application deadline
San Jose State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $13,892
Goldey Beacom College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilmington, DE
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Goldey-Beacom is a private college known for undergraduate business, accounting, and management. The suburban campus sits in the Pike Creek area of Wilmington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $15,688
Edward Waters University
- Private 4 Year
- Jacksonville, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Edward Waters is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and education. The urban Jacksonville campus is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
- SAT Range 820-990
- Avg GPA 2.64
- Net Price $12,029
Florida Memorial University
- Private 4 Year
- Miami Gardens, FL
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Florida Memorial is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate aviation and education. The campus is located in suburban Miami Gardens near Miami.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.7
- Net Price $21,679
Eureka College
- Private 4 Year
- Eureka, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Eureka is a small private liberal arts college with a traditional undergraduate arts-and-sciences curriculum. The residential campus in a small central Illinois town is Ronald Reagan's alma mater.
- SAT Range 870-1155
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $19,128
Trinity Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Palos Heights, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Trinity Christian is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban campus is in Palos Heights just southwest of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1050-1320
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $19,655
Ball State University
- Public 4 Year
- Muncie, IN
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Ball State is a public university known for undergraduate architecture, education, and telecommunications. The college-town campus is in Muncie.
- SAT Range 1080-1260
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $13,599