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.
Oakland City University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland City, IN
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Oakland City is a small private university affiliated with the General Baptists and known for undergraduate education and business. Students study on a compact campus in the small town of Oakland City in southwestern Indiana.
- SAT Range 850-1150
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Net Price $16,437
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Mount Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The compact residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $24,347
Ottawa University Ottawa
- Private 4 Year
- Ottawa, KS
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
Ottawa University is a small private Baptist university with undergraduate programs in education, business, and the liberal arts. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Ottawa.
- SAT Range 750-1000
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Net Price $28,185
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Assumption is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $29,748
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Public 4 Year
- Lowell, MA
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UMass Lowell is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and sciences. The urban campus sits along the Merrimack River in Lowell.
- SAT Range 1180-1370
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $16,530
Western New England University
- Private 4 Year
- Springfield, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
Western New England is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and pharmacy. The residential campus sits in Springfield in western Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $27,056
Grand Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- Allendale, MI
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Grand Valley State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Allendale campus sits west of Grand Rapids along the Grand River.
- SAT Range 940-1190
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $17,198
The University of Olivet
- Private 4 Year
- Olivet, MI
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- 83% acceptance rate
Olivet is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Olivet, Michigan.
- SAT Range 910-1120
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,362
Rivier University
- Private 4 Year
- Nashua, NH
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Oct 16 application deadline
Rivier is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in Nashua in southern New Hampshire.
- SAT Range 1055-1175
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $28,584
Centenary University
- Private 4 Year
- Hackettstown, NJ
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- 83% acceptance rate
Centenary is a private university known for undergraduate equine studies and education. The main campus is set in the residential town of Hackettstown in northwestern New Jersey.
- SAT Range 990-1170
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $22,640
Le Moyne College
- Private 4 Year
- Syracuse, NY
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Le Moyne is a private Jesuit college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and biology. The suburban campus sits just outside downtown Syracuse.
- SAT Range 1160-1330
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $23,702
Marymount Manhattan College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Marymount Manhattan is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate theater, dance, and communication arts. The urban campus sits on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
- SAT Range 1105-1323
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $38,376
St. John's University New York
- Private 4 Year
- Queens, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
St. John's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, business, and communications. The urban campus is in Queens in New York City.
- SAT Range 1150-1340
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $29,656
The University of Findlay
- Private 4 Year
- Findlay, OH
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- 83% acceptance rate
Findlay is a private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies, pharmacy, and animal science. The campus is located in the small city of Findlay in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 1010-1213
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $27,297
Rabbinical College Telshe
- Private 4 Year
- Wickliffe, OH
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- 83% acceptance rate
Telshe is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical college known for Talmudic studies and rabbinical training. Students live on a suburban campus in Wickliffe near Cleveland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $13,922
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
- Private 4 Year
- Bryn Athyn, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Bryn Athyn is a small private liberal arts college affiliated with the Swedenborgian New Church. The suburban campus outside Philadelphia sits beside the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and the New Church community.
- SAT Range 1060-1298
- Avg GPA 2.87
- Net Price $20,728
South Carolina State University
- Public 4 Year
- Orangeburg, SC
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| 0 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
SC State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and biological sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small city of Orangeburg.
- SAT Range 800-1050
- Avg GPA 3.17
- Net Price $17,965
University of Sioux Falls
- Private 4 Year
- Sioux Falls, SD
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- 83% acceptance rate
University of Sioux Falls is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. Students study on a campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota's largest city.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $21,385