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.
Towson University
- Public 4 Year
- Towson, MD
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Towson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and communications. The suburban campus sits just north of Baltimore.
- SAT Range 950-1235
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $16,653
Suffolk University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Suffolk is a private university known for undergraduate business, government, and communications. The compact urban campus sits on Beacon Hill near Boston's government center.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $33,832
Andrews University
- Private 4 Year
- Berrien Springs, MI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Andrews is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate theology, architecture, and aviation. The campus sits in the small college town of Berrien Springs in southwest Michigan.
- SAT Range 990-1290
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $24,728
Baker College
- Private 4 Year
- Owosso, MI
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Aug 10 application deadline
Baker is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Owosso campus sits in a small city in central Michigan.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $13,616
Augsburg University
- Private 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Augsburg is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The urban campus is in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1188-1376
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $24,561
Montana State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bozeman, MT
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Montana State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and architecture. Bozeman is a mountain college town near the Bridger Mountains and Yellowstone National Park.
- SAT Range 1065-1285
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $20,142
Molloy University
- Private 4 Year
- Rockville Centre, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Molloy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. Students attend a suburban campus in Rockville Centre on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1088-1290
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $24,405
St Bonaventure University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Bonaventure, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Jul 30 application deadline
St. Bonaventure is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate journalism, communication, and business. The rural campus sits in southwestern New York near Olean.
- SAT Range 1065-1290
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $27,373
Fayetteville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Fayetteville, NC
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Fayetteville State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. It is a historically Black university in the University of North Carolina system.
- SAT Range 890-1090
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Net Price $7,811
Western Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Cullowhee, NC
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4.6 | 10 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Western Carolina is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and criminal justice. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cullowhee.
- SAT Range 1080-1270
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $13,767
Muskingum University
- Private 4 Year
- New Concord, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Muskingum is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate education and the sciences. Most students live on a residential campus in the small town of New Concord.
- SAT Range 910-1105
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $19,695
Mount Aloysius College
- Private 4 Year
- Cresson, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Mount Aloysius is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits in the mountain town of Cresson in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 918-1168
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $22,216
Baptist Health Sciences University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Baptist Health Sciences is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Memphis campus is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.
- SAT Range 990-1090
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $11,348
Southern Utah University
- Public 4 Year
- Cedar City, UT
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Sep 8 application deadline
Southern Utah is a public university known for undergraduate theater, performing arts, and education. Cedar City is a small college town near southern Utah national parks.
- SAT Range 1030-1240
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $11,840
Vermont State University
- Public 4 Year
- Randolph, VT
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| 0 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Vermont State is a public university known for undergraduate engineering technology, agriculture, and veterinary technology. The rural campus is located in Randolph Center in central Vermont.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $18,442
Gonzaga University
- Private 4 Year
- Spokane, WA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Gonzaga is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. The campus runs along the Spokane River in eastern Washington.
- SAT Range 1190-1380
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $40,117
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
- Public 4 Year
- Eau Claire, WI
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
UW-Eau Claire is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The campus sits along the Chippewa River in a western Wisconsin college town.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $15,151
University of Wisconsin River Falls
- Public 4 Year
- River Falls, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
UW-River Falls is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and teacher education. The campus is in the small city of River Falls near the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $14,769