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.
Creighton University
- Private 4 Year
- Omaha, NE
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- 80% acceptance rate
Creighton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The compact urban campus sits in midtown Omaha.
- SAT Range 1243-1428
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Net Price $32,636
Nebraska Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Lincoln, NE
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Nebraska Wesleyan is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Lincoln.
- SAT Range 1020-1290
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $21,122
Colby Sawyer College
- Private 4 Year
- New London, NH
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- 80% acceptance rate
Colby-Sawyer is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and exercise science. The residential campus is in a small New England college town near Lake Sunapee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $27,496
CUNY New York City College of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Sep 1 application deadline
City Tech is a public CUNY college of technology known for undergraduate architecture, engineering technology, and hospitality management. The urban campus is in Downtown Brooklyn.
- SAT Range 900-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $5,794
Mesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 80% acceptance rate
Torah Vodaath is a private Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary known for intensive undergraduate Talmud and Torah study. The Brooklyn campus centers on traditional yeshiva residential life organized around full-time beis medrash learning.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $7,174
Guilford College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
Guilford is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace and conflict studies. The Quaker-founded residential campus sits in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1120-1260
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Net Price $22,270
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Public 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UNC Charlotte is a large public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and architecture. The suburban campus sits in North Carolina's largest city.
- SAT Range 1140-1330
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $15,045
North Carolina Wesleyan University
- Private 4 Year
- Rocky Mount, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
North Carolina Wesleyan is a small private university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The residential campus is located in Rocky Mount in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 860-1120
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $18,472
Shaw University
- Private 4 Year
- Raleigh, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
- Jul 30 application deadline
Shaw is a private HBCU known for undergraduate business, education, and social work. The urban campus in Raleigh is the oldest historically Black college in the South.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.6
- Net Price $16,445
Tiffin University
- Private 4 Year
- Tiffin, OH
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- 80% acceptance rate
Tiffin is a private university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and sports management. Students study on a compact residential campus in the small city of Tiffin in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 910-1110
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Net Price $26,068
New Hope Christian College Eugene
- Private 4 Year
- Eugene, OR
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- 80% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
New Hope Christian College is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. Most programs prepare students for pastoral work and related Christian service.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $17,573
Arcadia University
- Private 4 Year
- Glenside, PA
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- 80% acceptance rate
Arcadia is a private university known for undergraduate study abroad and international education. The suburban Glenside campus is anchored by Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark.
- SAT Range 1065-1265
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $30,037
Seton Hill University
- Private 4 Year
- Greensburg, PA
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- 80% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Seton Hill is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate performing arts, education, and business. The campus is in Greensburg, a small city east of Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1020-1240
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Net Price $23,056
Temple University
- Public 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Temple is a large public university known for undergraduate media and communication, business, and the performing arts. The urban campus sits in North Philadelphia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $28,088
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Rapid City, SD
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
South Dakota Mines is a public science and engineering university known for undergraduate mining, geological, and materials engineering. The Rapid City campus lies at the edge of the Black Hills.
- SAT Range 1140-1340
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $20,267
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Public 4 Year
- Arlington, TX
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UT Arlington is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and architecture. The suburban campus sits in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex between the two cities.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $13,755
University of Mary Washington
- Public 4 Year
- Fredericksburg, VA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate historic preservation and education. The historic campus sits in Fredericksburg near the Rappahannock River.
- SAT Range 1170-1370
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $21,800
Ripon College
- Private 4 Year
- Ripon, WI
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- 80% acceptance rate
Ripon is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology, education, and the sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in a small Wisconsin college town.
- SAT Range 980-1270
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $23,772