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.
Drexel University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Drexel is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, design, and business. The urban campus is in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $42,801
Juniata College
- Private 4 Year
- Huntingdon, PA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Mar 15 application deadline
Juniata is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and its Program of Emphasis, which lets students design individualized majors. The residential campus sits in the small town of Huntingdon along the Juniata River.
- SAT Range 1130-1320
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Net Price $24,580
Messiah University
- Private 4 Year
- Mechanicsburg, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
Messiah is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and music. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the Harrisburg suburbs.
- SAT Range 1110-1350
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $29,408
University of South Carolina Aiken
- Public 4 Year
- Aiken, SC
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| 0 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
USC Aiken is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus is located in the smaller city of Aiken near the South Carolina-Georgia border.
- SAT Range 980-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $12,236
Winthrop University
- Public 4 Year
- Rock Hill, SC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
Winthrop is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, visual and performing arts, and business. The historic campus sits in Rock Hill, near the Charlotte metro area.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Net Price $16,108
Prairie View A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Prairie View, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Prairie View A&M is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and agriculture. The small-town campus sits northwest of Houston in Prairie View.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $14,448
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid
- Private 4 Year
- Far Rockaway, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid is a private Orthodox Jewish yeshiva known for undergraduate Talmudic studies. The campus is in Far Rockaway, a coastal neighborhood in Queens.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $12,732
Jacksonville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, AL
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.
- SAT Range 1000-1290
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $14,221
University of Mobile
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
University of Mobile is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The wooded campus sits on the northern edge of Mobile.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $22,382
University of Colorado Boulder
- Public 4 Year
- Boulder, CO
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4.0 | 6 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
CU Boulder is a large public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering, environmental sciences, and physics. The campus sits against the Flatirons in the college town of Boulder.
- SAT Range 1240-1430
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Net Price $26,231
University of Denver
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
University of Denver is a private university known for undergraduate international studies and business. The campus sits in a residential Denver neighborhood near the Rocky Mountains.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Net Price $45,451
Saint Leo University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Leo, FL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Saint Leo is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate criminal justice, business, and education. The campus adjoins a Benedictine abbey in a small central Florida town north of Tampa.
- SAT Range 980-1190
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $22,599
Georgia College & State University
- Public 4 Year
- Milledgeville, GA
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Georgia College is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts and sciences. The residential campus occupies historic grounds in downtown Milledgeville, Georgia's former capital.
- SAT Range 1070-1230
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $21,632
Truett McConnell University
- Private 4 Year
- Cleveland, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Truett McConnell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate Christian studies and education. The campus is in the North Georgia mountains near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1000-1190
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $22,179
Illinois College
- Private 4 Year
- Jacksonville, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Illinois College is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs across the arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields. The historic campus sits in the small college town of Jacksonville in west-central Illinois.
- SAT Range 883-1180
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $17,375
University of Evansville
- Private 4 Year
- Evansville, IN
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
University of Evansville is a private university known for undergraduate theatre and engineering. Many undergrads study abroad at Harlaxton College, its campus in a historic English manor.
- SAT Range 1045-1300
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $18,773
Indiana University Bloomington
- Public 4 Year
- Bloomington, IN
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
IU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, music, and media. Bloomington is a classic college town built around a historic limestone campus.
- SAT Range 1170-1400
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Net Price $17,270
Buena Vista University
- Private 4 Year
- Storm Lake, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Buena Vista is a private university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits beside Storm Lake in northwest Iowa.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $19,704