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.
Elizabethtown College
- Private 4 Year
- Elizabethtown, PA
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- 78% acceptance rate
Elizabethtown is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate occupational therapy, business, and education. The residential campus is in a small central Pennsylvania borough and has historic Church of the Brethren ties.
- SAT Range 1105-1310
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $27,760
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- West Chester, PA
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- 78% acceptance rate
West Chester is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, music, and nursing. The campus sits in the historic borough of West Chester near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $22,546
Southwestern Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Keene, TX
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Southwestern Adventist is a small private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and theology. The residential campus is in the small town of Keene near the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
- SAT Range 910-1200
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $20,466
Pacific Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Tacoma, WA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Pacific Lutheran is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in suburban Tacoma with a Lutheran church affiliation.
- SAT Range 1040-1260
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $22,299
Appalachian Bible College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Hope, WV
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- 78% acceptance rate
Appalachian Bible College is a private Bible college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and ministry training. The rural campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 878-1106
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.32
- Net Price $13,435
Concordia University Wisconsin
- Private 4 Year
- Mequon, WI
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- 78% acceptance rate
Concordia Wisconsin is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The suburban campus sits on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Mequon.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $31,916
Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Wisconsin Lutheran is a private Lutheran liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits on Milwaukee's west side.
- SAT Range 970-1230
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $24,095
Ottawa University Surprise
- Private 4 Year
- Surprise, Arizona
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- 78% acceptance rate
Ottawa University Surprise is a private Christian university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and nursing. The suburban campus sits in the northwest Phoenix metro area.
- SAT Range 840-1160
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $34,037
The University of Alabama
- Public 4 Year
- Tuscaloosa, AL
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5.0 | 7 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Alabama is a large public university known for undergraduate business and communications. Tuscaloosa is a classic college town built around the historic campus.
- SAT Range 1170-1400
- Avg GPA 3.76
- Net Price $22,559
Spring Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Spring Hill is a private Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and the sciences. The wooded historic campus sits in Mobile near Alabama's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range 1110-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $22,858
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott
- Private 4 Year
- Prescott, AZ
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Embry-Riddle Prescott is a private university known for undergraduate aeronautical science, aerospace engineering, and aviation. The mountain campus sits outside downtown Prescott in Arizona high country.
- SAT Range 1140-1370
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Net Price $41,864
Southern California Institute of Architecture
- Private 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
SCI-Arc is a private architecture school known for undergraduate architecture and design. The urban campus occupies a former freight depot in Los Angeles's Arts District.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $28,985
Westmont College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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- 77% acceptance rate
Westmont is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and humanities. The residential hillside campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean above Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range 1240-1450
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $32,172
Fort Lewis College
- Public 4 Year
- Durango, CO
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Fort Lewis is a public liberal arts college known for undergraduate adventure education, environmental studies, and Native American studies. The mountain campus is in Durango near the San Juan Mountains.
- SAT Range 1010-1210
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $17,114
Barry University
- Private 4 Year
- Miami, FL
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- 77% acceptance rate
Barry is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, social work, and business. The suburban campus sits in Miami Shores, just north of Miami.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $23,883
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Nov 15 application deadline
SAIC is a private art and design college known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and contemporary art practice. The urban downtown campus is connected to the Art Institute of Chicago museum.
- SAT Range 1048-1260
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $55,631
Bradley University
- Private 4 Year
- Peoria, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Bradley is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and health sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in Peoria.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $23,787
University of Illinois Chicago
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
UIC is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, architecture, and engineering. The urban campus sits on Chicago's Near West Side near the Illinois Medical District.
- SAT Range 1130-1350
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $10,852