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.
Saint Mary's College
- Private 4 Year
- Notre Dame, IN
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3.8 | 5 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Saint Mary's is a private Catholic women's college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The campus adjoins the University of Notre Dame in northern Indiana.
- SAT Range 1130-1325
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $27,865
Wartburg College
- Private 4 Year
- Waverly, IA
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Wartburg is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate music, education, and biology. Most students live on the residential campus in the small Iowa town of Waverly, with long ties to the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- SAT Range 930-1200
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $24,031
Southwestern College
- Private 4 Year
- Winfield, KS
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Aug 22 application deadline
Southwestern College is a small private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small town of Winfield, Kansas.
- SAT Range 900-1220
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $29,488
Maine College of Art & Design
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, ME
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Maine College of Art & Design is a private art and design college known for undergraduate studio art, illustration, and graphic design. The urban campus sits in Portland's Arts District.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $39,639
Emmanuel College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Emmanuel is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The Fenway campus shares classes and facilities with neighboring schools through a consortium.
- SAT Range 1170-1340
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $31,121
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Public 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
MassArt is a public college of art and design known for undergraduate studio art, design, and architecture. The urban campus is in Boston's Fenway neighborhood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $24,864
Kean University
- Public 4 Year
- Union, NJ
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4.1 | 7 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Kean is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and design. The suburban campus in Union sits near New York City.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $12,708
Pace University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Pace is a private university known for undergraduate business and performing arts. The urban Manhattan campus sits near New York City's financial district.
- SAT Range 1180-1340
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $34,791
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
- Public 4 Year
- Alfred, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Alfred State is a public college of technology known for undergraduate architecture, engineering technology, and construction management. The rural campus sits in the small college town of Alfred in western New York.
- SAT Range 990-1200
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $15,283
University of Mount Olive
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Olive, NC
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Mount Olive is a private Christian university known for undergraduate agriculture and business. The residential campus is in the small town of Mount Olive in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 990-1150
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Net Price $18,853
Ashland University
- Private 4 Year
- Ashland, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Ashland is a private university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the small college city of Ashland in north-central Ohio.
- SAT Range 1035-1208
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $22,610
Baldwin Wallace University
- Private 4 Year
- Berea, OH
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Baldwin Wallace is a private university known for undergraduate music through its conservatory, along with business and education. The suburban campus sits in Berea near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1060-1290
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $27,991
Malone University
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Malone is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus sits in Canton in northeastern Ohio.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $22,390
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Public 4 Year
- Durant, OK
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Southeastern Oklahoma State is a public university known for undergraduate education and aviation. The small-city campus in Durant lies near the Oklahoma-Texas border.
- SAT Range 980-1186
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $9,075
Albright College
- Private 4 Year
- Reading, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Albright is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate fashion, biology, and business. The residential campus sits in the midsize city of Reading in southeastern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.05
- Net Price $20,587
La Roche University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
La Roche is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and design. The suburban campus sits in Pittsburgh's North Hills.
- SAT Range 940-1200
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $24,108
Rosemont College
- Private 4 Year
- Rosemont, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Rosemont is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and psychology. The historic Main Line campus sits in the Philadelphia suburbs.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $20,994
Tennessee Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Cookeville, TN
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| 0 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Tennessee Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and technology. The campus sits in the college town of Cookeville on the Cumberland Plateau.
- SAT Range 1048-1310
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $15,336