Easiest Southeastern Colleges to Get Into
There are 280 four-year colleges in the Southeast that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
88 colleges accept 100% of applicants in the Southeast. 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 in Southeast, or the most selective colleges.
Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 82% acceptance rate
Notre Dame of Maryland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood of northern Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $21,191
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
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
Baptist Health Sciences University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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- 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
Flagler College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Augustine, FL
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Flagler is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and communication. The historic campus centers on the former Hotel Ponce de Leon in downtown St. Augustine.
- SAT Range 960-1190
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $32,395
Lander University
- Public 4 Year
- Greenwood, SC
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- 81% acceptance rate
Lander is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in the small city of Greenwood in South Carolina's Upstate.
- SAT Range 950-1178
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $15,520
The University of Tennessee Chattanooga
- Public 4 Year
- Chattanooga, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
UTC is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and nursing. The urban campus borders the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga.
- SAT Range 1013-1210
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $15,347
Everglades University
- Private 4 Year
- Boca Raton, FL
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- 81% acceptance rate
Everglades University is a private university known for undergraduate aviation, alternative medicine, and environmental policy. The main campus sits in suburban Boca Raton in South Florida.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $27,948
University of Arkansas Fort Smith
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Smith, AR
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
UAFS is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in Fort Smith near the Oklahoma border.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $11,159
Campbellsville University
- Private 4 Year
- Campbellsville, KY
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2.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
Campbellsville is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of Campbellsville in central Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $19,662
Guilford College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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| 0 reviews
- 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
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
Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
- Private 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
Johnson & Wales Charlotte is a private university known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality management, and business. The urban campus is located in uptown Charlotte.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $28,084
University of Louisville
- Public 4 Year
- Louisville, KY
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
UofL is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and business. Most undergraduates study on the urban Belknap Campus in Louisville.
- SAT Range 1040-1270
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $19,785