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.
Southern University at New Orleans
- Public 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 79% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Southern University at New Orleans is a public HBCU known for undergraduate social work, criminal justice, and business. The urban campus occupies a site in New Orleans's Gentilly area.
- SAT Range 820-1050
- Avg GPA 2.4
- Net Price $14,480
University of Baltimore
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
University of Baltimore is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and legal studies. The urban campus sits in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
- SAT Range 740-1330
- Avg GPA 2.89
- Net Price $14,545
Stevenson University
- Private 4 Year
- Owings Mills, MD
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
Stevenson is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, forensic science, and business. The suburban Owings Mills campus sits northwest of Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $27,162
University of South Carolina Aiken
- Public 4 Year
- Aiken, SC
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- 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
Jacksonville State University
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, AL
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- 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
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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- 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
Eastern Kentucky University
- Public 4 Year
- Richmond, KY
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
EKU is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, fire protection, and safety programs. The campus sits in the college town of Richmond in central Kentucky.
- SAT Range 880-1080
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $12,279
McNeese State University
- Public 4 Year
- Lake Charles, LA
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- 78% acceptance rate
McNeese is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and business. The campus sits in Lake Charles in southwest Louisiana.
- SAT Range 940-1198
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $12,430
Goucher College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.
- SAT Range 1090-1325
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $26,913
Hood College
- Private 4 Year
- Frederick, MD
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Hood is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, biology, and education. The historic campus sits near downtown Frederick.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $23,350
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
McDaniel is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Westminster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $24,497
Mississippi State University
- Public 4 Year
- Mississippi State, MS
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Mississippi State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and architecture. Starkville is a college town centered on the campus.
- SAT Range 1100-1350
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $18,478
Winston Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Winston-Salem State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is part of the University of North Carolina system.
- SAT Range 830-1020
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Net Price $12,989
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