Colleges Easy to Get Into
Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in for 2019
The least selective four year colleges in are presented below. Our ranking is comprised of institutions which accept over fifty percent of student applications. Leading the least selective list is Virginia Intermont College which sent acceptance letters to 98% of the 179 students who applied and rejected 2%. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically or easy to get into. If a school receives predominantly applications from well qualified prospective students and has a large student body, it may accept a high proportion of applications. This does not mean that it's necessarily easier for lesser qualified students to get into a less selective school.
| Rank | College | Percent Admitted | Academic Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Intermont College Bristol, Virginia 179 Applicants |
98% | Easy | Chance |
| 2 | Mary Baldwin College Staunton, Virginia 1,397 Applicants |
95% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 3 | Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, Virginia 361 Applicants |
93% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 4 | Longwood University Farmville, Virginia 4,873 Applicants |
92% | Avg- | Chance |
| 5 | Marymount University Arlington, Virginia 2,415 Applicants |
92% | Avg- | Chance |
| 6 | Bluefield College Bluefield, Virginia 1,521 Applicants |
91% | Easy | Chance |
| 7 | Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia 6,307 Applicants |
91% | Easy | Chance |
| 8 | Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia 6,008 Applicants |
90% | Easy | Chance |
| 9 | Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 11,159 Applicants |
86% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 10 | Randolph College Lynchburg, Virginia 1,696 Applicants |
86% | Avg- | Chance |
| 11 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia 15,248 Applicants |
84% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 12 | Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia 1,737 Applicants |
83% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 13 | George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia 18,993 Applicants |
81% | Hard | Chance |
| 14 | Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia 1,954 Applicants |
78% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 15 | The University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, Virginia 845 Applicants |
78% | Easy | Chance |
| 16 | James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia 21,100 Applicants |
75% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 17 | University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia 4,880 Applicants |
75% | Avg- | Chance |
| 18 | Radford University Radford, Virginia 14,620 Applicants |
74% | N/A | Chance |
| 19 | University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia 5,977 Applicants |
73% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 20 | Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia 6,948 Applicants |
72% | N/A | Chance |