Popular Easy-Admission U.S. Colleges
CollegeSimply highlights 1151 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores fall in their typical ranges, these schools are strong safety options. The list focuses on colleges that draw the most student interest online.
Leading examples include Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, accepting 90% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Michigan State University, The University of Alabama and University of Kentucky.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
Central State University
- Public 4 Year
- Wilberforce, OH
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- 99% acceptance rate
Central State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education and manufacturing engineering. The residential campus sits in the small town of Wilberforce.
- SAT Range 770-950
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Net Price $11,398
Gonzaga University
- Private 4 Year
- Spokane, WA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Gonzaga is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. The campus runs along the Spokane River in eastern Washington.
- SAT Range 1190-1380
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $40,117
Saint Cloud State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Cloud, MN
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- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Saint Cloud State is a public university known for undergraduate aviation, business, and education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River in central Minnesota.
- SAT Range 1025-1260
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $14,735
Creighton University
- Private 4 Year
- Omaha, NE
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- 80% acceptance rate
Creighton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The compact urban campus sits in midtown Omaha.
- SAT Range 1243-1428
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Net Price $32,636
Johnson & Wales University Providence
- Private 4 Year
- Providence, RI
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- 88% acceptance rate
Johnson & Wales is a private university known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality management, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown Providence.
- SAT Range 890-1160
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $32,057
Salisbury University
- Public 4 Year
- Salisbury, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Salisbury is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small city on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 1180-1320
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $18,760
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
Indiana University Indianapolis
- Public 4 Year
- Indianapolis, IN
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- 76% acceptance rate
- May 15 application deadline
IU Indianapolis is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and philanthropic studies. The urban campus is located in downtown Indianapolis.
- SAT Range 1030-1240
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $12,228
University of New Hampshire Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NH
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
UNH is a large public university known for undergraduate marine science, environmental studies, and business. Durham is a classic New England college town built around the campus near the seacoast.
- SAT Range 1090-1330
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $24,999
Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Public 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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- 99% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
MSU Denver is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, aviation, and business. Most students commute to the shared Auraria Campus in downtown Denver.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Avg GPA 3.03
- Net Price $14,584
St. Mary's University
- Private 4 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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- 98% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
St. Mary's is a private Marianist Catholic university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus sits on San Antonio's near West Side.
- SAT Range 900-1310
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $20,412
Central Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Ellensburg, WA
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- 91% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Central Washington is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and aviation. Ellensburg is a residential college town in the Kittitas Valley of central Washington.
- SAT Range 930-1150
- Avg GPA 3.08
- Net Price $19,898
Palm Beach State College
- Public 4 Year
- Lake Worth, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 20 application deadline
Palm Beach State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and public safety programs. The main campus sits in Lake Worth in Palm Beach County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $9,577
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
Ferris State University
- Public 4 Year
- Big Rapids, MI
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Ferris State is a public university known for undergraduate pharmacy, optometry, and applied technology programs. The main campus is in the small city of Big Rapids in western Michigan.
- SAT Range 890-1120
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $10,825
University of Toledo
- Public 4 Year
- Toledo, OH
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- 92% acceptance rate
University of Toledo is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and pharmacy. The main campus sits in a residential section of Toledo.
- SAT Range 1100-1300
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $17,844
Bethune Cookman University
- Private 4 Year
- Daytona Beach, FL
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- 88% acceptance rate
Bethune-Cookman is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Daytona Beach near Florida's Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 830-990
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $12,476
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Public 4 Year
- Whitewater, WI
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- 86% acceptance rate
UW-Whitewater is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The campus is set in the small college town of Whitewater in southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $12,709