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.
Bellevue College
- Public 4 Year
- Bellevue, WA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Sep 15 application deadline
Bellevue College is a public community college known for nursing, information technology, and business. The suburban campus sits in Bellevue east of Seattle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $13,932
Michigan Technological University
- Public 4 Year
- Houghton, MI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
Michigan Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and forestry. Students attend campus in the Upper Peninsula town of Houghton near Lake Superior.
- SAT Range 1130-1350
- Avg GPA 3.78
- Net Price $16,879
The University of Montana
- Public 4 Year
- Missoula, MT
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 18 application deadline
Montana is a public university known for undergraduate wildlife biology, forestry, and creative writing. The campus sits in Missoula, a college town in the northern Rockies.
- SAT Range 1070-1280
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $17,370
Loyola University Maryland
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Loyola Maryland is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and communications. The wooded residential campus sits in a northern Baltimore neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1200-1370
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $32,846
Hope College
- Private 4 Year
- Holland, MI
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
Hope is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate chemistry, biology, and education. The residential campus sits in Holland near the Lake Michigan shore.
- SAT Range 1100-1340
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $30,700
University of Missouri Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Columbia, MO
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
Mizzou is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism and agriculture. Columbia is a Midwestern college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $22,169
Notre Dame de Namur University
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, CA
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- 100% acceptance rate
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price -
Lewis & Clark College
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Lewis & Clark is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international affairs and environmental studies. The wooded campus sits in the hills of southwest Portland.
- SAT Range 1210-1390
- Avg GPA 3.95
- Net Price $37,999
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
California Lutheran University
- Private 4 Year
- Thousand Oaks, CA
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- 76% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Cal Lutheran is a private university known for undergraduate business, psychology, and communication. The suburban campus in Thousand Oaks is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- SAT Range 1150-1330
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $32,774
Missouri State University Springfield
- Public 4 Year
- Springfield, MO
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Missouri State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, education, and health professions. The Springfield campus lies in the Ozarks region of southwest Missouri.
- SAT Range 1020-1270
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $17,181
Lenoir Rhyne University
- Private 4 Year
- Hickory, NC
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- 85% acceptance rate
Lenoir-Rhyne is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Students live on a residential campus in Hickory near the Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $21,546
Northeastern Illinois University
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Northeastern Illinois is a public university known for undergraduate education and business programs. The urban campus sits on Chicago's Northwest Side.
- SAT Range 810-1010
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $14,140
Assumption University
- Private 4 Year
- Worcester, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Assumption is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Worcester.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $29,748
Rider University
- Private 4 Year
- Lawrenceville, NJ
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- 79% acceptance rate
Rider is a private university known for undergraduate business, accounting, and music through Westminster Choir College. The suburban campus is in Lawrenceville near Princeton.
- SAT Range 1100-1320
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $26,506
Saint Edward's University
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
Saint Edward's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate liberal arts, business, and education. The hilltop campus in South Austin overlooks the downtown skyline.
- SAT Range 970-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $28,766
California State University Monterey Bay
- Public 4 Year
- Seaside, CA
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- 97% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
CSUMB is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The campus sits on the former Fort Ord site overlooking Monterey Bay.
- SAT Range 960-1160
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $14,493
Oklahoma State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Stillwater, OK
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
Oklahoma State is a large public university known for undergraduate agriculture, engineering, and business. Stillwater is a classic college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.63
- Net Price $19,561