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.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Public 4 Year
- Pembroke, NC
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
UNC Pembroke is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and nursing. The campus was founded to serve Native American students and remains closely tied to the Lumbee community.
- SAT Range 970-1200
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $9,723
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
Willamette University
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, OR
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Willamette is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate political science and government. The historic campus borders the Oregon State Capitol grounds in downtown Salem.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Avg GPA 3.97
- Net Price $29,421
La Salle University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 97% acceptance rate
La Salle is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business and nursing. The urban campus sits in northwest Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1050-1268
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $18,069
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- Public 4 Year
- North Dartmouth, MA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
UMass Dartmouth is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and visual design. The suburban campus features distinctive modernist architecture in southeastern Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1050-1270
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $21,094
Benedict College
- Private 4 Year
- Columbia, SC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Benedict is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in South Carolina's capital city of Columbia.
- SAT Range 820-1010
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $18,665
Saint Louis University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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- 75% acceptance rate
SLU is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate health sciences, nursing, and aviation. The urban campus sits in Midtown St. Louis.
- SAT Range 1200-1410
- Avg GPA 3.95
- Net Price $27,749
Roanoke College
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
Roanoke is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, biology, and psychology. The residential campus sits in Salem at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1090-1300
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $26,044
Cleveland State University
- Public 4 Year
- Cleveland, OH
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- 91% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Cleveland State is a public university known for undergraduate urban affairs, engineering, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown Cleveland.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $16,230
College of Coastal Georgia
- Public 4 Year
- Brunswick, GA
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Aug 5 application deadline
College of Coastal Georgia is a public college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. The Brunswick campus sits on Georgia's Atlantic coast near the Golden Isles.
- SAT Range 875-1100
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $14,941
Marymount University
- Private 4 Year
- Arlington, VA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Marymount is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and interior design. The Arlington campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 970-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $31,989
Arcadia University
- Private 4 Year
- Glenside, PA
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- 80% acceptance rate
Arcadia is a private university known for undergraduate study abroad and international education. The suburban Glenside campus is anchored by Grey Towers Castle, a National Historic Landmark.
- SAT Range 1065-1265
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $30,037
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Saint Joseph's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and food marketing. The residential campus sits in western Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1170-1350
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $31,205
The University of Texas at Tyler
- Public 4 Year
- Tyler, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
- Aug 24 application deadline
UT Tyler is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and engineering. The campus is in the East Texas city of Tyler.
- SAT Range 1010-1200
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $14,476
Columbia College Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Columbia College Chicago is a private arts and media college known for undergraduate film, journalism, and performing arts. The urban campus sits in Chicago's South Loop.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $29,473
Clarkson University
- Private 4 Year
- Potsdam, NY
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Clarkson is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the sciences. The residential campus is in the small college town of Potsdam in northern New York.
- SAT Range 1200-1390
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $32,406
University of New Mexico Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Albuquerque, NM
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- 95% acceptance rate
UNM is a large public university known for undergraduate Latin American studies, anthropology, and photography. The urban Albuquerque campus features Pueblo Revival architecture.
- SAT Range 890-1170
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $6,347
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Public 4 Year
- Princess Anne, MD
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- 96% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UMES is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, aviation science, and hospitality management. The rural campus is located in the small town of Princess Anne on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range 840-1010
- Avg GPA 3.07
- Net Price $13,311