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.

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  • Private 4 Year
  • San Dimas, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • May 1 application deadline

Life Pacific is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry and biblical studies. The suburban campus is in San Dimas in the San Gabriel Valley.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1085
  • Avg GPA 2.91
  • Net Price $21,602
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Belmont, NC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 75% acceptance rate

Belmont Abbey is a private Benedictine Catholic college known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. The historic campus adjoins Belmont Abbey monastery in the Charlotte metro area.

#14 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.32
  • Net Price $24,726
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Westfield, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Westfield State is a public university known for undergraduate education and criminal justice. The campus sits in the small city of Westfield in western Massachusetts.

#10 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $17,406
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Wichita, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate

Wichita State is a public university known for undergraduate aerospace engineering and aviation programs. The urban Wichita campus has long ties to the region's aircraft industry.

#3 Best Public Universities in Kansas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 905-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.48
  • Net Price $14,228
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Clarksville, TN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • Aug 4 application deadline

Austin Peay is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The Clarksville campus is close to Fort Campbell and draws many military-connected students.

#8 Best Public Universities in Tennessee 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 843-1126
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $9,882
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Boiling Springs, NC
  • 4.7 | 3 reviews
  • 77% acceptance rate

Gardner-Webb is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus sits in the small town of Boiling Springs in western North Carolina.

#10 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 975-1198
  • Avg GPA 3.74
  • Net Price $20,016
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate
  • Dec 15 application deadline

CSUB is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits in Bakersfield in California's southern San Joaquin Valley.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $6,489
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  • Private 4 Year
  • University Heights, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

John Carroll is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and the sciences. The suburban campus sits in University Heights near Cleveland.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Net Price $30,030
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Kingsville, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Texas A&M-Kingsville is a public university known for undergraduate petroleum engineering, agriculture, and wildlife science. Students attend a campus in the small South Texas city of Kingsville.

#16 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.45
  • Net Price $12,812
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Owings Mills, MD
  • 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.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.1
  • Net Price $27,162
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Camarillo, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate
  • Jul 30 application deadline

CSU Channel Islands is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and environmental science. The Camarillo campus occupies former state hospital grounds with Spanish Colonial Revival buildings.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.22
  • Net Price $10,632
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Turlock, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 98% acceptance rate
  • Nov 30 application deadline

CSU Stanislaus is a public university in the California State University system known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in Turlock in California's Central Valley.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.47
  • Net Price $7,433
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Boston, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

UMass Boston is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and environmental science. The urban waterfront campus sits on Columbia Point along Boston Harbor.

#4 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.35
  • Net Price $17,768
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • Jul 1 application deadline

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, coastal biology, and environmental science. The campus sits on Ward Island along Corpus Christi Bay.

#12 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1193
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Net Price $15,233
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Abington, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

Penn State Abington is a public regional campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits just north of Philadelphia.

#15 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1265
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.42
  • Net Price $19,232
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Denver, CO
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Regis is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The urban campus is in northwest Denver.

#2 Best Value Colleges in Colorado 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.68
  • Net Price $21,618
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Birmingham, AL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Jun 1 application deadline

UAB is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and biomedical programs. The urban campus is anchored by a major academic medical center in Birmingham.

#2 Best Value Colleges in Alabama 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1210-1450
  • Avg GPA 3.82
  • Net Price $17,997
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Moraga, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Saint Mary's is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate business and a Great Books liberal arts program. The residential campus lies in the hills of Moraga in the East Bay.

#19 Best Private Colleges in California 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1253
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $35,332
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