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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  • Public 4 Year
  • Oshkosh, WI
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate

UW Oshkosh is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus borders Lake Winnebago in a mid-sized Wisconsin city.

#7 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Net Price $12,500
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  • Public 4 Year
  • San Bernardino, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate
  • Nov 30 application deadline

CSUSB is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The campus sits at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California's Inland Empire.

#24 Best Public Universities in California 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Net Price $5,231
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Boston, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Suffolk is a private university known for undergraduate business, government, and communications. The compact urban campus sits on Beacon Hill near Boston's government center.

#30 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.33
  • Net Price $33,832
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Milton, MA
  • 1.8 | 4 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Apr 1 application deadline

Curry is a private college known for undergraduate nursing, criminal justice, and communication. The suburban campus sits in Milton just south of Boston.

#29 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.01
  • Net Price $29,917
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Brookville, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate

LIU is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The suburban Brookville campus occupies a former Gilded Age estate on Long Island's North Shore.

#48 Best Private Colleges in New York 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1110-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $24,867
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Aurora, IL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

Aurora University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban campus sits in Aurora, about 40 miles west of Chicago.

#27 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $19,053
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Greenwood, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

Lander is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in the small city of Greenwood in South Carolina's Upstate.

#11 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1178
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Net Price $15,520
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Worcester, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Jun 1 application deadline

Worcester State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The urban campus sits in Worcester, a mid-sized Massachusetts city west of Boston.

#8 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1026-1283
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $12,778
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Paul, MN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 85% acceptance rate
  • Jan 15 application deadline

St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business. The urban campus sits along Summit Avenue in St. Paul.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Minnesota 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1260-1423
  • Avg GPA 3.63
  • Net Price $31,250
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Laurinburg, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

St. Andrews is a small private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies and the liberal arts. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Laurinburg.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.13
  • Net Price $29,474
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Millersville, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate

Millersville is a public university known for undergraduate education and meteorology. The campus sits in a small college town near Lancaster in southeastern Pennsylvania.

#13 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1210
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
  • Net Price $20,551
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  • Public 4 Year
  • New Haven, CT
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate

Southern Connecticut State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and social work. The campus sits in a residential section of New Haven.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.2
  • Net Price $19,827
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Ashland, OR
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate

SOU is a public university known for undergraduate theater, performing arts, and environmental studies. Ashland is a college town closely tied to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the campus.

#6 Best Public Universities in Oregon 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.34
  • Net Price $17,959
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Edwardsville, IL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate
  • May 1 application deadline

SIUE is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The large wooded campus sits in the St. Louis metro area.

#6 Best Public Universities in Illinois 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Net Price $17,115
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Providence, RI
  • 2.5 | 2 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate
  • Mar 15 application deadline

Rhode Island College is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and social work. The campus sits in a residential area on the north side of Providence.

#2 Best Public Universities in Rhode Island 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 870-1120
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.08
  • Net Price $10,346
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Tacoma, WA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 83% acceptance rate
  • Jun 30 application deadline

UW Tacoma is a public university known for undergraduate computer science, nursing, and urban studies. The campus uses renovated historic buildings in downtown Tacoma.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Net Price $13,898
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Commerce, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

East Texas A&M is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and agricultural sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Commerce in Northeast Texas.

#19 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $12,327
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Frostburg, MD
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Frostburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian mountain town of Frostburg in western Maryland.

#6 Best Public Universities in Maryland 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $17,669
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