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 Hartford
- Private 4 Year
- West Hartford, CT
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- 96% acceptance rate
University of Hartford is a private university known for undergraduate music, dance, and theater at the Hartt School. The suburban campus sits in West Hartford next to the state capital.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Net Price $31,261
Cornell College
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, IA
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- 80% acceptance rate
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college known for its One Course At A Time calendar of intensive undergraduate courses. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Mount Vernon.
- SAT Range 1120-1285
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $25,220
Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Florida State College at Jacksonville is a public state college offering associate and bachelor's programs with strengths in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students attend classes across multiple campuses throughout the Jacksonville area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $2,727
St Petersburg College
- Public 4 Year
- St. Petersburg, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
St. Petersburg College is a public state college offering associate and bachelor's degrees, with undergraduate programs in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students attend classes across multiple campuses serving the St. Petersburg and Clearwater area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $2,333
SUNY Morrisville
- Public 4 Year
- Morrisville, NY
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- 92% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
SUNY Morrisville is a public college known for undergraduate agriculture, equine studies, and applied technology. The rural campus is set in the village of Morrisville in central New York.
- SAT Range 990-1230
- Avg GPA 2.7
- Net Price $15,960
Carthage College
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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4.5 | 4 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
Carthage is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1000-1205
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $27,066
Virginia Union University
- Private 4 Year
- Richmond, VA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Virginia Union is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate programs in business, education, and social work. The historic urban campus sits on Richmond's North Side.
- SAT Range 850-885
- Avg GPA 2.71
- Net Price $11,483
St. Thomas University
- Private 4 Year
- Miami Gardens, FL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and sports administration. The suburban campus lies in Miami Gardens just north of Miami.
- SAT Range 860-1060
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $27,844
Marshall University
- Public 4 Year
- Huntington, WV
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 10 application deadline
Marshall is a public university known for undergraduate forensic science, nursing, and business. The urban campus borders the Ohio River in Huntington.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Net Price $8,076
Louisiana Tech University
- Public 4 Year
- Ruston, LA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Louisiana Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. Ruston is a college town in northern Louisiana built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $12,325
Minnesota State University Mankato
- Public 4 Year
- Mankato, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
Minnesota State Mankato is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Minnesota River valley in southern Minnesota.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $18,861
Guilford College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
Guilford is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace and conflict studies. The Quaker-founded residential campus sits in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1120-1260
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Net Price $22,270
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Terre Haute, IN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Rose-Hulman is a private college known for undergraduate engineering, science, and mathematics. Most students live on the residential campus in Terre Haute.
- SAT Range 1320-1500
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Net Price $45,406
North Central College
- Private 4 Year
- Naperville, IL
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
North Central is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in suburban Naperville, west of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1055-1310
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $23,276
East Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Johnson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
ETSU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and bluegrass music. The campus sits in the Appalachian Highlands of northeastern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $16,286
State University of New York at Oswego
- Public 4 Year
- Oswego, NY
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- 81% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
SUNY Oswego is a public university known for undergraduate meteorology, broadcasting, and education. The campus sits on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
- SAT Range 1070-1270
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $15,853
University of Central Oklahoma
- Public 4 Year
- Edmond, OK
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
UCO is a public university known for undergraduate forensic science and teacher education. The suburban campus sits in Edmond just north of Oklahoma City.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $18,660
Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Wayne, IN
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- 84% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Purdue Fort Wayne is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, technology, and business. The urban campus is set in Indiana's second-largest city.
- SAT Range 970-1220
- Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $14,735