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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Barton College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Wilson, NC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate

Barton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus is in the small city of Wilson in eastern North Carolina.

#16 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.25
  • Net Price $23,962
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La Sierra University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Riverside, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate

La Sierra is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biology. The suburban campus sits in Riverside east of Los Angeles.

#29 Best Private Colleges in California 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1140
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Net Price $23,848
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Monmouth, OR
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • 98% acceptance rate

Western Oregon is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and American Sign Language programs. The residential campus is in the small college town of Monmouth in the Willamette Valley.

#5 Best Public Universities in Oregon 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 868-1108
  • Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $14,006
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Syracuse, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 83% acceptance rate
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Le Moyne is a private Jesuit college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and biology. The suburban campus sits just outside downtown Syracuse.

#36 Best Private Colleges in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Net Price $23,702
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Augsburg is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The urban campus is in Minneapolis's Cedar-Riverside neighborhood.

#11 Best Private Colleges in Minnesota 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1188-1376
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.27
  • Net Price $24,561
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Seguin, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate

Texas Lutheran is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Seguin, a small city northeast of San Antonio.

#17 Best Private Colleges in Texas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.9
  • Net Price $25,119
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  • Public 4 Year
  • East Stroudsburg, PA
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate
  • Apr 1 application deadline

East Stroudsburg is a public university known for undergraduate education, athletic training, and exercise science. The campus sits in the Pocono Mountains near the Delaware Water Gap.

#17 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Net Price $18,610
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Forest Grove, OR
  • | 0 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate
  • Aug 25 application deadline

Pacific is a private university known for undergraduate health sciences, education, and psychology. The residential campus is in the small college town of Forest Grove west of Portland.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Oregon 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.73
  • Net Price $35,235
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Moon Township, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate

Robert Morris is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and cybersecurity. The suburban campus sits in Moon Township near Pittsburgh.

#45 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.57
  • Net Price $23,933
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Woodbury University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Burbank, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate

Woodbury is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and media arts. The urban Burbank campus sits near Los Angeles's entertainment and design industries.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Net Price $37,258
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fort Pierce, FL
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Aug 2 application deadline

Indian River State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and public safety. The main campus sits in Fort Pierce on Florida's Treasure Coast.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $4,427
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Staten Island, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate

College of Staten Island is a public CUNY college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. Its large Staten Island campus is one of New York City's most spacious college grounds.

#27 Best Public Universities in New York 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.0
  • Net Price $6,525
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Bronx, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 85% acceptance rate

Mount Saint Vincent is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The Riverdale campus overlooks the Hudson River in the Bronx.

#55 Best Private Colleges in New York 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1011-1178
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.14
  • Net Price $22,808
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Ferrum, VA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • Sep 15 application deadline

Ferrum is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental science and teacher education. The rural campus sits in the Blue Ridge foothills of southwestern Virginia.

3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.14
  • Net Price $20,082
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Cedar Falls, IA
  • 3.5 | 4 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate

UNI is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Cedar Falls.

#3 Best Public Universities in Iowa 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1280
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Net Price $16,437
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Boston, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Emmanuel is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and the sciences. The Fenway campus shares classes and facilities with neighboring schools through a consortium.

#27 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1170-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $31,121
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Cheyney, PA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Mar 31 application deadline

Cheyney is a small public university and the nation's oldest HBCU, with undergraduate programs rooted in teacher education and the liberal arts. The suburban campus sits in Chester County west of Philadelphia.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.37
  • Net Price $14,207
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bowling Green, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

WKU is a public university known for undergraduate journalism, photojournalism, and broadcasting. The hilltop campus overlooks Bowling Green in south-central Kentucky.

#6 Best Public Universities in Kentucky 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 840-1050
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Net Price $12,548
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