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 Oregon
- Public 4 Year
- Eugene, OR
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Oregon is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, architecture, and business. Eugene is a classic college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1130-1360
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $24,605
Indiana University Bloomington
- Public 4 Year
- Bloomington, IN
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
IU is a large public university known for undergraduate business, music, and media. Bloomington is a classic college town built around a historic limestone campus.
- SAT Range 1170-1400
- Avg GPA 3.74
- Net Price $17,270
Oregon State University
- Public 4 Year
- Corvallis, OR
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Oregon State is a large public university known for undergraduate forestry, marine science, and engineering. Corvallis is a college town built around the campus in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
- SAT Range 1140-1400
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $22,467
Iowa State University
- Public 4 Year
- Ames, IA
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
Iowa State is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, agriculture, and design. Ames is a college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1120-1360
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $17,779
University of Illinois Chicago
- Public 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
UIC is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, architecture, and engineering. The urban campus sits on Chicago's Near West Side near the Illinois Medical District.
- SAT Range 1130-1350
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $10,852
Grand Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- Allendale, MI
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Grand Valley State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The Allendale campus sits west of Grand Rapids along the Grand River.
- SAT Range 940-1190
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $17,198
West Virginia University
- Public 4 Year
- Morgantown, WV
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4.0 | 4 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
WVU is a large public university known for undergraduate forensic science, engineering, and journalism. The campus spreads across a hilly college town in Morgantown along the Monongahela River.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $15,169
California State University Los Angeles
- Public 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
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- 91% acceptance rate
- Jan 19 application deadline
Cal State LA is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in the hills east of downtown Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 870-1060
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $4,460
Boise State University
- Public 4 Year
- Boise, ID
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- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Boise State is a large public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and nursing. The urban campus borders the Boise River in Idaho's capital city.
- SAT Range 1030-1210
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.37
- Net Price $21,583
Ball State University
- Public 4 Year
- Muncie, IN
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4.6 | 5 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Ball State is a public university known for undergraduate architecture, education, and telecommunications. The college-town campus is in Muncie.
- SAT Range 1080-1260
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $13,599
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Public 4 Year
- Charlotte, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UNC Charlotte is a large public university known for undergraduate business, engineering, and architecture. The suburban campus sits in North Carolina's largest city.
- SAT Range 1140-1330
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $15,045
California State University Fullerton
- Public 4 Year
- Fullerton, CA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
Cal State Fullerton is a large public university known for undergraduate business, communications, and education. The suburban campus sits in northern Orange County.
- SAT Range 1000-1180
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Net Price $7,064
Drexel University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Drexel is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, design, and business. The urban campus is in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $42,801
California State University Sacramento
- Public 4 Year
- Sacramento, CA
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- 94% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
Sacramento State is a large public university known for undergraduate government, criminal justice, and business. The urban campus sits along the American River in California's capital city.
- SAT Range 930-1130
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $10,110
Coastal Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Conway, SC
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
Coastal Carolina is a public university known for undergraduate marine science and PGA golf management. The Conway campus lies a short drive from Myrtle Beach and the Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 1050-1220
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Net Price $14,379
University of Iowa
- Public 4 Year
- Iowa City, IA
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3.0 | 3 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Iowa is a large public university known for undergraduate creative writing and journalism. The campus sits in the college town of Iowa City along the Iowa River.
- SAT Range 1130-1330
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Net Price $21,765
Towson University
- Public 4 Year
- Towson, MD
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3.8 | 4 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Towson is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and communications. The suburban campus sits just north of Baltimore.
- SAT Range 950-1235
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $16,653
Old Dominion University
- Public 4 Year
- Norfolk, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Old Dominion is a large public university known for undergraduate oceanography, engineering, and nursing. The urban campus sits in the coastal city of Norfolk.
- SAT Range 1100-1280
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $16,419