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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High Acceptance % Public Private 4 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Misenheimer, NC
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Pfeiffer is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The United Methodist-affiliated campus sits in the small community of Misenheimer in North Carolina's Piedmont.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 891-1165
  • Avg GPA 3.18
  • Net Price $19,660
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Gordon State College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Barnesville, GA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate

Gordon State is a public college known for undergraduate nursing and teacher education. The compact campus is set in the small town of Barnesville south of Atlanta.

3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1130
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $7,807
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Green Bay, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate

UW-Green Bay is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and business. The wooded campus borders Green Bay and includes a large arboretum with trails.

#10 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.16
  • Net Price $11,429
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Stevens Point, WI
  • 2.5 | 2 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate
  • Sep 1 application deadline

UW-Stevens Point is a public university known for undergraduate natural resources, forestry, and paper science. The campus sits in the college town of Stevens Point in central Wisconsin.

#11 Best Public Universities in Wisconsin 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.27
  • Net Price $14,883
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Midland, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Aug 20 application deadline

Midland College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and energy technology. The campus is in Midland in West Texas's Permian Basin.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $5,071
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  • Public 4 Year
  • South Bend, IN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate

IU South Bend is a public regional campus of Indiana University known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus lies along the St. Joseph River in South Bend.

#11 Best Public Universities in Indiana 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.24
  • Net Price $9,003
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Bellarmine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and the health sciences. The campus occupies a residential setting in Louisville.

#2 Best Colleges in Kentucky 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.42
  • Net Price $23,165
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Richmond, KY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

EKU is a public university known for undergraduate criminal justice, fire protection, and safety programs. The campus sits in the college town of Richmond in central Kentucky.

#5 Best Public Universities in Kentucky 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Net Price $12,279
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Boston, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 85% acceptance rate

MCPHS is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.

#19 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1416
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Net Price $41,506
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Bonaventure, NY
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate
  • Jul 30 application deadline

St. Bonaventure is a private Franciscan university known for undergraduate journalism, communication, and business. The rural campus sits in southwestern New York near Olean.

#49 Best Private Colleges in New York 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1065-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.48
  • Net Price $27,373
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Johnson & Wales University Charlotte Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Charlotte, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 80% acceptance rate

Johnson & Wales Charlotte is a private university known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality management, and business. The urban campus is located in uptown Charlotte.

#12 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1130
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $28,084
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Mechanicsburg, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate

Messiah is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and music. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the Harrisburg suburbs.

#29 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1110-1350
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Net Price $29,408
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  • Private 4 Year
  • New Wilmington, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate

Westminster is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education, business, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of New Wilmington.

#43 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1258
  • Avg GPA 3.57
  • Net Price $20,394
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Berrien Springs, MI
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate

Andrews is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate theology, architecture, and aviation. The campus sits in the small college town of Berrien Springs in southwest Michigan.

#7 Best Private Colleges in Michigan 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Net Price $24,728
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Manchester, NH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

SNHU is a private university known for undergraduate business and large online degree programs. Most undergraduates study online, with a smaller traditional campus in Manchester.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.18
  • Net Price $36,501
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Sanford, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Seminole State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and business. The suburban Sanford campus serves a largely commuting student body in the greater Orlando area.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $8,448
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Notre Dame, IN
  • 3.8 | 5 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate

Saint Mary's is a private Catholic women's college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The campus adjoins the University of Notre Dame in northern Indiana.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Indiana 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1325
  • Avg GPA 3.83
  • Net Price $27,865
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Staten Island, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Wagner is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, theater, and business. The hilltop campus on Staten Island overlooks New York Harbor.

#35 Best Private Colleges in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1190-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $28,033
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