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.
Southern University at New Orleans
- Public 4 Year
- New Orleans, LA
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- 79% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Southern University at New Orleans is a public HBCU known for undergraduate social work, criminal justice, and business. The urban campus occupies a site in New Orleans's Gentilly area.
- SAT Range 820-1050
- Avg GPA 2.4
- Net Price $14,480
Webster University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Webster is a private university known for undergraduate communications, theatre, and media arts. The main campus sits in suburban Webster Groves near St. Louis.
- SAT Range 1110-1310
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $29,503
Marymount Manhattan College
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Marymount Manhattan is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate theater, dance, and communication arts. The urban campus sits on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
- SAT Range 1105-1323
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $38,376
Western Connecticut State University
- Public 4 Year
- Danbury, CT
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- 87% acceptance rate
Western Connecticut State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and the visual and performing arts. Students take classes across Midtown and Westside campuses in Danbury.
- SAT Range 1040-1170
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $17,185
University of North Dakota
- Public 4 Year
- Grand Forks, ND
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Aug 17 application deadline
UND is a public university known for undergraduate aviation and aerospace sciences. The campus sits in a college-town setting in Grand Forks near the Minnesota border.
- SAT Range 1110-1290
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $18,076
Emory & Henry University
- Private 4 Year
- Emory, VA
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- 84% acceptance rate
Emory & Henry is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate teacher education and the social sciences. The rural campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia.
- SAT Range 1051-1223
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $21,446
Polk State College
- Public 4 Year
- Winter Haven, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Polk State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and career-focused associate and bachelor's programs. Campuses in Winter Haven and Lakeland serve students across central Florida.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $10,011
Maryville University of Saint Louis
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Maryville University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and business. The suburban campus is in Town and Country in the St. Louis area.
- SAT Range 1000-1230
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $22,983
New York Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Old Westbury, NY
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
NYIT is a private university known for undergraduate architecture, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Old Westbury campus sits on Long Island.
- SAT Range 1190-1420
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $24,688
St. Francis College
- Private 4 Year
- Brooklyn, NY
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- 100% acceptance rate
St. Francis College is a small private Franciscan college known for undergraduate business, accounting, and nursing. The compact urban campus sits in Brooklyn Heights near the East River.
- SAT Range 990-1240
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $17,698
Immaculata University
- Private 4 Year
- Immaculata, PA
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3.0 | 4 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Immaculata is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban Chester County campus was a women's college for most of its history before becoming coeducational.
- SAT Range 1156-1323
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $24,708
Lake Superior State University
- Public 4 Year
- Sault Ste Marie, MI
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- 100% acceptance rate
Lake Superior State is a small public university known for undergraduate fisheries and wildlife management and criminal justice. The campus sits along the St. Marys River in Michigan's Upper Peninsula near the Canadian border.
- SAT Range 1000-1225
- Avg GPA 3.2
- Net Price $12,339
Northeastern State University
- Public 4 Year
- Tahlequah, OK
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Northeastern State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and Native American studies. The Tahlequah campus sits in the capital of the Cherokee Nation.
- SAT Range 866-1136
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $12,410
The University of Texas Permian Basin
- Public 4 Year
- Odessa, TX
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- 95% acceptance rate
- Aug 23 application deadline
UT Permian Basin is a public university known for undergraduate petroleum engineering and business. The campus is located in Odessa in West Texas's Permian Basin.
- SAT Range 910-1130
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $13,563
University of Hawaii Maui College
- Public 4 Year
- Kahului, HI
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- 100% acceptance rate
UH Maui College is a public community college known for undergraduate culinary arts, hospitality, and nursing. The campus is in Kahului on the island of Maui.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $8,089
Goshen College
- Private 4 Year
- Goshen, IN
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- 84% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Goshen is a private Mennonite liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace studies and nursing. Most students complete a Study-Service Term abroad that combines academic study with community service.
- SAT Range 880-1110
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $16,693
Saint Ambrose University
- Private 4 Year
- Davenport, IA
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- 77% acceptance rate
Saint Ambrose is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The residential campus sits in the Quad Cities along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 930-1170
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $25,345
College for Creative Studies
- Private 4 Year
- Detroit, MI
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- 92% acceptance rate
College for Creative Studies is a private art and design college known for undergraduate industrial design, transportation design, and animation. The urban campus in Detroit sits near the city's cultural center and auto industry.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $36,055