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 California Riverside
- Public 4 Year
- Riverside, CA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Nov 30 application deadline
UC Riverside is a large public university known for undergraduate entomology, plant sciences, and business. The suburban campus lies in California's Inland Empire east of Los Angeles.
- SAT Range 1080-1280
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Net Price $14,562
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- Public 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Minnesota is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and biological sciences. The Twin Cities campus spans Minneapolis and St. Paul along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1300-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $17,209
Morgan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
Morgan State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, architecture, and business. The urban campus is in northeast Baltimore.
- SAT Range 840-1070
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $15,476
University of Utah
- Public 4 Year
- Salt Lake City, UT
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Utah is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and ballet. The campus sits in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains overlooking Salt Lake City.
- SAT Range 1190-1380
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $16,583
Loyola University Chicago
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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4.3 | 6 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
Loyola Chicago is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits along Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side.
- SAT Range 1170-1360
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $39,147
Georgia Southern University
- Public 4 Year
- Statesboro, GA
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| 0 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Georgia Southern is a large public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and logistics. The main campus anchors the college town of Statesboro in southeast Georgia.
- SAT Range 986-1133
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $15,971
Alabama State University
- Public 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
- Jul 31 application deadline
Alabama State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and health sciences. The urban campus is in Montgomery, the state capital.
- SAT Range 749-967
- Avg GPA 2.95
- Net Price $13,138
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Cincinnati, OH
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
University of Cincinnati is a large public university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and music. The urban campus occupies a hillside site in Cincinnati's Uptown area.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $24,696
DePaul University
- Private 4 Year
- Chicago, IL
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
DePaul is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, film, and theater. Its urban campuses sit in Chicago's Lincoln Park and Loop neighborhoods.
- SAT Range 1140-1330
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $34,135
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Public 4 Year
- Arlington, TX
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UT Arlington is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and architecture. The suburban campus sits in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex between the two cities.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $13,755
Western Carolina University
- Public 4 Year
- Cullowhee, NC
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4.6 | 10 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Western Carolina is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and criminal justice. The campus sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cullowhee.
- SAT Range 1080-1270
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $13,767
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Public 4 Year
- West Chester, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
West Chester is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, music, and nursing. The campus sits in the historic borough of West Chester near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1100-1270
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $22,546
Sam Houston State University
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Sam Houston State is a large public university known for undergraduate criminal justice and forensic science. The main campus is in Huntsville in the piney woods of East Texas.
- SAT Range 930-1120
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $14,737
The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Public 4 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UTSA is a large public university known for undergraduate cybersecurity and business. The main campus sits in northwest San Antonio near the Texas Hill Country.
- SAT Range 1000-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $10,959
Illinois State University
- Public 4 Year
- Normal, IL
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
- Apr 1 application deadline
Illinois State is a large public university known for undergraduate teacher education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Normal, next to Bloomington.
- SAT Range 990-1210
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $21,369
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Norman, OK
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
OU is a large public university known for undergraduate meteorology and petroleum engineering. Norman is a classic college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1140-1330
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $18,574
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Public 4 Year
- Richmond, VA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Jan 18 application deadline
VCU is a large public university known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and health professions. The urban campus stretches across downtown Richmond.
- SAT Range 1010-1270
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $26,836
Wayne State University
- Public 4 Year
- Detroit, MI
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4.2 | 4 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Wayne State is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, pharmacy, and business. The urban campus is in Midtown Detroit near the city's cultural district.
- SAT Range 1060-1270
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $14,416