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.
Elmira College
- Private 4 Year
- Elmira, NY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Elmira is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most undergrads live on a compact residential campus in the small city of Elmira.
- SAT Range 1090-1385
- Avg GPA 3.22
- Net Price $23,682
Gwynedd Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Gwynedd Valley, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 20 application deadline
Gwynedd Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The suburban campus sits in Gwynedd Valley northwest of Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1023-1186
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $27,960
Calumet College of Saint Joseph
- Private 4 Year
- Whiting, IN
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| 0 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Calumet College of Saint Joseph is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate criminal justice, business, and education. The Whiting campus lies near the southern shore of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.75
- Net Price $16,765
Penn State Brandywine
- Public 4 Year
- Media, PA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Penn State Brandywine is a public university campus known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and biology. The suburban campus is located near Philadelphia in Media.
- SAT Range 1080-1310
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $22,710
St Catherine University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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3.7 | 3 reviews
- 92% acceptance rate
St. Catherine is a private Catholic women's university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. Most bachelor's programs enroll women on the urban Saint Paul campus.
- SAT Range 850-1140
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Net Price $20,918
Cambridge College
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Cambridge College is a private college known for undergraduate programs in education, management, and psychology designed for adult learners. Most students are working adults who attend evening and flexible-format classes in Boston.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $31,072
Bethel University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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- 88% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Bethel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The suburban Arden Hills campus sits in the Twin Cities metro near St. Paul.
- SAT Range 1190-1300
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $31,738
Naropa University
- Private 4 Year
- Boulder, CO
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- 100% acceptance rate
Naropa is a private university known for undergraduate contemplative psychology, writing and poetics, and Buddhist studies. The Boulder campus integrates meditation practice with a liberal arts curriculum.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $27,873
Corban University
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Corban is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The residential campus sits in Salem, Oregon's capital city.
- SAT Range 1003-1165
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $27,119
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Buzzards Bay, MA
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Apr 15 application deadline
Mass Maritime is a public maritime academy known for undergraduate marine transportation, marine engineering, and maritime business. Most students join a regiment of cadets on a campus along the Cape Cod Canal in Buzzards Bay.
- SAT Range 1030-1185
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $13,546
Penn State Erie Behrend College
- Public 4 Year
- Erie, PA
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| 0 reviews
- 97% acceptance rate
Penn State Behrend is a public college campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering, plastics engineering, and business. The wooded campus sits on a former estate outside downtown Erie.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $23,764
Goldey Beacom College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilmington, DE
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| 0 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
Goldey-Beacom is a private college known for undergraduate business, accounting, and management. The suburban campus sits in the Pike Creek area of Wilmington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $15,688
University of Northwestern Ohio
- Private 4 Year
- Lima, OH
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- 100% acceptance rate
UNOH is a private university known for undergraduate automotive technology, diesel technology, and motorsports. The Lima campus centers on hands-on technical training with dedicated shop and laboratory facilities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.86
- Net Price $21,853
Oklahoma City University
- Private 4 Year
- Oklahoma City, OK
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| 0 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Oklahoma City University is a private university known for undergraduate dance, music, and theater. The urban campus is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- SAT Range 1050-1260
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Net Price $24,051
Benedictine University
- Private 4 Year
- Lisle, IL
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
Benedictine is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and biology. The suburban campus is in Lisle in Chicago's western suburbs.
- SAT Range 1050-1280
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Net Price $23,139
Goucher College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.
- SAT Range 1090-1325
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $26,913
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Public 4 Year
- Plattsburgh, NY
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| 0 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
SUNY Plattsburgh is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and Canadian studies. The campus sits beside Lake Champlain in northern New York near the Adirondacks.
- SAT Range 1080-1250
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Net Price $15,412
Loras College
- Private 4 Year
- Dubuque, IA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Loras is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and the humanities. The hilltop campus in Dubuque overlooks the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.48
- Net Price $21,631