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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Lewis Clark State College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Lewiston, ID
  • 1.0 | 1 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Aug 8 application deadline

Lewis-Clark State is a small public college known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. The campus is in Lewiston at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers.

#3 Best Public Universities in Idaho 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 850-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.23
  • Net Price $15,917
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Rochester University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Rochester Hills, MI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 98% acceptance rate

Rochester University is a private Christian university with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The suburban campus is in Rochester Hills in metro Detroit.

#18 Best Private Colleges in Michigan 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 840-1060
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.13
  • Net Price $21,611
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Oregon Institute of Technology Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Klamath Falls, OR
  • | 0 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate
  • Sep 4 application deadline

Oregon Tech is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, health technologies, and applied sciences. The Klamath Falls campus sits near Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon.

#3 Best Public Universities in Oregon 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.51
  • Net Price $16,831
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Huntingdon, PA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate
  • Mar 15 application deadline

Juniata is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate natural sciences and its Program of Emphasis, which lets students design individualized majors. The residential campus sits in the small town of Huntingdon along the Juniata River.

#24 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1130-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.81
  • Net Price $24,580
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Madison Area Technical College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Madison, WI
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Sep 30 application deadline

A public technical college known for undergraduate nursing, information technology, and skilled trades programs. Students attend campuses in and around Madison.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $13,284
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • 3.0 | 3 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate

Carlow is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and education. The compact urban campus sits in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

#50 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1168
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $21,002
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Great Barrington, MA
  • 4.0 | 3 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate
  • Jun 1 application deadline

Simon's Rock is a private liberal arts college known for its early-entrance model that lets students begin undergraduate study after tenth or eleventh grade. The residential campus sits in the Berkshires near Great Barrington.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Net Price $41,013
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Ocala, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

College of Central Florida is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The main campus is in Ocala in north-central Florida.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $11,292
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Benedictine College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Atchison, KS
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 98% acceptance rate

Benedictine College is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate theology, philosophy, and business. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Missouri River in Atchison.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Kansas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1140-1380
  • Avg GPA 3.57
  • Net Price $28,629
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Washburn University Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Topeka, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Washburn is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The urban campus sits in Topeka, the state capital of Kansas.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Net Price $11,488
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Amherst, MA
  • 3.7 | 6 reviews
  • 75% acceptance rate
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Hampshire is a private liberal arts college known for student-designed majors and narrative evaluations instead of letter grades. Students can also take courses through the Five College Consortium with nearby Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and UMass.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $27,895
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Hiram, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate

Hiram is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences and biomedical humanities. Students follow the Hiram Plan of 12-week terms paired with intensive three-week courses.

#24 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.28
  • Net Price $21,868
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Greensburg, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 80% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Seton Hill is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate performing arts, education, and business. The campus is in Greensburg, a small city east of Pittsburgh.

#51 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1240
  • Avg GPA 3.74
  • Net Price $23,056
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Southwestern College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Winfield, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate
  • Aug 22 application deadline

Southwestern College is a small private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in education and business. Students live on a residential campus in the small town of Winfield, Kansas.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Kansas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.33
  • Net Price $29,488
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Alexandria, LA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate

LSUA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Alexandria in central Louisiana.

#11 Best Public Universities in Louisiana 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.16
  • Net Price $8,296
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Tiffin University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Tiffin, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 80% acceptance rate

Tiffin is a private university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and sports management. Students study on a compact residential campus in the small city of Tiffin in northwest Ohio.

#31 Best Private Colleges in Ohio 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.11
  • Net Price $26,068
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Plymouth, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate

Lakeland is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small city of Plymouth in eastern Wisconsin.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.0
  • Net Price $24,253
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Hartsville, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate

Coker is a private university known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and round-table classroom teaching. The historic campus sits in the small town of Hartsville.

#11 Best Private Colleges in South Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 940-1160
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
  • Net Price $19,823
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