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.
Thomas Aquinas College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Paula, CA
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- 83% acceptance rate
Thomas Aquinas is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for a single Great Books curriculum that all undergraduates complete together. The residential campus is set in the hills near Santa Paula in southern California.
- SAT Range 1220-1400
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $24,820
Mount Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Cedar Rapids, IA
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1.0 | 2 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Mount Mercy is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The compact residential campus sits in a neighborhood setting in Cedar Rapids.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $24,347
Waynesburg University
- Private 4 Year
- Waynesburg, PA
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- 90% acceptance rate
Waynesburg is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in the small town of Waynesburg in southwestern Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 930-1250
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Net Price $18,667
Texas College
- Private 4 Year
- Tyler, TX
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- 100% acceptance rate
Texas College is a private historically Black college with undergraduate programs in education, business, and the liberal arts. The small campus is located in Tyler in East Texas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $10,958
University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Public 4 Year
- Fairbanks, AK
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jun 15 application deadline
UAF is a public university known for undergraduate arctic science, geosciences, and engineering. The Fairbanks campus lies in subarctic Interior Alaska.
- SAT Range 1110-1360
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $11,278
Chipola College
- Public 4 Year
- Marianna, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Chipola is a public state college with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The small campus is in Marianna in Florida's Panhandle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Net Price $2,467
Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 82% acceptance rate
Notre Dame of Maryland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood of northern Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $21,191
Ascent College
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Ascent is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry leadership. The suburban Gainesville campus serves students preparing for church and ministry roles in Northern Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Simpson University
- Private 4 Year
- Redding, CA
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- 86% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Simpson is a small private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The residential campus is in Redding in Northern California.
- SAT Range 960-1185
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $28,653
Oakland City University
- Private 4 Year
- Oakland City, IN
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- 83% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Oakland City is a small private university affiliated with the General Baptists and known for undergraduate education and business. Students study on a compact campus in the small town of Oakland City in southwestern Indiana.
- SAT Range 850-1150
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Net Price $16,437
Jarvis Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Hawkins, TX
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Jarvis Christian is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and religion. The rural East Texas campus is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.77
- Net Price $9,082
Thomas Edison State University
- Public 4 Year
- Trenton, NJ
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- 100% acceptance rate
Thomas Edison State is a public university known for online undergraduate degree programs and flexible study for adult learners. Most students complete coursework at a distance rather than on a traditional residential campus in Trenton.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Missouri Western State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Joseph, MO
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- 100% acceptance rate
Missouri Western is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, teacher education, and business. Students complete a required applied learning experience before graduation.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $13,126
Bellevue University
- Private 4 Year
- Bellevue, NE
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Bellevue University is a private university known for undergraduate business, cybersecurity, and flexible programs for working adults. The suburban campus sits in the Omaha metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,210
Penn State Berks
- Public 4 Year
- Reading, PA
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
Penn State Berks is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, engineering, and information sciences. The suburban campus is located just outside Reading.
- SAT Range 1090-1275
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $23,721
Metropolitan State University
- Public 4 Year
- Saint Paul, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Metropolitan State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. Most students commute to urban campus locations across the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $16,615
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
- Private 4 Year
- Teaneck, NJ
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- 91% acceptance rate
FDU is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and international studies. The suburban Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck sits close to New York City.
- SAT Range 908-1180
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $16,920
Saint Peter's University
- Private 4 Year
- Jersey City, NJ
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- 90% acceptance rate
Saint Peter's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The urban Jersey City campus sits across the Hudson River from Manhattan.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $13,775