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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High Acceptance % Public Private 4 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

Wisconsin Lutheran is a private Lutheran liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits on Milwaukee's west side.

#5 Best Private Colleges in Wisconsin 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.54
  • Net Price $24,095
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 77% acceptance rate
  • Jan 15 application deadline

SCI-Arc is a private architecture school known for undergraduate architecture and design. The urban campus occupies a former freight depot in Los Angeles's Arts District.

7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1020-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $28,985
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Joseph, MN
  • | 0 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate

College of Saint Benedict is a private Catholic women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing. Students share classes and many programs with men from nearby Saint John's University under a coordinate college system.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Minnesota 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1048-1233
  • Avg GPA 3.72
  • Net Price $28,400
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Columbus, MS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate

Mississippi University for Women is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Historically the first public women's college in the United States, the Columbus campus is now coeducational.

#3 Best Public Universities in Mississippi 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 850-1180
  • Avg GPA 3.49
  • Net Price $12,487
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Bismarck, ND
  • | 0 reviews
  • 75% acceptance rate
  • Sep 30 application deadline

University of Mary is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River.

#1 Best Value in North Dakota 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1110-1340
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.37
  • Net Price $20,156
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Pacific States University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Pacific States is a private university known for undergraduate business and computer science. The urban campus is located in central Los Angeles.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price -
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • San Antonio, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

UT Health San Antonio is a public health science center known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban campus sits in San Antonio's South Texas Medical Center.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price -
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Marian University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Fond Du Lac, WI
  • | 0 reviews
  • 75% acceptance rate

Marian is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus lies in Fond du Lac at the southern end of Lake Winnebago.

#12 Best Private Colleges in Wisconsin 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 800-1080
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
  • Net Price $22,697
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Talladega, AL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 85% acceptance rate

Talladega is a private historically Black liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in the sciences, business, and the humanities. The historic campus sits in the small city of Talladega in east-central Alabama.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.4
  • Net Price $1,267
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Gainesville, GA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate

Brenau is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts. Traditional undergraduates enroll in its residential Women's College on a historic campus in Gainesville.

#12 Best Private Colleges in Georgia 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.39
  • Net Price $19,743
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Storm Lake, IA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

Buena Vista is a private university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus sits beside Storm Lake in northwest Iowa.

#14 Best Private Colleges in Iowa 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 930-1130
  • Avg GPA 3.49
  • Net Price $19,704
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Campbellsville, KY
  • 2.0 | 1 reviews
  • 80% acceptance rate

Campbellsville is a private Christian university known for undergraduate education, business, and nursing. The campus is in the small town of Campbellsville in central Kentucky.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $19,662
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Culver Stockton College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Canton, MO
  • | 0 reviews
  • 99% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

Culver-Stockton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and equestrian studies. The campus sits on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River.

#12 Best Private Colleges in Missouri 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.37
  • Net Price $21,996
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Metropolitan College of New York Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • New York, NY
  • | 0 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate

MCNY is a private college known for purpose-centered undergraduate programs in business, human services, and public affairs. The urban campus is located in Manhattan.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.1
  • Net Price $26,091
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Penn State York Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • York, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

Penn State York is a regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and engineering technology. The suburban campus in York offers a smaller setting with pathways to complete degrees at University Park.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1050-1245
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $18,887
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Rockford University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Rockford, IL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate

Rockford is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus sits in the mid-sized city of Rockford in northern Illinois.

#29 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 850-1070
  • Avg GPA 3.25
  • Net Price $23,642
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University of Saint Mary Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Leavenworth, KS
  • | 0 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate

University of Saint Mary is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Leavenworth, near the Kansas City metro area.

#4 Best Private Colleges in Kansas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 806-1028
  • Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $23,020
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Montana State University Billings Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Billings, MT
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

MSU Billings is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits in Montana's largest city.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.05
  • Net Price $15,018
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