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
  • Longmeadow, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 85% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Bay Path is a private university known for educating undergraduate women in business, health sciences, and cybersecurity. The residential campus sits in suburban Longmeadow near Springfield.

#28 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1210
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Net Price $15,463
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Penn State Greater Allegheny Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • McKeesport, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate

Penn State Greater Allegheny is a small public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate business, information sciences and technology, and psychology. The campus is located in McKeesport in the greater Pittsburgh area.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1080-1280
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $15,574
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South Seattle College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Seattle, WA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Sep 13 application deadline

South Seattle College is a public community college known for undergraduate programs in aviation technology and culinary arts. The urban campuses include a main West Seattle site and a Georgetown center focused on aviation training.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $8,012
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Los Angeles Pacific University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • San Dimas, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Los Angeles Pacific is a private Christian university known for online undergraduate programs in business, psychology, and liberal studies. Most undergrads complete degrees fully online through its San Dimas-based programs.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $22,498
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Southwestern Christian College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Terrell, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Aug 17 application deadline

Southwestern Christian is a small private historically Black college affiliated with the Churches of Christ and known for undergraduate biblical studies and the liberal arts. The campus is in Terrell, east of Dallas.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $16,706
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University of New Hampshire at Manchester Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Manchester, NH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate
  • Apr 1 application deadline

UNH Manchester is a public university campus known for undergraduate biotechnology, business, and engineering technology. The urban campus occupies historic mill buildings in downtown Manchester.

6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 973-1236
  • Avg GPA 3.35
  • Net Price $9,760
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Voorhees University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Denmark, SC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Voorhees is a private historically Black university with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the sciences. Students attend a rural campus in the small town of Denmark.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.0
  • Net Price $13,307
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Chadron State College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Chadron, NE
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Chadron State is a public college known for undergraduate teacher education and rangeland management. The residential campus sits in a small college town in Nebraska's northwestern Pine Ridge region.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $13,292
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Mount Carmel College of Nursing Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Columbus, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 84% acceptance rate
  • Jun 15 application deadline

Mount Carmel is a private college of nursing known for undergraduate nursing programs. The urban Columbus campus is affiliated with the Mount Carmel Health System.

7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.63
  • Net Price $10,065
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Ohio State University Newark Campus Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Newark, OH
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Jul 14 application deadline

Ohio State Newark is a regional campus of Ohio State offering undergraduate programs in business, education, and psychology. Students study on a compact campus in the small city of Newark.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $14,144
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University of Maine at Farmington Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Farmington, ME
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

University of Maine at Farmington is a small public liberal arts college known for undergraduate teacher education and creative writing. The residential campus is set in the western Maine college town of Farmington.

#3 Best Public Universities in Maine 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 995-1245
  • Avg GPA 3.15
  • Net Price $17,451
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Western Nevada College Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Carson City, NV
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Western Nevada College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The main campus is in Carson City, Nevada's capital.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $14,929
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Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

OSU-OKC is a public two-year college known for associate programs in nursing, veterinary technology, and emergency medical services. The urban campus in Oklahoma City primarily serves commuting students.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.8
  • Net Price $6,926
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Penn State New Kensington Campus
 

  • Public 4 Year
  • New Kensington, PA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate

Penn State New Kensington is a small regional public campus of Penn State known for undergraduate engineering technology, nursing, and information sciences. The suburban campus sits in the Allegheny Valley near Pittsburgh.

5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1110-1265
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $19,504
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Davis & Elkins College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Elkins, WV
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate

Davis & Elkins is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, nursing, and education. The hillside campus overlooks the mountain town of Elkins in West Virginia's Alleghenies.

4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1125
  • Avg GPA 3.35
  • Net Price $19,784
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Tsaile, AZ
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Dine College is a tribal college known for undergraduate Navajo language, culture, and teacher education programs. The main campus sits on the Navajo Nation in Tsaile, Arizona.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $5,916
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Lincoln University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Oakland, CA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Jul 13 application deadline

Lincoln is a private university known for undergraduate business administration. Its campus occupies an urban site near downtown Oakland.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.6
  • Net Price -
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Providence Christian College Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Pasadena, CA
  • 3.0 | 2 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Providence Christian is a small private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical and theological studies. Most students live in a residential campus community in Pasadena.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $27,422
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