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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  • Public 4 Year
  • Orem, UT
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Utah Valley University is a large public university known for undergraduate aviation, business, and digital media. The suburban campus sits in Orem along Utah's Wasatch Front.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.52
  • Net Price $8,721
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Miami, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 77% acceptance rate

Barry is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, social work, and business. The suburban campus sits in Miami Shores, just north of Miami.

0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $23,883
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bellingham, WA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate
  • Jan 31 application deadline

Western Washington is a public university known for undergraduate environmental science and education. The hillside campus overlooks Bellingham Bay near the Cascade Mountains.

#2 Best Public Universities in Washington 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1390
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Net Price $24,338
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • 4.3 | 3 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate
  • Dec 1 application deadline

Marquette is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits in Milwaukee near Lake Michigan.

#3 Best Colleges in Wisconsin 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1200-1360
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $34,322
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • | 0 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

UCCS is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The campus faces the Front Range foothills with views of Pikes Peak.

#6 Best Public Universities in Colorado 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1220
  • Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $16,942
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  • Private 4 Year
  • New York, NY
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Pace is a private university known for undergraduate business and performing arts. The urban Manhattan campus sits near New York City's financial district.

#38 Best Private Colleges in New York 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1340
  • Avg GPA 3.4
  • Net Price $34,791
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Northridge, CA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate
  • Nov 30 application deadline

CSUN is a large public university known for undergraduate film and television, business, and education. The suburban campus lies in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley.

#25 Best Public Universities in California 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 900-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.38
  • Net Price $7,536
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Wheaton, IL
  • 4.0 | 3 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.

#3 Best Private Colleges in Illinois 8/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1260-1470
  • Avg GPA 3.75
  • Net Price $31,356
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Stephenville, TX
  • 4.5 | 2 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Tarleton State is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and nursing. The main campus anchors the college town of Stephenville in north-central Texas.

#20 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1160
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
  • Net Price $16,159
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Merced, CA
  • 3.0 | 1 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate
  • Nov 30 application deadline

UC Merced is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, biology, and psychology. The newest University of California campus is located in California's Central Valley.

#15 Best Public Universities in California 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1140
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Net Price $13,690
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Augustine, FL
  • 0.0 | 1 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Flagler is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate business, education, and communication. The historic campus centers on the former Hotel Ponce de Leon in downtown St. Augustine.

#14 Best Private Colleges in Florida 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 960-1190
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
  • Net Price $32,395
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Athens, OH
  • 4.5 | 4 reviews
  • 85% acceptance rate
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Ohio University is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism and communications. Athens is a classic college town built around the residential campus.

#4 Best Public Universities in Ohio 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1090-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.59
  • Net Price $21,907
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Bridgewater, MA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Bridgewater State is a public university known for undergraduate education and aviation science. The campus is set in the small town of Bridgewater in southeastern Massachusetts.

#7 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1060-1263
  • Avg GPA 3.21
  • Net Price $15,646
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Prairie View, TX
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate
  • Mar 1 application deadline

Prairie View A&M is a public HBCU known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and agriculture. The small-town campus sits northwest of Houston in Prairie View.

#26 Best Public Universities in Texas 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 860-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $14,448
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Durham, NC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

NCCU is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and criminal justice. The campus sits in Durham within North Carolina's Research Triangle.

#15 Best Public Universities in North Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.27
  • Net Price $14,475
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

Winston-Salem State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban campus is part of the University of North Carolina system.

#11 Best Public Universities in North Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 830-1020
  • Avg GPA 3.01
  • Net Price $12,989
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Orlando, FL
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Aug 7 application deadline

Valencia is a large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and hospitality programs. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in the Orlando area.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $11,111
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Lawrence, KS
  • 3.5 | 6 reviews
  • 93% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

KU is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, pharmacy, and business. The hillside campus sits in the college town of Lawrence.

#1 Best Value in Kansas 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1300
  • Avg GPA 3.66
  • Net Price $19,205
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