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.
Utah Valley University
- Public 4 Year
- Orem, UT
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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
Barry University
- Private 4 Year
- Miami, FL
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| 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.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $23,883
Western Washington University
- Public 4 Year
- Bellingham, WA
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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.
- SAT Range 1150-1390
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $24,338
Marquette University
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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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.
- SAT Range 1200-1360
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $34,322
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Public 4 Year
- Colorado Springs, CO
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| 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.
- SAT Range 1010-1220
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $16,942
Pace University
- Private 4 Year
- New York, NY
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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.
- SAT Range 1180-1340
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $34,791
California State University Northridge
- Public 4 Year
- Northridge, CA
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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.
- SAT Range 900-1110
- Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $7,536
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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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.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $31,356
Tarleton State University
- Public 4 Year
- Stephenville, TX
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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.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $16,159
University of California Merced
- Public 4 Year
- Merced, CA
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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.
- SAT Range 960-1140
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $13,690
Flagler College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Augustine, FL
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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.
- SAT Range 960-1190
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $32,395
Ohio University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, OH
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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.
- SAT Range 1090-1290
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $21,907
Bridgewater State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bridgewater, MA
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| 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.
- SAT Range 1060-1263
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $15,646
Prairie View A & M University
- Public 4 Year
- Prairie View, TX
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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.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $14,448
North Carolina Central University
- Public 4 Year
- Durham, NC
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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.
- SAT Range 980-1100
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Net Price $14,475
Winston Salem State University
- Public 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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| 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.
- SAT Range 830-1020
- Avg GPA 3.01
- Net Price $12,989
Valencia College
- Public 4 Year
- Orlando, FL
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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
University of Kansas
- Public 4 Year
- Lawrence, KS
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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.
- SAT Range 1070-1300
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $19,205