Popular Southeastern Colleges Easy to Get Into
There are 280 four-year colleges in the Southeast that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your academics are in range, these are solid safety schools, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, accepting 77% of applicants. Also frequently researched: University of Kentucky, East Carolina University and Appalachian State University.
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.
Goucher College
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Goucher is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate creative writing, dance, and international studies. Every undergraduate completes a required study abroad experience.
- SAT Range 1090-1325
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $26,913
University of Fort Lauderdale
- Private 4 Year
- Lauderhill, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
University of Fort Lauderdale is a private Christian university known for undergraduate business and ministry programs. The suburban campus sits in the Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $19,965
State College of Florida Manatee Sarasota
- Public 4 Year
- Bradenton, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
A public state college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and associate degrees built for university transfer. Campuses in Bradenton and nearby Manatee-Sarasota communities serve commuting undergraduates.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $22,034
The University of Tennessee Martin
- Public 4 Year
- Martin, TN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
UT Martin is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, education, and business. The residential campus is in the small college town of Martin in northwest Tennessee.
- SAT Range 970-1210
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $11,955
Concord University
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, WV
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- 93% acceptance rate
Concord is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the college town of Athens in southern West Virginia.
- SAT Range 830-1090
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $11,379
University of Central Arkansas
- Public 4 Year
- Conway, AR
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
UCA is a public university known for undergraduate education and nursing programs. The campus sits in Conway, a college town north of Little Rock.
- SAT Range 910-1170
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $16,546
Nicholls State University
- Public 4 Year
- Thibodaux, LA
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- 91% acceptance rate
Nicholls State is a public university known for undergraduate culinary arts and nursing. The campus is in Thibodaux, a small bayou city in south Louisiana.
- SAT Range 934-1196
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $12,298
Eastern Mennonite University
- Private 4 Year
- Harrisonburg, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Eastern Mennonite is a private Mennonite university known for undergraduate peacebuilding and nursing. Students attend a residential campus in Harrisonburg in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1040-1590
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $25,021
Mississippi Valley State University
- Public 4 Year
- Itta Bena, MS
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- 92% acceptance rate
Mississippi Valley State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate education and business. The rural campus sits in the Mississippi Delta near Greenwood.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Net Price $10,232
Salem College
- Private 4 Year
- Winston-Salem, NC
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Salem is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate music and the sciences. The historic campus adjoins the Old Salem Moravian district in Winston-Salem.
- SAT Range 1066-1243
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $18,668
Sweet Briar College
- Private 4 Year
- Sweet Briar, VA
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4.2 | 5 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Sweet Briar is a private women's liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies and engineering. The rural campus sits in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $21,322
West Liberty University
- Public 4 Year
- West Liberty, WV
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- 97% acceptance rate
West Liberty is a small public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus is set in a small town in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.
- SAT Range 890-1123
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $13,655
Henderson State University
- Public 4 Year
- Arkadelphia, AR
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Henderson State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the small college town of Arkadelphia.
- SAT Range 903-1073
- Avg GPA 3.23
- Net Price $20,444
Herzing University Atlanta
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 94% acceptance rate
Herzing is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, healthcare, and technology programs. The urban Atlanta campus centers on career-focused professional degrees.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $21,390
College of Central Florida
- Public 4 Year
- Ocala, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
College of Central Florida is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The main campus is in Ocala in north-central Florida.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,292
Louisiana State University Alexandria
- Public 4 Year
- Alexandria, LA
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- 92% acceptance rate
LSUA is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Alexandria in central Louisiana.
- SAT Range 970-1220
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Net Price $8,296
Coker University
- Private 4 Year
- Hartsville, SC
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- 94% acceptance rate
Coker is a private university known for undergraduate liberal arts programs and round-table classroom teaching. The historic campus sits in the small town of Hartsville.
- SAT Range 940-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.1
- Net Price $19,823
Saint Johns River State College
- Public 4 Year
- Palatka, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Oct 10 application deadline
SJR State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and the Florida School of the Arts. The main campus sits along the St. Johns River in Palatka.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $6,712