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.
University of Arkansas at Monticello
- Public 4 Year
- Monticello, AR
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
UAM is a public university known for undergraduate forestry, agriculture, and natural resources. The campus sits in the small town of Monticello in southeast Arkansas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.71
- Net Price $14,613
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
- Public 4 Year
- Natchitoches, LA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Northwestern State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in historic Natchitoches, a small city along the Cane River.
- SAT Range 866-1163
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $13,134
Gulf Coast State College
- Public 4 Year
- Panama City, FL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
A public state college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits in Panama City on Florida's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $7,729
Chipola College
- Public 4 Year
- Marianna, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Chipola is a public state college with undergraduate programs in nursing, education, and business. The small campus is in Marianna in Florida's Panhandle.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Net Price $2,467
Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 82% acceptance rate
Notre Dame of Maryland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits in a neighborhood of northern Baltimore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $21,191
Ascent College
- Private 4 Year
- Gainesville, VA
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- 100% acceptance rate
Ascent is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry leadership. The suburban Gainesville campus serves students preparing for church and ministry roles in Northern Virginia.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
Louisiana Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Pineville, LA
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- 77% acceptance rate
Louisiana Christian is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate teacher education and nursing. The residential campus is in Pineville in central Louisiana.
- SAT Range 1020-1190
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $17,011
McNeese State University
- Public 4 Year
- Lake Charles, LA
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- 78% acceptance rate
McNeese is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and business. The campus sits in Lake Charles in southwest Louisiana.
- SAT Range 940-1198
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $12,430
John Brown University
- Private 4 Year
- Siloam Springs, AR
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- 76% acceptance rate
John Brown is a private Christian university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and business. The residential campus is in the small college town of Siloam Springs in northwest Arkansas.
- SAT Range 1070-1340
- Avg GPA 3.77
- Net Price $21,537
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Magnolia, AR
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- 75% acceptance rate
- Aug 27 application deadline
SAU is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The campus is in the small college town of Magnolia.
- SAT Range 875-1105
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $13,442
Baptist Health Sciences University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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- 82% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Baptist Health Sciences is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Memphis campus is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.
- SAT Range 990-1090
- Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $11,348
Morris College
- Private 4 Year
- Sumter, SC
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
Morris College is a private historically Black college with undergraduate programs in business, education, and the liberal arts. The residential campus is in Sumter in central South Carolina.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.57
- Net Price $19,180
Wilmington University
- Private 4 Year
- New Castle, DE
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 30 application deadline
Wilmington University is a private university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The suburban main campus is in New Castle near Wilmington.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $14,385
Randolph College
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
Randolph is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in Lynchburg's Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 1100-1210
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Net Price $21,668
Blue Mountain Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Blue Mountain, MS
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- 89% acceptance rate
Blue Mountain is a private Christian university known for undergraduate teacher education and biblical studies. The rural campus sits in the small town of Blue Mountain in northern Mississippi.
- SAT Range 950-1070
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $24,712
University of Pikeville
- Private 4 Year
- Pikeville, KY
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
University of Pikeville is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small-town campus sits in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $13,227
Christian Brothers University
- Private 4 Year
- Memphis, TN
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- 87% acceptance rate
Christian Brothers is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate engineering and business. The urban campus sits in midtown Memphis.
- SAT Range 1020-1380
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $16,754
Miles College
- Private 4 Year
- Fairfield, AL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 9 application deadline
Miles is a private historically Black college known for undergraduate business, education, and communications. The campus is in Fairfield in the Birmingham metropolitan area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.5
- Net Price $11,064