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.

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Southeast High Acceptance % Public Private 4 Year

  • Public 4 Year
  • Louisville, KY
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 79% acceptance rate
  • Feb 15 application deadline

UofL is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering and business. Most undergraduates study on the urban Belknap Campus in Louisville.

#1 Best Public Universities in Kentucky 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1040-1270
  • Avg GPA 3.64
  • Net Price $19,785

  • Public 4 Year
  • University, MS
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • 97% acceptance rate

Ole Miss is a large public university known for undergraduate accountancy and business. Oxford is a classic college town built around the campus.

#1 Best Value in Mississippi 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.6
  • Net Price $15,045

  • Public 4 Year
  • Petersburg, VA
  • | 0 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • May 1 application deadline

Virginia State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate agriculture, education, and business. The historic campus is in Petersburg near Richmond.

#14 Best Public Universities in Virginia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 840-1070
  • Avg GPA 2.85
  • Net Price $17,840

  • Private 4 Year
  • Lynchburg, VA
  • 4.8 | 4 reviews
  • 99% acceptance rate

Liberty is a private Christian university known for undergraduate aviation, nursing, and business. The Lynchburg campus sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

#13 Best Private Colleges in Virginia
  • SAT Range 1040-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.56
  • Net Price $29,532

  • Public 4 Year
  • Savannah, GA
  • 3.7 | 3 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Jul 15 application deadline

Savannah State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate marine science. The waterfront campus sits along a tidal marsh on the edge of Savannah.

#13 Best Public Universities in Georgia
  • SAT Range 845-980
  • Avg GPA 2.77
  • Net Price $7,956

  • Public 4 Year
  • Radford, VA
  • 3.5 | 2 reviews
  • 90% acceptance rate

Radford is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in southwestern Virginia's New River Valley.

#11 Best Public Universities in Virginia 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 940-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.31
  • Net Price $16,749

  • Private 4 Year
  • Wingate, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 91% acceptance rate

Wingate is a private university known for undergraduate programs in the health sciences, business, and education. The residential campus sits in a small town east of Charlotte.

#13 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1210
  • Avg GPA 3.33
  • Net Price $21,282

  • Public 4 Year
  • Newport News, VA
  • 3.2 | 4 reviews
  • 86% acceptance rate
  • Feb 1 application deadline

Christopher Newport is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate leadership studies and political science. The residential campus in Newport News features classical Georgian architecture.

#8 Best Public Universities in Virginia 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1060-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.79
  • Net Price $23,148

  • Public 4 Year
  • Albany, GA
  • 4.0 | 2 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Albany State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in the southwest Georgia city of Albany.

#12 Best Public Universities in Georgia
  • SAT Range 740-900
  • Avg GPA 2.77
  • Net Price $11,484

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Petersburg, FL
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 76% acceptance rate

Eckerd is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate marine science and environmental studies. The waterfront campus borders Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg.

#6 Best Private Colleges in Florida 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1160-1330
  • Avg GPA 3.8
  • Net Price $43,884

  • Public 4 Year
  • Lawrenceville, GA
  • 5.0 | 3 reviews
  • 95% acceptance rate
  • May 3 application deadline

Georgia Gwinnett is a public college with undergraduate programs in business, information technology, and education. Students attend a suburban campus in Lawrenceville outside Atlanta.

  • SAT Range 940-1170
  • Avg GPA 2.88
  • Net Price $15,225

  • Public 4 Year
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Broward College is a large public community college offering associate and bachelor's programs, with known strengths in nursing and aviation. Most students commute to multiple campuses across Broward County near Fort Lauderdale.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $14,343

  • Public 4 Year
  • Milledgeville, GA
  • 5.0 | 2 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate
  • Apr 1 application deadline

Georgia College is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the arts and sciences. The residential campus occupies historic grounds in downtown Milledgeville, Georgia's former capital.

#3 Best Public Universities in Georgia 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.53
  • Net Price $21,632