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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Miami Dade College Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Miami, FL
  • 3.7 | 3 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Miami Dade is a large public community college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and hospitality management. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in urban Miami-Dade County.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $5,766
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Jacksonville State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Jacksonville, AL
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  • 78% acceptance rate

Jacksonville State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small college town in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama.

#7 Best Public Universities in Alabama 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1000-1290
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Net Price $14,221
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Columbus State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Columbus, GA
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  • 99% acceptance rate
  • Jun 30 application deadline

Columbus State is a public university known for undergraduate music through the Schwob School of Music, plus nursing and theater. Arts programs also use a downtown RiverPark campus along the Chattahoochee River.

#11 Best Public Universities in Georgia 2/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 800-1060
  • Avg GPA 3.07
  • Net Price $12,420
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Norfolk State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Norfolk, VA
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  • 88% acceptance rate
  • May 31 application deadline

Norfolk State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, social work, and communications. The urban campus sits in Norfolk near downtown and the Elizabeth River.

#15 Best Public Universities in Virginia 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 823-1030
  • Avg GPA 2.9
  • Net Price $9,124
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South Carolina State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Orangeburg, SC
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  • 83% acceptance rate
  • Jul 31 application deadline

SC State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education, business, and biological sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in the small city of Orangeburg.

#12 Best Public Universities in South Carolina 2/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 800-1050
  • Avg GPA 3.17
  • Net Price $17,965
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Palm Beach Atlantic University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • West Palm Beach, FL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate

Palm Beach Atlantic is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and ministry. The urban campus in West Palm Beach borders the Intracoastal Waterway.

#10 Best Private Colleges in Florida 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1220
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $31,231
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Campbell University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Buies Creek, NC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate

Campbell is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate health sciences, business, and PGA golf management. The rural campus anchors the small town of Buies Creek.

#7 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.52
  • Net Price $25,736
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Samford University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Birmingham, AL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate
  • May 1 application deadline

Samford is a private Christian university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The Georgian-style campus sits in the Birmingham suburb of Homewood.

#1 Best Private Colleges in Alabama 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1070-1250
  • Avg GPA 3.84
  • Net Price $34,926
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Jackson State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Jackson, MS
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  • 93% acceptance rate
  • Jul 15 application deadline

Jackson State is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and public health. The urban campus sits in Mississippi's capital city.

#5 Best Public Universities in Mississippi 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 820-1070
  • Avg GPA 3.1
  • Net Price $23,450
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Troy University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Troy, AL
  • 5.0 | 4 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate

Troy is a public university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. The main campus is a residential college-town setting in southeastern Alabama.

#9 Best Public Universities in Alabama 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 940-1210
  • Avg GPA 3.5
  • Net Price $12,842
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Greensboro, NC
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 89% acceptance rate
  • Mar 1 application deadline

UNCG is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the performing arts. The urban campus is located in Greensboro.

#9 Best Public Universities in North Carolina 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1150-1355
  • Avg GPA 3.59
  • Net Price $11,404
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University of Mary Washington Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fredericksburg, VA
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 80% acceptance rate

Mary Washington is a public liberal arts university known for undergraduate historic preservation and education. The historic campus sits in Fredericksburg near the Rappahannock River.

#7 Best Public Universities in Virginia 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1170-1370
  • Avg GPA 3.71
  • Net Price $21,800
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Saint Leo University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Saint Leo, FL
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 78% acceptance rate

Saint Leo is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate criminal justice, business, and education. The campus adjoins a Benedictine abbey in a small central Florida town north of Tampa.

#16 Best Private Colleges in Florida 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 980-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.1
  • Net Price $22,599
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Salisbury University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Salisbury, MD
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 87% acceptance rate
  • Jan 15 application deadline

Salisbury is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in a small city on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

#4 Best Public Universities in Maryland 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1180-1320
  • Avg GPA 3.73
  • Net Price $18,760
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Shaw University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Raleigh, NC
  • | 0 reviews
  • 80% acceptance rate
  • Jul 30 application deadline

Shaw is a private HBCU known for undergraduate business, education, and social work. The urban campus in Raleigh is the oldest historically Black college in the South.

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  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA 2.6
  • Net Price $16,445
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Palm Beach State College Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Lake Worth, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Aug 20 application deadline

Palm Beach State is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and public safety programs. The main campus sits in Lake Worth in Palm Beach County.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $9,577
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Fayetteville State University Campus

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  • Public 4 Year
  • Fayetteville, NC
  • 4.3 | 3 reviews
  • 82% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

Fayetteville State is a public university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. It is a historically Black university in the University of North Carolina system.

#16 Best Public Universities in North Carolina 3/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 890-1090
  • Avg GPA 3.11
  • Net Price $7,811
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Bethune Cookman University Campus

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  • Private 4 Year
  • Daytona Beach, FL
  • | 0 reviews
  • 88% acceptance rate

Bethune-Cookman is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The campus sits in Daytona Beach near Florida's Atlantic coast.

#19 Best Private Colleges in Florida 2/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 830-990
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $12,476
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