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 Alabama at Birmingham
- Public 4 Year
- Birmingham, AL
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UAB is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and biomedical programs. The urban campus is anchored by a major academic medical center in Birmingham.
- SAT Range 1210-1450
- Avg GPA 3.82
- Net Price $17,997
Lander University
- Public 4 Year
- Greenwood, SC
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- 81% acceptance rate
Lander is a public university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The campus is in the small city of Greenwood in South Carolina's Upstate.
- SAT Range 950-1178
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $15,520
St. Andrews University
- Private 4 Year
- Laurinburg, NC
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- 100% acceptance rate
St. Andrews is a small private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies and the liberal arts. Most students live on the residential campus in the small town of Laurinburg.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Net Price $29,474
Frostburg State University
- Public 4 Year
- Frostburg, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Feb 15 application deadline
Frostburg State is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The residential campus sits in the Appalachian mountain town of Frostburg in western Maryland.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $17,669
Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Public 4 Year
- Jacksonville, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Florida State College at Jacksonville is a public state college offering associate and bachelor's programs with strengths in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students attend classes across multiple campuses throughout the Jacksonville area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $2,727
St Petersburg College
- Public 4 Year
- St. Petersburg, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
St. Petersburg College is a public state college offering associate and bachelor's degrees, with undergraduate programs in nursing, health sciences, and business. Students attend classes across multiple campuses serving the St. Petersburg and Clearwater area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.0
- Net Price $2,333
Virginia Union University
- Private 4 Year
- Richmond, VA
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- 98% acceptance rate
Virginia Union is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate programs in business, education, and social work. The historic urban campus sits on Richmond's North Side.
- SAT Range 850-885
- Avg GPA 2.71
- Net Price $11,483
St. Thomas University
- Private 4 Year
- Miami Gardens, FL
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and sports administration. The suburban campus lies in Miami Gardens just north of Miami.
- SAT Range 860-1060
- Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $27,844
Marshall University
- Public 4 Year
- Huntington, WV
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 10 application deadline
Marshall is a public university known for undergraduate forensic science, nursing, and business. The urban campus borders the Ohio River in Huntington.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Net Price $8,076
Louisiana Tech University
- Public 4 Year
- Ruston, LA
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3.3 | 3 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Louisiana Tech is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and architecture. Ruston is a college town in northern Louisiana built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1100-1310
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Net Price $12,325
Guilford College
- Private 4 Year
- Greensboro, NC
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- 80% acceptance rate
Guilford is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate peace and conflict studies. The Quaker-founded residential campus sits in Greensboro.
- SAT Range 1120-1260
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Net Price $22,270
East Tennessee State University
- Public 4 Year
- Johnson City, TN
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
ETSU is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and bluegrass music. The campus sits in the Appalachian Highlands of northeastern Tennessee.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $16,286
Maryland Institute College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
MICA is a private art and design college known for undergraduate illustration, graphic design, and fine arts. The urban campus lies in Baltimore's Station North Arts District.
- SAT Range 1078-1305
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Net Price $47,834
Oglethorpe University
- Private 4 Year
- Atlanta, GA
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- 88% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Oglethorpe is a private liberal arts college known for a required undergraduate core curriculum in the humanities and sciences. The wooded campus sits in Atlanta's Brookhaven neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1310
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $20,490
Shenandoah University
- Private 4 Year
- Winchester, VA
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- 77% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Shenandoah is a private university known for undergraduate music, theater, and dance through the Shenandoah Conservatory. The campus is in Winchester in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $27,181
University of Southern Mississippi
- Public 4 Year
- Hattiesburg, MS
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
Southern Miss is a public university known for undergraduate polymer science and music. The main campus sits in the college town of Hattiesburg in southern Mississippi.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $15,095
AdventHealth University
- Private 4 Year
- Orlando, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
AdventHealth University is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The urban Orlando campus is closely tied to the AdventHealth hospital system.
- SAT Range 1010-1140
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $29,658
Barton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilson, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
Barton is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus is in the small city of Wilson in eastern North Carolina.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $23,962