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.
Indian River State College
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Pierce, FL
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 2 application deadline
Indian River State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and public safety. The main campus sits in Fort Pierce on Florida's Treasure Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $4,427
Ferrum College
- Private 4 Year
- Ferrum, VA
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Sep 15 application deadline
Ferrum is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate environmental science and teacher education. The rural campus sits in the Blue Ridge foothills of southwestern Virginia.
- SAT Range 880-1100
- Avg GPA 3.14
- Net Price $20,082
Western Kentucky University
- Public 4 Year
- Bowling Green, KY
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- 94% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
WKU is a public university known for undergraduate journalism, photojournalism, and broadcasting. The hilltop campus overlooks Bowling Green in south-central Kentucky.
- SAT Range 840-1050
- Avg GPA 3.42
- Net Price $12,548
Charleston Southern University
- Private 4 Year
- Charleston, SC
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- 96% acceptance rate
Charleston Southern is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The suburban campus sits in North Charleston in the greater Charleston area.
- SAT Range 930-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Net Price $21,080
Daytona State College
- Public 4 Year
- Daytona Beach, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Daytona State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, hospitality, and engineering technology. The main campus sits in Daytona Beach on Florida's Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $5,945
Bridgewater College
- Private 4 Year
- Bridgewater, VA
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- 92% acceptance rate
- May 1 application deadline
Bridgewater is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in biology, business, and education. The Church of the Brethren-affiliated campus sits in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 1020-1360
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $11,316
Murray State University
- Public 4 Year
- Murray, KY
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- 86% acceptance rate
Murray State is a public university known for undergraduate education, agriculture, and nursing. Murray is a small college town in western Kentucky built around the campus.
- SAT Range 940-1170
- Avg GPA 3.57
- Net Price $10,182
Piedmont University
- Private 4 Year
- Demorest, GA
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2.0 | 2 reviews
- 93% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
Piedmont is a private university known for undergraduate education and nursing. The campus is set in the small town of Demorest in northeast Georgia's Blue Ridge foothills.
- SAT Range 1038-1245
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $22,252
University of Baltimore
- Public 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
University of Baltimore is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and legal studies. The urban campus sits in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood.
- SAT Range 740-1330
- Avg GPA 2.89
- Net Price $14,545
Morehead State University
- Public 4 Year
- Morehead, KY
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- 77% acceptance rate
Morehead State is a public university known for undergraduate space science, education, and nursing. The campus sits in a small college town in Kentucky's Appalachian foothills.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Net Price $9,630
Life University
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, GA
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- 93% acceptance rate
Life University is a private university known for chiropractic education and undergraduate exercise science and biology. The suburban campus is in Marietta near Atlanta.
- SAT Range 920-1130
- Avg GPA 3.11
- Net Price $29,111
Pensacola State College
- Public 4 Year
- Pensacola, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Aug 30 application deadline
Pensacola State is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. Students attend campuses in the Pensacola area on Florida's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 2.54
- Net Price $5,376
William Peace University
- Private 4 Year
- Raleigh, NC
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
William Peace is a small private university known for undergraduate business, communication, and liberal arts programs. The compact historic campus sits in downtown Raleigh.
- SAT Range 1080-1225
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $24,216
Florida SouthWestern State College
- Public 4 Year
- Fort Myers, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Florida SouthWestern is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business programs. The main campus sits in Fort Myers in Southwest Florida.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.06
- Net Price $8,356
Southern Virginia University
- Private 4 Year
- Buena Vista, VA
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- 96% acceptance rate
Southern Virginia is a private liberal arts college with undergraduate programs in business, the arts, and the sciences. Most undergrads follow an LDS honor code on the small campus in Buena Vista in the Shenandoah Valley.
- SAT Range 943-1253
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $24,561
Spring Hill College
- Private 4 Year
- Mobile, AL
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
Spring Hill is a private Jesuit liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and the sciences. The wooded historic campus sits in Mobile near Alabama's Gulf Coast.
- SAT Range 1110-1230
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $22,858
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
- Public 4 Year
- Tifton, GA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
ABAC is a public state college known for undergraduate agriculture, natural resources, and agribusiness. Most students live on the residential campus in rural south Georgia Tifton.
- SAT Range 860-1080
- Avg GPA 2.85
- Net Price $7,308
Santa Fe College
- Public 4 Year
- Gainesville, FL
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- 100% acceptance rate
Santa Fe College is a public state college known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and associate-degree transfer preparation. Many students commute to the Gainesville campus or use dual enrollment while still in high school.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $11,903