The Best Colleges in America with High Acceptance Rates
Getting into a good college doesn't need to be difficult. There are many colleges that are highly rated yet accept most students who apply. These four-year colleges all have acceptance rates over 75%. You will have an easy time getting accepted if your GPA, SAT and ACT scores meet their admission criteria. These are colleges ranked by using the methodology for the CollegeSimply.com Best Colleges rankings.
See also, popular colleges with high acceptance rates and the highest acceptance rate colleges.
University of Denver
- Private 4 Year
- Denver, CO
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- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
University of Denver is a private university known for undergraduate international studies and business. The campus sits in a residential Denver neighborhood near the Rocky Mountains.
- SAT Range 1240-1410
- Avg GPA 3.72
- Net Price $45,451
Drexel University
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 79% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Drexel is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, design, and business. The urban campus is in Philadelphia's University City neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $42,801
Seattle University
- Private 4 Year
- Seattle, WA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Seattle University is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing and business. The urban campus sits on First Hill near downtown Seattle.
- SAT Range 1200-1430
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Net Price $36,948
University of Portland
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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- 89% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
University of Portland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in North Portland.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $30,985
Creighton University
- Private 4 Year
- Omaha, NE
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- 80% acceptance rate
Creighton is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The compact urban campus sits in midtown Omaha.
- SAT Range 1243-1428
- Avg GPA 3.84
- Net Price $32,636
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
- Private 4 Year
- Terre Haute, IN
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0.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
Rose-Hulman is a private college known for undergraduate engineering, science, and mathematics. Most students live on the residential campus in Terre Haute.
- SAT Range 1320-1500
- Avg GPA 4.0
- Net Price $45,406
Wheaton College
- Private 4 Year
- Wheaton, IL
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4.0 | 3 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Wheaton is a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate biblical studies, theology, and the sciences. The residential campus sits in a western suburb of Chicago.
- SAT Range 1260-1470
- Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $31,356
Westmont College
- Private 4 Year
- Santa Barbara, CA
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- 77% acceptance rate
Westmont is a private Christian liberal arts college known for undergraduate programs in the sciences and humanities. The residential hillside campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean above Santa Barbara.
- SAT Range 1240-1450
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $32,172
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- Public 4 Year
- Minneapolis, MN
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 80% acceptance rate
- Jan 1 application deadline
Minnesota is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and biological sciences. The Twin Cities campus spans Minneapolis and St. Paul along the Mississippi River.
- SAT Range 1300-1500
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.75
- Net Price $17,209
Saint Louis University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Louis, MO
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- 75% acceptance rate
SLU is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate health sciences, nursing, and aviation. The urban campus sits in Midtown St. Louis.
- SAT Range 1200-1410
- Avg GPA 3.95
- Net Price $27,749
Nazareth University
- Private 4 Year
- Rochester, NY
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- 75% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Nazareth is a private university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and music. The suburban campus sits in Pittsford just outside Rochester.
- SAT Range 1070-1320
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $30,785
MCPHS University
- Private 4 Year
- Boston, MA
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- 85% acceptance rate
MCPHS is a private university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and health sciences. The urban campus sits in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
- SAT Range 1160-1416
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $41,506
Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia
- Private 4 Year
- Philadelphia, PA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Saint Joseph's is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and food marketing. The residential campus sits in western Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1170-1350
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $31,205
Saint Mary's College
- Private 4 Year
- Notre Dame, IN
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3.8 | 5 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Saint Mary's is a private Catholic women's college known for undergraduate nursing, education, and the liberal arts. The campus adjoins the University of Notre Dame in northern Indiana.
- SAT Range 1130-1325
- Avg GPA 3.83
- Net Price $27,865
Loyola University Maryland
- Private 4 Year
- Baltimore, MD
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Loyola Maryland is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and communications. The wooded residential campus sits in a northern Baltimore neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1200-1370
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Net Price $32,846
Gonzaga University
- Private 4 Year
- Spokane, WA
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Gonzaga is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and engineering. The campus runs along the Spokane River in eastern Washington.
- SAT Range 1190-1380
- Avg GPA 3.67
- Net Price $40,117
Clarkson University
- Private 4 Year
- Potsdam, NY
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5.0 | 3 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Clarkson is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and the sciences. The residential campus is in the small college town of Potsdam in northern New York.
- SAT Range 1200-1390
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $32,406
Duquesne University
- Private 4 Year
- Pittsburgh, PA
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Duquesne is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate pharmacy, nursing, and business. The urban campus sits on a bluff overlooking downtown Pittsburgh.
- SAT Range 1180-1340
- Avg GPA 3.8
- Net Price $37,917