U.S. Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in America for 2025

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in the United States. These colleges historically accept more than seventy-five percent of students who apply for admission and are ranked by acceptance rate. These are good safety schools for your college list and you should have a good chance on getting in if your grades and test scores are above or within their typical admission thresholds. Just because a school is less selective doesn't mean it's a lesser school academically and easy to get into for all students. Unless a college has guaranteed admission or accepts 100% of applicants, you still need sufficient grades to be accepted.

Use the filters on this page to narrow down the list based on your high school GPA, SAT and ACT scores. Once you do, your estimated admission chance will be displayed for each school. Additionally, you can filter the list by state, region or distance from your home to narrow down the list of colleges that are easiest for you to get into.

See also, the best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore US rankings of the colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.
High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Prairie View A & M University
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Prairie View, TX

Prairie View A & M University

Public 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

#26 Best Public Universities in Texas

  • 9,517enrollment
  • $14,065net price
  • 850-1030SAT range
  • 16-20ACT range
  • 3.3Avg GPA

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Wheeling University
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Wheeling, WV
 

Wheeling University

Private 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 748enrollment
  • $19,164net price
  • 950-1180SAT range
  • 17-23ACT range
  • 3.33Avg GPA

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Johnson & Wales University Charlotte
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Charlotte, NC
 

Johnson & Wales University Charlotte

Private 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

#13 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina

  • 1,128enrollment
  • $29,481net price
  • 920-1140SAT range
  • 16-22ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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