East Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in East for 2025

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in East. 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 East colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore rankings of East colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.


313 results

Penn State Mont Alto
P
Mont Alto, PA
 

Penn State Mont Alto

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

90% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 588enrollment
  • $20,294net price
  • 1080-1230SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Wilson College
W
Chambersburg, PA
 

Wilson College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

90% Acceptance Rate

#59 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 1,694enrollment
  • $21,567net price
  • 940-1110SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.45Avg GPA

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
R
Edison, NJ
 

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

90% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 96enrollment
  • $9,977net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Yeshivas Novominsk
Y
Brooklyn, NY
 

Yeshivas Novominsk

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

90% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 163enrollment
  • $9,267net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

University of New England
N
Biddeford, ME
 

University of New England

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 6,473enrollment
  • $38,675net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.41Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

Bridgewater State University
B
Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

#10 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts

  • 9,550enrollment
  • $16,230net price
  • 1040-1230SAT range
  • 18-27ACT range
  • 3.21Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

Regis College
R
Weston, MA
 

Regis College

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,842enrollment
  • $30,212net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.38Avg GPA

Keene State College
K
Keene, NH

Keene State College

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

#2 Best Public Universities in New Hampshire

  • 2,846enrollment
  • $20,405net price
  • 970-1170SAT range
  • 24-25ACT range
  • 3.1Avg GPA

Applications Due Dec 1

New Jersey City University
N
Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

#12 Best Public Universities in New Jersey

  • 5,833enrollment
  • $12,157net price
  • 890-1140SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.24Avg GPA

Millersville University of Pennsylvania
M
Millersville, PA

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

89% Acceptance Rate

#12 Best Public Universities in Pennsylvania

  • 6,732enrollment
  • $20,860net price
  • 1030-1210SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.21Estimated Avg GPA

Nichols College
N
Dudley, MA

Nichols College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

#33 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

  • 1,354enrollment
  • $31,032net price
  • 1000-1190SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 2.9Avg GPA

College of Our Lady of the Elms
O
Chicopee, MA

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Private 4 Year

4 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

#25 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

  • 1,332enrollment
  • $22,311net price
  • 1150-1320SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.42Avg GPA

Stockton University
S
Galloway, NJ
 

Stockton University

Public 4 Year

1 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

#8 Best Public Universities in New Jersey

  • 8,788enrollment
  • $19,752net price
  • 1080-1260SAT range
  • 20-27ACT range
  • 3.54Avg GPA

Applications Due Sep 1

Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz
C
Brooklyn, NY
 

Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 918enrollment
  • $19,471net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
O
Delhi, NY

SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,777enrollment
  • $16,923net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.0Avg GPA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
P
Philadelphia, PA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 141enrollment
  • $45,518net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Roger Williams University
R
Bristol, RI

Roger Williams University

Private 4 Year

3 reviews

88% Acceptance Rate

#6 Best Private Colleges in Rhode Island

  • 4,344enrollment
  • $37,936net price
  • 1130-1300SAT range
  • 24-30ACT range
  • 3.43Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Assumption College
A
Worcester, MA

Assumption College

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

87% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,046enrollment
  • $29,072net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.45Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15