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.
East High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Framingham State University
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Framingham, MA

Framingham State University

Public 4 Year

1 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#7 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts

  • 4,028enrollment
  • $16,640net price
  • 1070-1255SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.07Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

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University of Massachusetts Lowell
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Lowell, MA

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Public 4 Year

2 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#4 Best Public Universities in Massachusetts

  • 16,770enrollment
  • $17,624net price
  • 1180-1350SAT range
  • 26-30ACT range
  • 3.67Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
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Boston, MA

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#18 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

  • 6,321enrollment
  • $37,182net price
  • 1080-1340SAT range
  • 23-33ACT range
  • 3.41Avg GPA

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Suffolk University
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Boston, MA

Suffolk University

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#28 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

  • 6,697enrollment
  • $33,089net price
  • 1090-1280SAT range
  • 24-32ACT range
  • 3.33Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

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Wentworth Institute of Technology
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Boston, MA

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#24 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

  • 4,018enrollment
  • $35,585net price
  • 1140-1320SAT range
  • 25-31ACT range
  • 3.39Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 15

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Manhattanville College
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Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College

Private 4 Year

25 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#44 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 2,379enrollment
  • $25,017net price
  • 1020-1230SAT range
  • 24-29ACT range
  • 3.19Avg GPA

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Mercy College
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Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#58 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 8,774enrollment
  • $16,776net price
  • 1020-1230SAT range
  • 21-25ACT range
  • 3.19Avg GPA

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College of Mount Saint Vincent
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Bronx, NY

College of Mount Saint Vincent

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#57 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 3,202enrollment
  • $21,844net price
  • 920-1200SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.14Estimated Avg GPA

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Niagara University
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Niagara University, NY

Niagara University

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#47 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 4,221enrollment
  • $17,495net price
  • 1030-1240SAT range
  • 23-27ACT range
  • 3.53Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 30

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SUNY College at Potsdam
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Potsdam, NY

SUNY College at Potsdam

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,751enrollment
  • $14,574net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.3Avg GPA

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SUNY College at Old Westbury
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Old Westbury, NY
 

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

#28 Best Public Universities in New York

  • 4,449enrollment
  • $10,495net price
  • 1010-1206SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.1Avg GPA

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Misericordia University
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Dallas, PA

Misericordia University

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

85% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,107enrollment
  • $25,090net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.48Avg GPA

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Longy School of Music
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Cambridge, MA

Longy School of Music

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

84% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 318enrollment
  • $45,752net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Marywood University
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Scranton, PA

Marywood University

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

84% Acceptance Rate

#47 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 2,850enrollment
  • $24,712net price
  • 1050-1240SAT range
  • 21-26ACT range
  • 3.58Avg GPA

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Cairn University
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Langhorne, PA
 

Cairn University

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

84% Acceptance Rate

#51 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 1,056enrollment
  • $27,603net price
  • 1050-1260SAT range
  • 23-27ACT range
  • 3.31Avg GPA

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University of Scranton
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Scranton, PA

University of Scranton

Private 4 Year

2 reviews

84% Acceptance Rate

#20 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 4,825enrollment
  • $32,100net price
  • 1150-1320SAT range
  • 25-30ACT range
  • 3.56Avg GPA

Applications Due Mar 1

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Widener University Main Campus
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Chester, PA

Widener University Main Campus

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

84% Acceptance Rate

#30 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

  • 5,610enrollment
  • $30,720net price
  • 1050-1260SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.46Avg GPA

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Johnson & Wales University Providence
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Providence, RI

Johnson & Wales University Providence

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

84% Acceptance Rate

#7 Best Private Colleges in Rhode Island

  • 4,372enrollment
  • $33,480net price
  • 970-1230SAT range
  • 20-26ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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