New England Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in New England for 2025

These are the least selective public and private four-year colleges in New England. 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 New England colleges with high acceptance rates. If you're looking for colleges that have easy admission requirements, explore rankings of New England colleges with the lowest SAT scores, lowest ACT scores and lowest GPA's.
New England High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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University of Southern Maine
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Portland, ME

University of Southern Maine

Public 4 Year

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79% Acceptance Rate

#2 Best Public Universities in Maine

  • 7,528enrollment
  • $12,006net price
  • 995-1280SAT range
  • 23-26ACT range
  • 3.33Avg GPA

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Maine College of Art
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Portland, ME

Maine College of Art

Private 4 Year

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78% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 474enrollment
  • $37,132net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Saint Anselm College
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Manchester, NH

Saint Anselm College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

78% Acceptance Rate

#2 Best Colleges in New Hampshire

  • 2,078enrollment
  • $35,091net price
  • 1090-1270SAT range
  • 25-27ACT range
  • 3.39Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

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Quinnipiac University
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Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University

Private 4 Year

5 reviews

77% Acceptance Rate

#6 Best Private Colleges in Connecticut

  • 8,918enrollment
  • $39,632net price
  • 1100-1300SAT range
  • 25-29ACT range
  • 3.39Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

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Husson University
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Bangor, Maine
 

Husson University

Private 4 Year

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77% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 3,103enrollment
  • $19,068net price
  • 940-1160SAT range
  • 17-21ACT range
  • 3.06Estimated Avg GPA

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design
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Boston, MA

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Public 4 Year

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77% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 1,986enrollment
  • $24,159net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.53Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

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University of Rhode Island
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Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island

Public 4 Year

5 reviews

77% Acceptance Rate

#1 Best Public Universities in Rhode Island

  • 17,351enrollment
  • $20,964net price
  • 1030-1270SAT range
  • 26-31ACT range
  • 3.58Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

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Central Connecticut State University
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New Britain, CT

Central Connecticut State University

Public 4 Year

3 reviews

76% Acceptance Rate

#2 Best Public Universities in Connecticut

  • 9,712enrollment
  • $17,207net price
  • 960-1180SAT range
  • 19-29ACT range
  • 3.2Avg GPA

Applications Due Aug 26

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Mount Ida College
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Newton, MA

Mount Ida College

Private 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 1,555enrollment
  • $27,631net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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