Southeast Colleges with high acceptance rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in Southeast for 2025

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

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Meredith College
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Raleigh, NC

Meredith College

Private 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

#6 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina

  • 1,576enrollment
  • $23,405net price
  • 1110-1260SAT range
  • 23-30ACT range
  • 3.52Avg GPA

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Methodist University
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Fayetteville, NC
 

Methodist University

Private 4 Year

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75% Acceptance Rate

#11 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina

  • 1,768enrollment
  • $25,786net price
  • 1110-1220SAT range
  • 23-25ACT range
  • 3.58Avg GPA

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Newberry College
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Newberry, SC

Newberry College

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

75% Acceptance Rate

#11 Best Private Colleges in South Carolina

  • 1,507enrollment
  • $20,941net price
  • 820-1060SAT range
  • 17-24ACT range
  • 3.58Avg GPA

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Winthrop University
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Rock Hill, SC

Winthrop University

Public 4 Year

2 reviews

75% Acceptance Rate

#5 Best Public Universities in South Carolina

  • 4,694enrollment
  • $16,838net price
  • 1010-1220SAT range
  • 20-26ACT range
  • 4.0Avg 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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