The Most Popular Colleges with High Acceptance Rates in the East

Colleges that are Easy to Get Into

CollegeSimply has compiled this list of four-year colleges in the East that have acceptance rates over 75%. These are schools that you have a very high chance of getting into if your GPA, SAT and ACT scores meet their admission criteria. Acceptance isn't guaranteed, but they are good candidates for your list of safety schools. These colleges are ranked by popularity of views on CollegeSimply.com.

See also, the best colleges with high acceptance rates and the highest acceptance rate colleges in the East.

East High Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Keuka College
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Keuka Park, NY
 

Keuka College

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

94% Acceptance Rate

#55 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 1,284enrollment
  • $26,153net price
  • 1008-1183SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.3Avg GPA

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Metropolitan College of New York
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New York, NY
 

Metropolitan College of New York

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

77% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 663enrollment
  • $27,481net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 2.1Avg GPA

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Penn State York
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York, PA
 

Penn State York

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

92% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 707enrollment
  • $19,159net price
  • 1070-1270SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Newbury College Brookline
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Brookline, MA

Newbury College Brookline

Private 4 Year

2 reviews

100% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 636enrollment
  • -net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Saint Thomas Aquinas College
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Sparkill, NY
 

Saint Thomas Aquinas College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

82% Acceptance Rate

#53 Best Private Colleges in New York

  • 1,950enrollment
  • $21,257net price
  • 920-1270SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.0Avg GPA

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Wilson College
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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

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Green Mountain College
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Poultney, VT

Green Mountain College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

100% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 701enrollment
  • -net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Daemen College
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Amherst, NY
 

Daemen College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

76% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 2,625enrollment
  • $18,944net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.53Avg GPA

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SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
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Cobleskill, NY

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill

Public 4 Year

1 reviews

83% Acceptance Rate

#31 Best Public Universities in New York

  • 1,792enrollment
  • $18,122net price
  • 990-1170SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.1Avg GPA

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Penn State Hazleton
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Hazleton, PA
 

Penn State Hazleton

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

91% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 510enrollment
  • $19,920net price
  • 1060-1320SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Villa Maria College
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Buffalo, NY
 

Villa Maria College

Private 4 Year

1 reviews

87% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 545enrollment
  • $15,687net price
  • 730-1050SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 2.87Avg GPA

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Penn State Shenango
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Sharon, PA
 

Penn State Shenango

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

91% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 332enrollment
  • $14,895net price
  • 1040-1230SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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College of Our Lady of the Elms
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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

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Mount Ida College
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Newton, MA

Mount Ida College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

75% Acceptance Rate

 

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

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Boricua College
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New York, NY
 

Boricua College

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

100% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 479enrollment
  • $14,102net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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University of Connecticut Tri Campus
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Waterbury, CT
 

University of Connecticut Tri Campus

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

87% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 760enrollment
  • $8,220net price
  • 960-1190SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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Saint Joseph's College of Maine
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Standish, ME
 

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Private 4 Year

0 reviews

82% Acceptance Rate

#4 Best Private Colleges in Maine

  • 1,463enrollment
  • $28,268net price
  • 910-1140SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • 3.0Avg GPA

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Penn State Greater Allegheny
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McKeesport, PA
 

Penn State Greater Allegheny

Public 4 Year

0 reviews

95% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 361enrollment
  • $14,933net price
  • 1020-1215SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

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