Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rates

Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rates, ranked by admission rate. Among institutions reporting an admission rate; open-admission schools without a rate are omitted. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,105 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, Texas100.0%100%—$1k——1,750174 mi 2Delta State UniversityCleveland, Mississippi100.0%100%1050$14k$42k48%1,620234 mi 3Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona100.0%100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 4Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey100.0%100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 5Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada100.0%100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 6Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona100.0%100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 7The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas99.9%100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 8University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine99.9%100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 9Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa99.9%100%—$21k$58k68%1,083145 mi 10The University of Montana-WesternDillon, Montana99.8%100%—$17k$43k51%1,198486 mi 11Western Colorado UniversityGunnison, Colorado99.7%100%1230$16k$47k51%1,586616 mi 12Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, Georgia99.7%100%1083$12k$41k25%6,574161 mi 13Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma99.6%100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 14American International CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts99.6%100%—$23k$53k46%1,01752 mi 15Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia99.5%100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi 16Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire99.5%100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 17Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana99.3%99%1090$13k$46k45%9,51416 mi 18University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi99.1%99%1190$22k$44k49%10,07565 mi 19Columbus State UniversityColumbus, Georgia99.1%99%977$13k$45k42%5,625155 mi 20Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa99.1%99%—$22k$53k54%1,486300 mi 21Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia99.0%99%—$29k$45k65%50,012105 mi 22University of the Virgin IslandsCharlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands99.0%99%938$7k$39k28%1,5181 mi 23Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma98.9%99%1196$25k$47k57%3,487436 mi 24University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky98.8%99%—$14k$45k50%6,941331 mi 25Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado98.8%99%1019$15k$52k32%15,002745 mi 26University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota98.8%99%1125$20k$52k60%5,439362 mi 27Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota98.7%99%1020$17k$65k44%5,616131 mi 28Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas98.7%99%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 29West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas98.7%99%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 30Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania98.7%99%1174$24k$63k32%1,87247 mi 31Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia98.6%99%996$9k$47k44%2,590162 mi 32Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio98.6%99%—$13k$33k23%2,620128 mi 33New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey98.4%98%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 34South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota98.3%98%1120$20k$55k62%9,198282 mi 35Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon98.3%98%—$17k$50k43%2,172246 mi 36California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California98.2%98%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 37California State University-StanislausTurlock, California98.1%98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 38University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas98.1%98%—$23k$57k51%4,440119 mi 39Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kansas98.1%98%1252$28k$53k62%2,272423 mi 40Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania98.1%98%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 41Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon98.1%98%—$17k$52k47%3,10338 mi 42Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico98.1%98%1300$13k$25k49%3,8742 mi 43Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania98.1%98%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 44Virginia Union UniversityRichmond, Virginia98.0%98%850$13k$38k34%1,20318 mi 45St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, Florida97.9%98%—$26k$54k48%2,2146 mi 46Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan97.8%98%—$18k$45k57%3,13435 mi 47St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas97.8%98%1089$21k$57k59%1,951123 mi 48Emporia State UniversityEmporia, Kansas97.7%98%1120$16k$48k56%2,239511 mi 49Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana97.7%98%1014$19k$49k53%1,00827 mi 50Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania97.6%98%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 51Alabama State UniversityMontgomery, Alabama97.5%98%976$20k$35k30%3,477128 mi 52Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois97.5%98%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 53California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California97.4%97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 54California State University-East BayHayward, California97.4%97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 55University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado97.4%97%1133$16k$55k47%8,697708 mi 56West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty, West Virginia97.3%97%1045$15k$43k60%1,511109 mi 57Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, West Virginia97.2%97%989$14k$38k37%1,042218 mi 58Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois97.2%97%1011$20k$49k35%2,8491 mi 59Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri97.0%97%1065$12k$43k42%3,019489 mi 60Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas96.9%97%914$17k$39k22%6,84418 mi 61Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania96.9%97%—$26k$46k59%2,331109 mi 62University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming96.9%97%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 63Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts96.9%97%—$31k$51k58%1,1224 mi 64Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania96.8%97%1228$25k$63k44%3,2404 mi 65Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia96.8%97%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 66Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania96.8%97%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 67University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, Maine96.7%97%1130$17k$44k52%1,14046 mi 68University of MaineOrono, Maine96.6%97%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 69La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania96.6%97%—$19k$67k57%1,9535 mi 70University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi96.6%97%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 71Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma96.5%97%1122$22k$49k56%1,885429 mi 72Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina96.5%96%1059$22k$46k47%2,89312 mi 73Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa96.5%96%1090$21k$53k34%1,994198 mi 74Shorter UniversityRome, Georgia96.5%96%1115$17k$45k38%1,028266 mi 75San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California96.4%96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 76Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee96.4%96%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 77University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, Maryland96.4%96%—$13k$48k35%2,3916 mi 78The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington96.4%96%1216$24k$45k41%2,1601 mi 79Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio96.3%96%—$15k$50k42%6,762128 mi 80Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota96.3%96%1087$16k$47k43%1,928589 mi 81University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada96.2%96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 82Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas96.1%96%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 83Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky96.1%96%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 84Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama96.0%96%1088$17k$42k50%9,80591 mi 85University of Saint Francis-Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana96.0%96%981$18k$55k55%1,56794 mi 86West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West Virginia96.0%96%955$11k$40k39%1,321211 mi 87Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas95.9%96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 88LIM CollegeNew York, New York95.9%96%1035$39k$59k51%1,1871 mi 89Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts95.9%96%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 90The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana95.9%96%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 91University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas95.8%96%1099$26k$56k49%2,759169 mi 92University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut95.8%96%1219$30k$61k54%4,14634 mi 93Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia95.7%96%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 94Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, Texas95.7%96%—$25k$54k54%1,30499 mi 95Benedict CollegeColumbia, South Carolina95.7%96%—$18k$32k24%1,536101 mi 96Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia95.5%96%—$16k$48k21%11,344207 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.