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Are you considering applying to college and are looking at some safety school options? This guide is here to provide you with a list of the top 100 colleges with the highest acceptance rates in the US so that you can plan your applications accordingly. The list below contains the most recent data for students entering college in the Fall 2024 semester.
Highest Acceptance Rate Colleges
Metropolitan State University (St. Paul, Minnesota) - 100%
Montana State University-Northern (Havre, Montana) - 100%
Wayne State College (Wayne, Nebraska) - 100%
Weber State University (Ogden, Utah) - 100%
Indian River State College (Fort Pierce, Florida) - 100%
Bismarck State College (Bismarck, North Dakota) - 100%
Dixie State University (St. George, Utah) - 100%
Granite State College (Concord, New Hampshire) - 100%
University of Pikeville (Pikeville, Kentucky) - 100%
Boston Architectural College (Boston, Massachusetts) - 100%
City University of Seattle (Bellevue, Washington) - 100%
Academy of Art University (San Francisco, California) - 100%
Covenant College (Lookout Mountain, Georgia) - 100%
Utah Valley University (Orem, Utah) - 100%
University of Maryland University College (Adelphi, Maryland) - 100%
Wilmington University (New Castle, Delaware) - 99.9%
Nyack College (Nyack, New York) - 99.8%
Montana State University–Billings (Billings, Montana) - 99.7%
Cameron University (Lawton, Oklahoma) - 99.6%
CUNY–College of Staten Island (Staten Island, New York) - 99.2%
Lyndon State College (Lyndonville, Vermont) - 98.3%
Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph, Missouri) - 98.5%
Shepherd University (Shepherdstown, West Virginia) - 98.3%
Washburn University (Topeka, Kansas) - 98.2%
East Central University (Ada, Oklahoma) - 98.1%
Bluefield College (Bluefield, Virginia) - 98%
Walden University (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - 98%
Benedictine College (Atchison, Kansas) - 97.8%
Utah State University (Logan, Utah) - 97.8%
University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming) - 97.7%
Berkeley College (Woodland Park, New Jersey) - 97.5%
Evergreen State College (Olympia, Washington) - 97.5%
University of Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) - 97.4%
Western State Colorado University (Gunnison, Colorado) - 97.4%
Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah) - 97.4%
Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, Texas) - 97.3%
Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, Idaho) - 97.2%
Huntington University (Huntington, Indiana) - 97.1%
Trinity International University (Deerfield, Illinois) - 97%
University of Maine–Augusta (Augusta, Maine) - 97%
University of St. Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - 96.9%
Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) - 96.8%
Grand View University (Des Moines, Iowa) - 96.6%
Truett McConnell College (Cleveland, Georgia) - 96.3%
Martin Luther College (New Ulm, Minnesota) - 96.2%
Saint Ambrose University (Davenport, Iowa) - 96%
Missouri Southern State University (Joplin, Missouri) - 96%
Regis University (Denver, Colorado) - 96%
New England College (Henniker, New Hampshire) - 95.9%
Brigham Young University–Idaho (Rexburg, Idaho) - 95.8%
Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, Indiana) - 95.7%
Trinity Lutheran College (Everett, Washington) - 95.7%
University of Akron (Akron, Ohio) - 95.6%
Hodges University (Naples, Florida) - 95.5%
Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas) - 95.5%
Bethel University (Saint Paul, Minnesota) - 95.3%
Palm Beach Atlantic University (West Palm Beach, Florida) - 95.3%
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (Edinboro, Pennsylvania) - 95.3%
Carlow University (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) - 95.2%
Loras College (Dubuque, Iowa) - 95.2%
San Francisco Art Institute (San Francisco, California) - 95.1%
Kansas State University (Manhattan, Kansas) - 94.9%
Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana) - 94.8%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pennsylvania) - 94.7%
University of Toledo (Toledo, Ohio) - 94.5%
Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, Tennessee) - 94.4%
Wiley College (Marshall, Texas) - 94.4%
Governors State University (University Park, Illinois) - 94.3%
Lubbock Christian University (Lubbock, Texas) - 94.3%
University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Arkansas) - 94.3%
University of Montana (Missoula, Montana) - 94.2%
Neumann University (Aston, Pennsylvania) - 94%
La Roche College (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) - 94%
Houghton College (Houghton, New York) - 93.8%
Linfield College (McMinnville, Oregon) - 93.8%
Marygrove College (Detroit, Michigan) - 93.7%
Southern Vermont College (Bennington, Vermont) - 93.7%
Southern Wesleyan University (Central, South Carolina) - 93.7%
Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - 93.6%
Baker University (Baldwin City, Kansas) - 93.6%
Concordia University–Nebraska (Seward, Nebraska) - 93.6%
Concordia University–Texas (Austin, Texas) - 93.6%
Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, Michigan) - 93.6%
Franklin College (Franklin, Indiana) - 93.6%
Indiana Tech (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - 93.6%
North Central University (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - 93.6%
University of Northwestern–St. Paul (St. Paul, Minnesota) - 93.6%
York College (York, Nebraska) - 93.6%
Ashland University (Ashland, Ohio) - 93.5%
Avila University (Kansas City, Missouri) - 93.5%
Campbellsville University (Campbellsville, Kentucky) - 93.5%
Carroll College (Helena, Montana) - 93.5%
Central Christian College of Kansas (McPherson, Kansas) - 93.5%
East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, Texas) - 93.5%
Huntington College (Huntington, Indiana) - 93.5%
Marian University (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) - 93.5%
Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, Ohio) - 93.5%
Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Bartlesville, Oklahoma) - 93.5%
Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, Michigan) - 93.5%
Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kansas) - 93.5%
We hope this guide has helped you identify the highest acceptance rate colleges in the US. Good luck with your college applications!
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