Ranked

780 uS universities with the highest acceptance rates

Acceptance rate, highest first. An open door is a policy, not a verdict — the repayment and earnings columns matter more.

#UniversityIn-stateCost of attendance BorrowPaying downSATAcceptance
641 Delaware State University Dover, Delaware $10,670 $27,939 52% 31% 940 47%
642 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California $7,350 $22,679 24% 71% — 46%
643 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama $12,890 $34,919 26% 72% 1345 46%
644 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York $65,528 $84,517 32% 79% 1375 46%
645 Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland $7,100 $23,748 36% 26% 975 46%
646 Oakwood University Huntsville, Alabama $22,512 $40,176 57% 28% — 45%
647 Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina $21,300 $34,923 75% 26% — 45%
648 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin $11,603 $28,679 20% 84% 1427 45%
649 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California $62,357 $83,943 29% 78% 1359 45%
650 Bentley University Waltham, Massachusetts $61,000 $79,548 43% 91% 1352 45%
651 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland $11,809 $29,299 22% 79% 1473 45%
652 Bennington College Bennington, Vermont $66,262 $87,284 50% 74% 1364 45%
653 New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Socorro, New Mexico $9,476 $24,967 31% 73% 1207 44%
654 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas $61,740 $76,604 25% 77% 1298 44%
655 Occidental College Los Angeles, California $66,274 $84,800 37% 88% 1452 44%
656 Union College Schenectady, New York $69,039 $84,561 44% 86% 1395 44%
657 Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts $52,040 $72,700 34% 65% — 44%
658 SOKA University of America Aliso Viejo, California $38,728 $55,064 37% 79% 1440 43%
659 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida $6,410 $22,859 24% 57% 1227 43%
660 Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi $44,680 $60,061 59% 75% 1181 43%
661 Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas $53,813 $67,493 46% 74% 1241 43%
662 Furman University Greenville, South Carolina $59,770 $76,798 28% 83% 1371 43%
663 University of West Alabama Livingston, Alabama $10,990 $22,758 66% 37% 1015 43%
664 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois $16,004 $33,642 27% 79% 1440 42%
665 Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania $65,650 $82,902 39% 88% 1391 42%
666 Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana $23,918 $39,202 79% 55% 1050 42%
667 University of California Davis Davis, California $16,774 $41,238 20% 83% — 42%
668 University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee $13,812 $33,678 29% 68% 1311 42%
669 Howard University Washington, District of Columbia $35,810 $54,630 59% 35% 1213 41%
670 Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, Virginia $54,550 $70,325 47% 79% 1207 41%
671 Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio $16,448 $25,676 97% 36% — 41%
672 Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts $68,080 $86,448 28% 83% 1462 41%
673 University of Tampa Tampa, Florida $34,408 $51,614 67% 65% — 40%
674 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida $6,368 $23,133 23% 59% 1269 40%
675 University of Rochester Rochester, New York $67,080 $85,962 40% 80% 1488 40%
676 Clark University Worcester, Massachusetts $58,867 $68,432 58% 80% 1370 40%
677 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois $57,704 $70,700 63% 84% 1275 39%
678 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania $66,640 $81,960 48% 90% 1379 39%
679 William Jewell College Liberty, Missouri $20,610 $35,785 48% 77% 1095 38%
680 Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina $15,554 $35,015 31% 78% 1353 38%

Questions

Easiest admission in the US: which university leads?
Delaware State University — 47% of applicants admitted.
Where does this data come from?
The US Department of Education College Scorecard, which publishes what institutions charge, what students borrow and repay, and the test scores of admitted students. Nothing here is estimated — universities without a published figure are left out of the ranking.
Is the cheapest university the best value?
Not necessarily. Price is one half of value; the other is what graduates earn and whether they clear the debt. Each university page links to its earnings and repayment record.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Universities without a published figure for the ranked measure are not listed.