Ranked

783 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
521 Lincoln University Lincoln University, Pennsylvania $12,512 $28,505 79% 32% 920 66%
522 Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island $52,677 $69,964 52% 87% 1265 65%
523 University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio $49,140 $65,881 40% 84% 1335 65%
524 Chapman University Orange, California $64,984 $83,146 60% 68% 1357 65%
525 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut $50,404 $69,289 57% 74% — 65%
526 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois $13,679 $26,996 31% 58% 1000 65%
527 University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont $19,058 $35,649 37% 81% 1374 65%
528 University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas $14,644 $29,807 33% 65% 1286 65%
529 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey $19,974 $32,859 31% 71% 1337 65%
530 Minot State University Minot, North Dakota $8,702 $19,339 37% 71% 1051 65%
531 Tabor College Hillsboro, Kansas $36,200 $50,350 59% 60% — 65%
532 DigiPen Institute of Technology Redmond, Washington $38,950 $55,588 43% 79% 1297 64%
533 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina $7,277 $26,547 36% 63% 1287 64%
534 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, North Carolina $6,536 $17,701 54% 26% 1019 64%
535 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, California $36,660 $44,249 66% 53% — 64%
536 Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa $54,666 $67,372 68% 81% 1223 64%
537 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, New York $65,117 $82,602 74% 80% 1319 64%
538 Lawrence University Appleton, Wisconsin $56,982 $69,849 49% 79% 1350 64%
539 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa $52,130 $64,835 44% 84% 1292 64%
540 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri $10,050 $22,947 32% 53% 1050 64%
541 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York $64,081 $82,404 51% 92% 1456 63%
542 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida $6,118 $20,807 25% 59% 1114 63%
543 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas $67,040 $85,606 21% 75% 1428 63%
544 Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana $50,800 $65,144 62% 70% 1180 63%
545 University of Alaska - Southeast Juneau, Alaska $7,056 $21,043 11% 58% — 63%
546 Beloit College Beloit, Wisconsin $60,886 $71,365 54% 78% 1287 63%
547 Pepperdine University Malibu, California $69,918 $93,512 37% 74% 1384 63%
548 Lyon College Batesville, Arkansas $31,000 $44,978 64% 67% — 63%
549 Concordia College - Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota $31,170 $45,942 53% 85% 1190 63%
550 Young Harris College Young Harris, Georgia $32,305 $48,301 33% 59% — 63%
551 The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey $19,632 $38,860 48% 84% 1246 62%
552 Hampton University Hampton, Virginia $30,592 $46,027 56% 43% 969 62%
553 Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, Minnesota $10,361 $24,757 15% 66% 1050 62%
554 Agnes Scott College Decatur, Georgia $50,604 $63,283 53% 56% 1260 62%
555 LaGrange College Lagrange, Georgia $35,400 $49,681 68% 58% — 62%
556 American University Washington, District of Columbia $58,771 $76,058 38% 79% 1381 62%
557 Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $44,626 $61,261 53% 60% 1198 62%
558 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, New York $66,862 $82,467 40% 83% 1366 62%
559 Saint Vincent College Latrobe, Pennsylvania $42,396 $56,752 82% 78% 1116 62%
560 University of San Francisco San Francisco, California $60,492 $80,141 47% 73% 1295 62%

Questions

Easiest admission in the US: which university leads?
Lincoln University — 66% 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.