Private colleges that are easiest to get into
High acceptance rates, which makes these the schools that anchor a list. A list without one is a list with no floor.
27 colleges
- Belmont UniversityNashville, TN95% admit1160–1350 SATOptional
- School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY93% admit1188–1490 SATOptional
- Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA91% admit1110–1320 SATOptional
- Pacific UniversityForest Grove, OR90% admit900–1240 SATOptional
- Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN89% admit1060–1280 SATOptional
- University of PortlandPortland, OR89% admit1160–1370 SATOptional
- Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH86% admit1103–1310 SATOptional
- Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IN85% admit1160–1350 SATOptional
- University of RedlandsRedlands, CA83% admit1107–1350 SATOptional
- Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA82% admit1190–1380 SATOptional
- Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL82% admit1170–1360 SATOptional
- Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, TX81% admit970–1240 SATOptional
- Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI81% admit1200–1360 SATOptional
- Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE80% admit1243–1428 SATOptional
- Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA79% admit1240–1440 SATOptional
- Kettering UniversityFlint, MI79% admit1160–1330 SATOptional
- University of DenverDenver, CO78% admit1240–1410 SATOptional
- Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY77% admit1200–1390 SATOptional
- Willamette UniversitySalem, OR77% admit1240–1440 SATOptional
- Seattle UniversitySeattle, WA77% admit1200–1430 SATOptional
- Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IN77% admit1320–1500 SATOptional
- DePaul UniversityChicago, IL76% admit1140–1330 SATOptional
- California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CA76% admit1150–1330 SATOptional
- Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO75% admit1200–1410 SATOptional
- Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY73% admit1150–1390 SATOptional
- University of the PacificStockton, CA71% admit1183–1480 SATOptional
- University of La VerneLa Verne, CA71% admit986–1236 SATOptional
Acceptance rate and cost come from U.S. Department of Education reporting. Admitted SAT, ACT and GPA come from each college’s Common Data Set, where it publishes one. Every name links to that school’s full read.
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How was private colleges that are easiest to get into built?
From published federal reporting and each college’s own Common Data Set. It’s filtered and sorted on the number the list is about. It isn’t a ranking, and nobody set the order by hand.
What should I do with a list like this?
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