Public 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.
30 colleges
- University of MississippiUniversity, MS97% admit1000–1200 SATOptional
- The University of MontanaMissoula, MT96% admitOptional
- University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, NM95% admit890–1170 SATOptional
- Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS94% admit905–1240 SATOptional
- University of KansasLawrence, KS93% admit1070–1300 SATOptional
- University of KentuckyLexington, KY93% admit1070–1290 SATOptional
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA93% admit1010–1270 SATOptional
- Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI92% admit1130–1350 SATOptional
- University of ToledoToledo, OH92% admit1100–1300 SATOptional
- Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA90% admit1100–1280 SATNot considered
- West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV89% admit1010–1220 SATOptional
- New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, NM89% admit870–1110 SATOptional
- Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA89% admit1120–1360 SATOptional
- University of OregonEugene, OR88% admit1130–1360 SATOptional
- University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH88% admit1090–1330 SATOptional
- Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL88% admit990–1210 SATOptional
- University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE87% admit1098–1330 SATOptional
- George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA87% admit1160–1360 SATOptional
- The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX87% admit1000–1220 SATOptional
- Kent State University at KentKent, OH86% admit1010–1240 SATOptional
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ86% admit1150–1420 SATOptional
- University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT86% admit1190–1380 SATOptional
- Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN86% admit1080–1260 SATOptional
- University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH85% admit1160–1370 SATOptional
- Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH85% admit1090–1290 SATOptional
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI85% admit1180–1360 SATOptional
- University of IowaIowa City, IA84% admit1130–1330 SATOptional
- Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD82% admit840–1070 SATOptional
- Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT82% admit1065–1285 SATOptional
- Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS82% admit1060–1260 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 public 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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