Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges That Admit Most Applicants in America
Strong colleges that say yes to at least half of the students who apply. Good places to build a list around. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges order, kept to colleges with an acceptance rate of 50% or higher.
132 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. Acceptance rate of 50% or higher. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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132 colleges
Number 1: Fashion Institute of Technology- 60% admitted
- 81% graduate
- $16,514 average net price
Number 2: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 65% admitted
- 72% graduate
- $18,783 average net price
Number 3: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 58% admitted
- 84% graduate
- $24,897 average net price
Number 4: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 61% admitted
- 87% graduate
- $17,269 average net price
Number 5: University of Portland- 89% admitted
- 80% graduate
- $28,803 average net price
Number 6: University of the Pacific- 71% admitted
- 71% graduate
- $24,186 average net price
Number 7: University of Connecticut- 52% admitted
- 83% graduate
- $24,342 average net price
Number 8: San Jose State University- 85% admitted
- 68% graduate
- $14,241 average net price
Number 9: University of California-Riverside- 76% admitted
- 76% graduate
- $12,672 average net price
Number 10: California State University-Fullerton- 91% admitted
- 69% graduate
- $5,115 average net price
Number 11: Florida International University- 55% admitted
- 76% graduate
- $11,462 average net price
Number 12: University of Delaware- 71% admitted
- 79% graduate
- $16,337 average net price
Number 13: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- 63% admitted
- 82% graduate
- $32,758 average net price
Number 14: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 55% admitted
- 86% graduate
- $25,808 average net price
Number 15: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- 60% admitted
- 90% graduate
- $43,885 average net price
Number 16: Drexel University- 79% admitted
- 78% graduate
- $37,529 average net price
Number 17: Texas A&M University-College Station- 57% admitted
- 84% graduate
- $21,527 average net price
Number 18: Centre College- 54% admitted
- 80% graduate
- $19,980 average net price
Number 19: The University of Texas at Dallas- 65% admitted
- 77% graduate
- $15,271 average net price
Number 20: Southern Methodist University- 63% admitted
- 84% graduate
- $39,816 average net price
Number 21: Michigan State University- 85% admitted
- 81% graduate
- $21,322 average net price
Number 22: Creighton University- 80% admitted
- 83% graduate
- $32,456 average net price
Number 23: George Mason University- 87% admitted
- 67% graduate
- $14,697 average net price
Number 24: Marquette University- 81% admitted
- 81% graduate
- $30,561 average net price
Number 25: CUNY Hunter College- 54% admitted
- 58% graduate
- $1,051 average net price
Number 26: Michigan Technological University- 92% admitted
- 69% graduate
- $13,446 average net price
Number 27: Rhodes College- 50% admitted
- 83% graduate
- $28,776 average net price
Number 28: Illinois Institute of Technology- 55% admitted
- 73% graduate
- $22,443 average net price
Number 29: California State University-Fresno- 95% admitted
- 58% graduate
- $5,418 average net price
Number 30: CUNY City College- 60% admitted
- 53% graduate
- $1,557 average net price
Number 31: CUNY Brooklyn College- 58% admitted
- 53% graduate
- $950 average net price
Number 32: Indiana University-Bloomington- 78% admitted
- 80% graduate
- $16,003 average net price
Number 33: Pepperdine University- 63% admitted
- 81% graduate
- $48,065 average net price
Number 34: Colorado School of Mines- 61% admitted
- 82% graduate
- $32,901 average net price
Number 35: Kettering University- 79% admitted
- 72% graduate
- $29,797 average net price
Number 36: Chapman University- 65% admitted
- 82% graduate
- $46,708 average net price
Number 37: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 77% admitted
- 75% graduate
- $15,531 average net price
Number 38: University of Redlands- 83% admitted
- 66% graduate
- $30,924 average net price
Number 39: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 58% admitted
- 86% graduate
- $29,362 average net price
Number 40: Seattle University- 77% admitted
- 73% graduate
- $34,324 average net price
Number 41: University of Houston- 74% admitted
- 65% graduate
- $11,439 average net price
Number 42: Bradley University- 77% admitted
- 75% graduate
- $22,469 average net price
Number 43: Art Center College of Design- 75% admitted
- 80% graduate
- $48,389 average net price
Number 44: University of Missouri-Columbia- 78% admitted
- 76% graduate
- $21,142 average net price
Number 45: James Madison University- 72% admitted
- 80% graduate
- $23,550 average net price
Number 46: Fordham University- 59% admitted
- 81% graduate
- $42,760 average net price
Number 47: Saint Louis University- 75% admitted
- 79% graduate
- $29,674 average net price
Number 48: University of Iowa- 84% admitted
- 75% graduate
- $22,508 average net price
Number 49: California State University-Northridge- 93% admitted
- 57% graduate
- $6,346 average net price
Number 50: California State University-Sacramento- 94% admitted
- 55% graduate
- $11,186 average net price
Number 51: Lawrence University- 64% admitted
- 78% graduate
- $22,758 average net price
Number 52: California Lutheran University- 76% admitted
- 69% graduate
- $26,445 average net price
Number 53: Temple University- 80% admitted
- 74% graduate
- $23,058 average net price
Number 54: San Francisco State University- 96% admitted
- 50% graduate
- $9,803 average net price
Number 55: Butler University- 85% admitted
- 79% graduate
- $37,499 average net price
Number 56: Missouri University of Science and Technology- 73% admitted
- 66% graduate
- $15,772 average net price
Number 57: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology- 77% admitted
- 76% graduate
- $43,360 average net price
Number 58: Washington State University- 87% admitted
- 62% graduate
- $13,462 average net price
Number 59: University of Mississippi- 97% admitted
- 71% graduate
- $13,752 average net price
Number 60: University of Denver- 78% admitted
- 75% graduate
- $31,961 average net price
Number 61: Iowa State University- 89% admitted
- 76% graduate
- $18,517 average net price
Number 62: The University of the South- 57% admitted
- 79% graduate
- $31,931 average net price
Number 63: Agnes Scott College- 62% admitted
- 70% graduate
- $24,648 average net price
Number 64: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 90% admitted
- 68% graduate
- $14,694 average net price
Number 65: Elon University- 66% admitted
- 83% graduate
- $35,785 average net price
Number 66: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 88% admitted
- 76% graduate
- $26,150 average net price
Number 67: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 61% admitted
- 86% graduate
- $33,675 average net price
Number 68: Clarkson University- 77% admitted
- 73% graduate
- $32,137 average net price
Number 69: University of Kentucky- 93% admitted
- 72% graduate
- $18,868 average net price
Number 70: University of San Francisco- 62% admitted
- 68% graduate
- $30,496 average net price
Number 71: University of Oregon- 88% admitted
- 71% graduate
- $22,547 average net price
Number 72: Willamette University- 77% admitted
- 71% graduate
- $25,908 average net price
Number 73: Lewis & Clark College- 78% admitted
- 75% graduate
- $34,286 average net price
Number 74: Illinois State University- 88% admitted
- 66% graduate
- $17,829 average net price
Number 75: University of Wyoming- 97% admitted
- 60% graduate
- $13,647 average net price
Number 76: University of Dayton- 65% admitted
- 80% graduate
- $30,366 average net price
Number 77: University of Vermont- 65% admitted
- 80% graduate
- $20,277 average net price
Number 78: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 60% admitted
- 79% graduate
- $22,197 average net price
Number 79: Wentworth Institute of Technology- 91% admitted
- 66% graduate
- $30,134 average net price
Number 80: University of Kansas- 93% admitted
- 70% graduate
- $20,004 average net price
Number 81: Portland State University- 91% admitted
- 53% graduate
- $8,337 average net price
Number 82: University of Rhode Island- 72% admitted
- 73% graduate
- $22,469 average net price
Number 83: Miami University-Oxford- 75% admitted
- 81% graduate
- $29,447 average net price
Number 84: University of Colorado Boulder- 78% admitted
- 74% graduate
- $23,708 average net price
Number 85: Drake University- 64% admitted
- 72% graduate
- $29,415 average net price
Number 86: University of North Florida- 53% admitted
- 69% graduate
- $11,689 average net price
Number 87: Virginia Commonwealth University- 93% admitted
- 64% graduate
- $25,037 average net price
Number 88: Kansas State University- 82% admitted
- 71% graduate
- $18,210 average net price
Number 89: Florida Atlantic University- 66% admitted
- 63% graduate
- $10,394 average net price
Number 90: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 89% admitted
- 54% graduate
- $6,313 average net price
Number 91: Loyola University Chicago- 82% admitted
- 73% graduate
- $36,340 average net price
Number 92: Milwaukee School of Engineering- 59% admitted
- 65% graduate
- $27,027 average net price
Number 93: Whittier College- 81% admitted
- 58% graduate
- $24,940 average net price
Number 94: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 87% admitted
- 68% graduate
- $16,214 average net price
Number 95: Saint Edward's University- 81% admitted
- 60% graduate
- $26,034 average net price
Number 96: Rochester Institute of Technology- 67% admitted
- 70% graduate
- $37,232 average net price
Number 97: Texas Tech University- 73% admitted
- 69% graduate
- $19,890 average net price
Number 98: The University of Texas at Arlington- 80% admitted
- 52% graduate
- $17,040 average net price
Number 99: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 85% admitted
- 75% graduate
- $24,917 average net price
Number 100: University of Louisville- 79% admitted
- 61% graduate
- $14,960 average net price
Number 101: Oregon State University- 77% admitted
- 69% graduate
- $21,504 average net price
Number 102: University of Utah- 86% admitted
- 66% graduate
- $27,314 average net price
Number 103: Florida Gulf Coast University- 63% admitted
- 57% graduate
- $11,555 average net price
Number 104: Belmont University- 95% admitted
- 71% graduate
- $32,648 average net price
Number 105: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 89% admitted
- 67% graduate
- $22,247 average net price
Number 106: Ohio University-Main Campus- 85% admitted
- 65% graduate
- $20,666 average net price
Number 107: Pratt Institute-Main- 73% admitted
- 74% graduate
- $48,876 average net price
Number 108: Baylor University- 51% admitted
- 81% graduate
- $44,441 average net price
Number 109: Loyola University New Orleans- 93% admitted
- 60% graduate
- $21,888 average net price
Number 110: School of Visual Arts- 93% admitted
- 77% graduate
- $59,593 average net price
Number 111: Cleveland State University- 91% admitted
- 51% graduate
- $13,754 average net price
Number 112: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 73% admitted
- 68% graduate
- $19,286 average net price
Number 113: Old Dominion University- 90% admitted
- 45% graduate
- $12,913 average net price
Number 114: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 87% admitted
- 52% graduate
- $9,872 average net price
Number 115: Wichita State University- 94% admitted
- 52% graduate
- $10,307 average net price
Number 116: Mississippi State University- 78% admitted
- 68% graduate
- $18,781 average net price
Number 117: West Virginia University- 89% admitted
- 65% graduate
- $18,020 average net price
Number 118: University of Maine- 97% admitted
- 56% graduate
- $17,224 average net price
Number 119: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 95% admitted
- 54% graduate
- $19,966 average net price
Number 120: Hampton University- 62% admitted
- 61% graduate
- $25,683 average net price
Number 121: University of Idaho- 76% admitted
- 59% graduate
- $15,321 average net price
Number 122: College of Charleston- 60% admitted
- 66% graduate
- $18,177 average net price
Number 123: Bard College- 52% admitted
- 68% graduate
- $27,126 average net price
Number 124: Xavier University- 86% admitted
- 70% graduate
- $31,905 average net price
Number 125: Emerson College- 51% admitted
- 79% graduate
- $49,215 average net price
Number 126: Morgan State University- 82% admitted
- 41% graduate
- $14,653 average net price
Number 127: Boise State University- 87% admitted
- 61% graduate
- $18,423 average net price
Number 128: Xavier University of Louisiana- 69% admitted
- 52% graduate
- $19,722 average net price
Number 129: Kent State University at Kent- 86% admitted
- 57% graduate
- $20,294 average net price
Number 130: The University of Montana- 96% admitted
- 48% graduate
- $21,302 average net price
Number 131: Montana State University- 82% admitted
- 58% graduate
- $23,106 average net price
Number 132: Clark Atlanta University- 64% admitted
- 44% graduate
- $38,626 average net price
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