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Easiest colleges to get into

Updated Federal and Common Data Set numbers, each with its year

The short answer

Among four-year colleges where at least half of students finish within six years, the ones that admitted the largest share of applicants are Eastern Mennonite University (100%), The University of Texas at El Paso (99.9%) and Loras College (99.9%).

A high acceptance rate means the college admits most people who apply. This list counts only colleges where at least half of students finish within six years, and leaves out open-admission colleges, which admit anyone with a high school diploma; they have their own list. Each row also shows the six-year graduation rate and the average price after grants.

The list (100 of 890)

Four-year colleges with 500 or more undergraduates and 200 or more applicants, where at least 50% of students finish within six years, not counting open-admission and special-focus colleges (such as nursing or art schools), highest acceptance rate first, 100 of 890 shown. Rates come from IPEDS (fall 2024) for 91 colleges and each college's own Common Data Set (fall 2025) for 9 colleges. Graduation rates: College Scorecard.

  1. Eastern Mennonite University 100% admitted Harrisonburg, VA · 60% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $24,731 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  2. The University of Texas at El Paso 99.9% admitted El Paso, TX · 51% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $6,803 a year in-state, about $22,141 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  3. Loras College 99.9% admitted Dubuque, IA · 64% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $22,910 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  4. Trinity Washington University 99.5% admitted Washington, DC · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $12,820 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  5. Southern Wesleyan University 99.5% admitted Central, SC · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $16,041 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  6. University of Southern Mississippi 99.1% admitted Hattiesburg, MS · 54% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $21,172 a year in-state, about $23,172 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  7. Valley City State University 99.1% admitted Valley City, ND · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,748 a year in-state, about $18,986 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  8. Liberty University 99% admitted Lynchburg, VA · 64% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $29,235 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  9. North Central University 99% admitted Minneapolis, MN · 59% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $26,221 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  10. Oral Roberts University 99% admitted Tulsa, OK · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $29,244 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  11. Dunwoody College of Technology 99% admitted Minneapolis, MN · 53% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $27,153 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  12. University of the Cumberlands 99% admitted Williamsburg, KY · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,885 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  13. University of South Dakota 99% admitted Vermillion, SD · 60% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,028 a year in-state, about $23,640 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  14. West Texas A&M University 99% admitted Canyon, TX · 51% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,909 a year in-state, about $33,074 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  15. Fairmont State University 99% admitted Fairmont, WV · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $14,599 a year in-state, about $18,955 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  16. South Dakota State University 98% admitted Brookings, SD · 62% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,139 a year in-state, about $23,751 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  17. California State University-Stanislaus 98% admitted Turlock, CA · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $3,565 a year in-state, about $16,885 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  18. University of the Incarnate Word 98% admitted San Antonio, TX · 53% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,483 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  19. Benedictine College 98% admitted Atchison, KS · 65% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $24,687 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  20. Doane University 98% admitted Crete, NE · 59% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $28,885 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  21. Davenport University 98% admitted Grand Rapids, MI · 53% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,623 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  22. St. Mary's University 98% admitted San Antonio, TX · 58% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,775 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  23. Emporia State University 98% admitted Emporia, KS · 57% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $14,364 a year in-state, about $22,677 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  24. Bethel University 98% admitted Mishawaka, IN · 60% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $19,971 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  25. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 98% admitted Edwardsville, IL · 56% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,111 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  26. Greenville University 98% admitted Greenville, IL · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,905 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  27. University of Mississippi 97% admitted University, MS · 70% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,752 a year in-state, about $33,912 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  28. California State University-Monterey Bay 97% admitted Seaside, CA · 63% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,861 a year in-state, about $27,181 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  29. West Liberty University 97% admitted West Liberty, WV · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $8,988 a year in-state, about $17,540 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  30. Hilbert College 97% admitted Hamburg, NY · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,955 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  31. Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 97% admitted Fort Lauderdale, FL · 58% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $32,640 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  32. University of Wyoming 97% admitted Laramie, WY · 61% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,647 a year in-state, about $30,267 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  33. Point Park University 97% admitted Pittsburgh, PA · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $26,028 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  34. Shepherd University 97% admitted Shepherdstown, WV · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $7,940 a year in-state, about $18,242 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  35. Marshall University 97% admitted Huntington, WV · 53% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $7,341 a year in-state, about $18,343 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  36. La Salle University 97% admitted Philadelphia, PA · 60% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $19,758 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  37. Oklahoma Christian University 97% admitted Edmond, OK · 63% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $23,169 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  38. San Francisco State University 96% admitted San Francisco, CA · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $9,803 a year in-state, about $23,123 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  39. Thomas College 96% admitted Waterville, ME · 58% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $23,739 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  40. University of Nevada-Las Vegas 96% admitted Las Vegas, NV · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $11,062 a year in-state, about $28,975 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  41. Troy University 96% admitted Troy, AL · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,943 a year in-state, about $24,119 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  42. University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne 96% admitted Fort Wayne, IN · 56% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $18,211 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  43. Brigham Young University-Idaho 96% admitted Rexburg, ID · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $6,560 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  44. University of Southern Indiana 96% admitted Evansville, IN · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,373 a year in-state, about $26,214 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  45. University of Hartford 96% admitted West Hartford, CT · 57% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $28,928 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  46. Texas Lutheran University 96% admitted Seguin, TX · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,716 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  47. University of Maine 96% admitted Orono, ME · 57% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,224 a year in-state, about $41,374 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  48. Marian University 96% admitted Indianapolis, IN · 65% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $23,459 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  49. California State University-Fresno 95% admitted Fresno, CA · 58% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $5,418 a year in-state, about $18,738 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  50. Belmont University 95% admitted Nashville, TN · 71% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $32,648 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  51. University of New Mexico 95% admitted Albuquerque, NM · 54% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $19,966 a year in-state, about $43,115 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  52. Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus 95% admitted Madison, NJ · 71% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $24,803 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  53. California State University-San Marcos 95% admitted San Marcos, CA · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $10,939 a year in-state, about $24,259 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  54. Maryville University of Saint Louis 95% admitted Saint Louis, MO · 62% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,199 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  55. North Dakota State University 95% admitted Fargo, ND · 66% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $15,636 a year in-state, about $20,570 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  56. Cal Poly Maritime Academy 95% admitted Vallejo, CA · 58% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,793 a year in-state, about $31,113 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  57. California State University-Channel Islands 95% admitted Camarillo, CA · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $8,534 a year in-state, about $21,854 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  58. University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown 95% admitted Johnstown, PA · 56% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $16,375 a year in-state, about $28,367 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  59. Massachusetts Maritime Academy 95% admitted Buzzards Bay, MA · 74% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $23,759 a year in-state, about $36,429 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  60. Columbia International University 95% admitted Columbia, SC · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $18,951 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  61. Pennsylvania Western University 94% admitted California, PA · 51% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,839 a year in-state, about $22,770 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  62. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 94% admitted Edinburg, TX · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $4,858 a year in-state, about $14,578 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  63. Baker University 94% admitted Baldwin City, KS · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $25,038 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  64. Ohio Dominican University 94% admitted Columbus, OH · 51% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,780 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  65. California State University-Sacramento 94% admitted Sacramento, CA · 54% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $11,186 a year in-state, about $24,506 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  66. Stephen F Austin State University 94% admitted Nacogdoches, TX · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $15,928 a year in-state, about $25,648 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  67. Western Kentucky University 94% admitted Bowling Green, KY · 56% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $11,789 a year in-state, about $26,717 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  68. Wichita State University 94% admitted Wichita, KS · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $10,307 a year in-state, about $20,972 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  69. Corban University 94% admitted Salem, OR · 61% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $32,913 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  70. California State University-San Bernardino 94% admitted San Bernardino, CA · 53% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $3,946 a year in-state, about $17,266 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  71. Randolph College 94% admitted Lynchburg, VA · 54% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $22,101 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  72. University of Kentucky 94% admitted Lexington, KY · 72% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $18,868 a year in-state, about $40,125 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  73. George Fox University 94% admitted Newberg, OR · 69% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $31,648 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  74. University of Northwestern-St Paul 94% admitted Saint Paul, MN · 75% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $23,688 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  75. Franklin Pierce University 94% admitted Rindge, NH · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $23,023 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  76. Hiram College 94% admitted Hiram, OH · 56% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,753 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  77. Bethel College-North Newton 94% admitted North Newton, KS · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $31,503 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  78. California State University-Northridge 93% admitted Northridge, CA · 57% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $6,346 a year in-state, about $19,666 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  79. Sonoma State University 93% admitted Rohnert Park, CA · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $10,759 a year in-state, about $24,079 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  80. Piedmont University 93% admitted Demorest, GA · 52% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $22,075 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  81. West Virginia Wesleyan College 93% admitted Buckhannon, WV · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,980 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  82. Western Washington University 93% admitted Bellingham, WA · 61% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $19,963 a year in-state, about $39,130 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  83. Marymount University 93% admitted Arlington, VA · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $28,521 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  84. Delaware Valley University 93% admitted Doylestown, PA · 50% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $28,226 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  85. Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 93% admitted Bloomsburg, PA · 54% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $17,468 a year in-state, about $29,834 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  86. University of Northern Iowa 93% admitted Cedar Falls, IA · 69% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $16,038 a year in-state, about $28,196 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  87. Loyola University New Orleans 93% admitted New Orleans, LA · 61% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $21,888 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  88. King's College 93% admitted Wilkes-Barre, PA · 61% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $21,439 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  89. The College of Saint Scholastica 93% admitted Duluth, MN · 67% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $26,830 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  90. Northern State University 93% admitted Aberdeen, SD · 53% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $15,279 a year in-state, about $17,512 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  91. St. Thomas Aquinas College 93% admitted Sparkill, NY · 53% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $21,253 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  92. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota 93% admitted Winona, MN · 65% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,422 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  93. California State University-Chico 93% admitted Chico, CA · 60% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $14,157 a year in-state, about $27,477 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  94. University of Kansas 93% admitted Lawrence, KS · 70% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,004 a year in-state, about $38,883 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  95. Virginia Commonwealth University 93% admitted Richmond, VA · 65% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $25,037 a year in-state, about $48,201 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  96. School of Visual Arts 93% admitted New York, NY · 78% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $59,593 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  97. Westminster College 93% admitted New Wilmington, PA · 60% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $19,484 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  98. Michigan Technological University 92% admitted Houghton, MI · 70% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $13,446 a year in-state, about $38,342 out of state Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
  99. Utah State University 92% admitted Logan, UT · 60% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $12,644 a year in-state, about $29,491 out of state Source: Common Data Set, fall 2025
  100. Wilson College 92% admitted Chambersburg, PA · 55% finish within six years · Average price after grants: $20,699 a year Source: IPEDS, fall 2024
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What are the easiest colleges to get into?

Among four-year colleges where at least half of students finish within six years, the ones that admitted the largest share of applicants are Eastern Mennonite University (100%), The University of Texas at El Paso (99.9%) and Loras College (99.9%).

How many of these colleges admit almost everyone who applies?

140 of the 890 colleges that meet this list's rules admitted 90% or more of their applicants. Open-admission colleges, which take anyone with a diploma, are on a separate list.

Do students at these colleges graduate?

This list counts only colleges where at least half of students finish within six years. On it, six-year graduation rates run from 50% to 78%.

How recent are these acceptance rates?

Each row shows its year. Rates come from IPEDS, the federal college survey, for students who applied for fall 2024, or from the college's own Common Data Set for fall 2025 where that is newer.

Numbers change each year when colleges and the Department of Education publish new data. Confirm costs and admission rules with the college before you apply.

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