Colleges That Admit Nearly Everyone
Open and near-open admission four-year institutions, ranked by the share of applicants accepted.
Ranked by acceptance rate · 1,364 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01
- 1Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, OK · Public100.0%Compare nearby
- 2Harding UniversitySearcy, AR · Private100.0%Compare nearby
- 3Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, TX · Public100.0%Compare nearby
- 4Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS · Public100.0%Compare nearby
- 5Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, AZ · For-profit100.0%Compare nearby
- 6Southern Wesleyan UniversityCentral, SC · Private100.0%Compare nearby
- 7Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez, PR · Private100.0%Compare nearby
- 8Albizu University-San JuanSan Juan, PR · Private100.0%Compare nearby
- 9Ferrum CollegeFerrum, VA · Private100.0%Compare nearby
- 10Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS · Private100.0%Compare nearby
- 11The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX · Public99.9%Compare nearby
- 12Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL · Private99.9%Compare nearby
- 13Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, CO · Public99.8%Compare nearby
- 14Middle Georgia State UniversityMacon, GA · Public99.8%Compare nearby
- 15Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Private99.8%Compare nearby
- 16Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO · Private99.7%Compare nearby
- 17Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS · Public99.7%Compare nearby
- 18Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista, VA · Private99.6%Compare nearby
- 19The University of Montana-WesternDillon, MT · Public99.5%Compare nearby
- 20Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA · Private99.4%Compare nearby
- 21St. Thomas UniversityMiami Gardens, FL · Private99.4%Compare nearby
- 22University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS · Public99.4%Compare nearby
- 23Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA · Private99.3%Compare nearby
- 24Grace Christian UniversityWyoming, MI · Private99.3%Compare nearby
- 25Talladega CollegeTalladega, AL · Private99.3%Compare nearby
How this list was built
- Measure
- Acceptance rate — sorted highest to lowest
- Source variable
ADM_RATE- Dataset
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Institution (05-19-2025 release)
- Four-year, main-campus institutions awarding bachelor's degrees or higher (2,406 schools).
- Many institutions report admitting 100% of applicants; among those, the largest by enrollment are shown first.
- Institutions enrolling fewer than 500 undergraduates are excluded so that small-cohort medians do not distort the ranking.
- 1,364 of 2,406 institutions report this measure; the rest are omitted rather than estimated.
A single measure is a narrow way to judge a college. Read this alongside the others, and see the methodology for what these figures do and do not capture.
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