Some colleges do not have an open admissions policy, but they accept all or most applicants who meet the admission requirements. The average acceptance rate of the 25 Easiest Public 4-Years Colleges to Get In is 77.13% for the academic year 2024-2025.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,744 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,559 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 7 | Delta State University Cleveland, MSPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 0.32% | 17.63% | 1,050 | $8,605 ($8,605) | 2,654 | 48.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 1 - | Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TXPublic, 4-year | 100.00% - | 66.13% | - | $17,155 ($7,363) | 2,403 | - | 16 to 1 |
| 1 121 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WIPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 7.69% | 100.00% | - | $6,750 ($6,750) | 551 | - | 18 to 1 |
| 4 1 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TXPublic, 4-year | 99.92% 0.02% | 33.53% | 960 | $25,502 ($9,544) | 25,039 | 50.00% | 21 to 1 |
| 5 35 | University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, MEPublic, 4-year | 99.87% 2.78% | 19.31% | - | $14,862 ($9,402) | 2,873 | 52.00% | 30 to 1 |
| 6 3 | The University of Montana-Western Dillon, MTPublic, 4-year | 99.78% 0.28% | 16.52% | - | $20,130 ($6,669) | 1,358 | 51.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 7 23 | Western Colorado University Gunnison, COPublic, 4-year | 99.71% 2.24% | 11.48% | 1,260 | $24,434 ($11,318) | 3,568 | 50.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Middle Georgia State University Macon, GAPublic, 4-year | 99.68% 0.09% | 30.45% | 1,080 | $16,390 ($5,038) | 8,363 | 25.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 4 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OKPublic, 4-year | 99.59% 0.38% | 39.01% | 1,030 | $17,290 ($7,810) | 6,751 | 35.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 79 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year | 99.31% 5.03% | 38.76% | - | $20,851 ($8,373) | 14,426 | 45.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 11 - | Columbus State University Columbus, GAPublic, 4-year | 99.12% 0.12% | 31.80% | 940 | $17,610 ($5,898) | 7,913 | 42.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 11 1 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year | 99.12% 0.26% | 24.98% | - | $11,998 ($9,998) | 13,170 | 49.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 13 | Valley City State University Valley City, NDPublic, 4-year | 99.07% | 53.89% | 930 | $13,544 ($8,580) | 1,806 | 53.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 14 18 | University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, VIPublic, 4-year | 98.98% 1.54% | 35.16% | 920 | $16,557 ($5,957) | 1,792 | 28.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 15 1 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 98.80% 0.34% | 19.12% | 1,010 | $30,684 ($11,124) | 18,453 | 32.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 16 - | University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year | 98.78% 0.17% | 24.07% | 1,205 | $12,942 ($9,432) | 10,619 | 60.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 17 27 | Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MNPublic, 4-year | 98.71% 2.22% | 33.82% | - | $9,840 ($9,840) | 6,660 | 44.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 17 47 | Sul Ross State University Alpine, TXPublic, 4-year | 98.71% 3.09% | 18.27% | 1,000 | $17,672 ($7,592) | 2,384 | 30.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 19 16 | West Texas A & M University Canyon, TXPublic, 4-year | 98.68% 1.33% | 32.63% | 1,050 | $10,996 ($9,101) | 9,045 | 55.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 20 19 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading, PAPublic, 4-year | 98.67% 1.54% | 9.43% | 1,180 | $26,958 ($15,972) | 1,884 | 32.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 21 10 | Fairmont State University Fairmont, WVPublic, 4-year | 98.62% 0.62% | 33.77% | 975 | $18,924 ($8,708) | 3,305 | 44.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 22 | Central State University Wilberforce, OHPublic, 4-year | 98.61% | 19.38% | - | $10,058 ($8,058) | 2,708 | 23.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 23 53 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, PAPublic, 4-year | 98.52% 3.65% | 8.57% | 1,190 | $25,392 ($15,208) | 800 | 39.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 24 85 | Colorado State University Global Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 98.40% 5.54% | 99.39% | - | $9,000 ($9,000) | 10,257 | - | 23 to 1 |
| 25 154 | New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJPublic, 4-year | 98.38% 9.20% | 9.83% | - | $14,460 ($14,460) | 5,429 | 34.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Average | 99.16% | 33.08% | 1,052 | $16,744 ($9,192) | 6,568 | 41.86% | 16 to 1 |