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 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 $17,898 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,240 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 6 | 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 |
| 3 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 |
| 4 20 | 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 |
| 5 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 |
| 6 5 | 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 |
| 7 62 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LAPublic, 4-year | 99.31% 5.03% | 38.76% | - | $20,851 ($8,373) | 14,426 | 45.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 8 1 | 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 |
| 8 - | 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 |
| 10 16 | 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 |
| 11 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 |
| 12 1 | 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 |
| 13 22 | 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 |
| 13 38 | 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 |
| 15 14 | 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 |
| 16 7 | 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 |
| 17 69 | Colorado State University Global Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 98.40% 5.54% | 99.39% | - | $9,000 ($9,000) | 10,257 | - | 23 to 1 |
| 18 122 | 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 |
| 19 3 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year | 98.34% 0.37% | 34.06% | 1,130 | $12,809 ($9,299) | 12,056 | 62.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 20 5 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande, ORPublic, 4-year | 98.31% 0.45% | 20.10% | - | $24,729 ($11,184) | 2,894 | 43.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 21 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year | 98.20% 0.63% | 5.89% | - | $20,997 ($8,397) | 6,237 | 49.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 22 2 | California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CAPublic, 4-year | 98.14% 0.67% | 19.14% | - | $20,842 ($8,242) | 9,724 | 53.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 23 6 | Western Oregon University Monmouth, ORPublic, 4-year | 98.10% 0.59% | 18.62% | - | $32,169 ($11,514) | 3,722 | 47.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 24 1 | Emporia State University Emporia, KSPublic, 4-year | 97.71% 0.03% | 22.95% | - | $15,419 ($7,106) | 4,557 | 56.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 25 25 | Alabama State University Montgomery, ALPublic, 4-year | 97.55% 1.91% | 14.97% | 858 | $19,576 ($11,248) | 4,081 | 30.00% | 15 to 1 |
| Average | 98.83% | 29.42% | 1,033 | $17,898 ($9,046) | 7,820 | 43.96% | 16 to 1 |