List of U.S. Colleges with 60% - 70% Acceptance Rate

[updated for 2024-2025 admission data]

213 U.S. Colleges' acceptance rates are 60% - 70%. For the colleges, the average SAT score is 1181 and the average tuition & fees is $33,288. Of these, 53 (24.9%) are public and 160 (75.1%) are private.

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U.S. Colleges with Acceptance Rate 60% - 70%
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL 68.57% 7,630 5,232 1,212 1310 $26,408
($12,132)
Huntingdon CollegeMontgomery, AL 69.49% 2,717 1,888 280 1075 $29,070
Stillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL 62.25% 3,094 1,926 148 - $12,126
United States Sports UniversityDaphne, AL 61.37% 277 170 76 - $20,700
University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, AK 63.29% 346 219 165 - $24,840
($8,936)
Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR 62.76% 1,654 1,038 234 - $31,000
Central Baptist CollegeConway, AR 63.46% 260 165 109 1020 $21,330
Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR 67.52% 2,155 1,455 421 1170 $34,500
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA 65.79% 71,722 47,186 4,383 - $46,923
($15,035)
Chapman UniversityOrange, CA 65.43% 15,634 10,230 1,631 1350 $64,984
Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CA 65.99% 4,413 2,912 338 - $43,480
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA 64.07% 1,773 1,136 196 - $36,660
Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA 68.47% 4,637 3,175 167 - $53,630
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA 62.86% 11,526 7,245 843 1370 $69,918
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA 61.71% 24,888 15,358 920 1290 $60,522
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CA 62.44% 3,948 2,465 485 - $41,700
Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO 60.69% 11,436 6,940 1,602 1400 $45,824
($21,914)
University of New HavenWest Haven, CT 60.38% 21,765 13,142 1,305 1160 $47,332
Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, CT 65.36% 16,495 10,781 1,885 - $50,404
American UniversityWashington, DC 61.96% 17,173 10,640 1,662 1370 $58,771
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL 64.81% 11,232 7,279 1,875 1260 $44,074
Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FL 66.13% 31,511 20,838 4,232 1120 $17,324
($4,879)
Florida CollegeTemple Terrace, FL 69.66% 323 225 175 1090 $20,360
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL 64.42% 10,800 6,957 762 1220 $44,040
Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FL 69.65% 2,244 1,563 367 - $57,900
Webber International UniversityBabson Park, FL 69.40% 1,722 1,195 281 - $33,770
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA 62.15% 2,090 1,299 210 1240 $50,604
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA 64.22% 27,245 17,497 1,000 - $28,310
Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA 64.00% 6,544 4,188 616 1220 $41,486
Clayton State UniversityMorrow, GA 68.45% 1,870 1,280 518 960 $16,532
($5,180)
Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA 65.87% 5,201 3,426 781 980 $16,878
($5,526)
LaGrange CollegeLagrange, GA 62.09% 1,522 945 236 - $35,400
Mercer UniversityMacon, GA 68.89% 9,813 6,760 859 1250 $31,565
Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA 61.54% 1,841 1,133 334 - $30,074
University of Toccoa FallsToccoa Falls, GA 65.96% 1,125 742 270 1140 $23,950
Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA 62.64% 1,384 867 220 - $32,305
University of Hawaii at HiloHilo, HI 60.63% 2,301 1,395 344 1050 $20,798
($7,838)
Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID 64.74% 3,247 2,102 209 1120 $40,824
Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL 62.68% 7,857 4,925 664 1150 $51,598
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL 63.19% 910 575 148 - $28,149
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL 65.35% 12,539 8,194 804 1000 $15,859
($13,377)
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL 66.68% 5,144 3,430 342 1020 $26,792
North Park UniversityChicago, IL 68.51% 4,309 2,952 423 - $36,710
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL 69.79% 23,651 16,505 1,991 - $13,060
($13,060)
University of St FrancisJoliet, IL 65.29% 2,250 1,469 209 1130 $38,110
Franklin CollegeFranklin, IN 69.80% 2,609 1,821 316 1140 $38,710
University of IndianapolisIndianapolis, IN 66.50% 10,891 7,242 770 - $37,200
Indiana University-EastRichmond, IN 67.22% 2,035 1,368 399 1050 $22,811
($8,424)
Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IN 63.30% 2,199 1,392 256 1170 $50,800
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA 64.04% 8,633 5,529 303 1150 $54,666
Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA 68.47% 1,773 1,214 461 1225 $37,050
Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA 63.85% 9,873 6,304 618 1300 $51,960
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryAnkeny, IA 67.52% 274 185 127 1070 $20,270
Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS 64.58% 559 361 136 - $36,200
Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY 63.40% 2,063 1,308 342 - $33,640
Kentucky Christian UniversityGrayson, KY 60.91% 962 586 164 - $26,300
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY 67.65% 6,058 4,098 1,510 1040 $21,912
($11,088)
Union Commonwealth UniversityBarbourville, KY 63.15% 996 629 244 - $30,946
Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA 69.04% 10,260 7,083 839 1025 $28,979
Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegePikesville, MD 65.66% 99 65 51 - $10,600
St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City, MD 68.63% 3,401 2,334 403 1250 $31,374
($15,298)
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA 60.48% 1,761 1,065 139 - $53,688
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA 69.23% 2,366 1,638 353 1250 $30,700
Regis CollegeWeston, MA 69.78% 3,432 2,395 180 - $49,680
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA 69.98% 4,773 3,340 361 1310 $46,874
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA 66.28% 8,383 5,556 777 - $56,370
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA 67.73% 5,835 3,952 511 1295 $63,960
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA 60.16% 12,559 7,555 1,366 - $60,765
Cleary UniversityHowell, MI 67.54% 382 258 74 - $26,102
Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI 69.25% 2,556 1,770 108 - $35,410
Madonna UniversityLivonia, MI 63.39% 1,535 973 245 980 $28,440
Northwood UniversityMidland, MI 64.51% 1,851 1,194 341 - $34,400
Kuyper CollegeGrand Rapids, MI 69.10% 178 123 45 - $27,660
Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, MI 68.90% 1,418 977 355 910 $30,778
Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, MN 62.65% 4,763 2,984 556 - $31,170
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, MN 60.99% 5,294 3,229 490 - $56,076
Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, MN 62.18% 2,811 1,748 388 - $10,361
($10,361)
William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS 60.29% 841 507 245 1150 $15,480
University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO 63.80% 5,647 3,603 1,031 - $18,600
($10,050)
Cleveland University-Kansas CityOverland Park, KS 69.23% 13 9 7 - $14,400
Cottey CollegeNevada, MO 69.18% 636 440 95 - $27,562
Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO 64.29% 14 9 7 - $9,000
Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO 68.60% 1,118 767 314 - $33,122
Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, MO 69.18% 2,489 1,722 502 1050 $23,700
University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, MO 62.67% 6,193 3,881 490 1240 $37,620
($15,120)
Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO 69.59% 2,197 1,529 293 - $44,966
Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO 68.39% 1,275 872 299 1050 $30,566
Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT 69.61% 1,405 978 280 1035 $35,582
Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln, NE 67.37% 190 128 86 - $20,640
Midland UniversityFremont, NE 66.12% 1,402 927 291 1070 $42,050
Bloomfield College of Montclair State UniversityBloomfield, NJ 69.74% 1,596 1,113 175 - $26,022
($15,912)
Drew UniversityMadison, NJ 67.83% 5,024 3,408 366 1225 $47,100
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ 65.07% 15,607 10,156 1,746 1330 $37,664
($19,974)
Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, NJ 66.29% 32,840 21,768 531 1185 $37,276
($17,764)
The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ 62.29% 12,766 7,952 1,563 1240 $25,752
($19,632)
Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY 65.91% 19,705 12,987 1,343 1210 $48,775
CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY 60.02% 34,322 20,600 2,543 1260 $15,290
($7,340)
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY 68.49% 146 100 12 - $15,185
($7,235)
CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY 64.35% 22,189 14,278 1,751 1120 $15,488
($7,538)
CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY 64.10% 15,563 9,976 766 880 $15,308
($7,358)
Daemen UniversityAmherst, NY 68.26% 3,730 2,546 292 - $35,218
Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY 63.30% 2,349 1,487 289 - $34,220
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY 60.24% 3,971 2,392 1,335 - $22,696
($8,174)
Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY 69.60% 4,704 3,274 314 1200 $54,962
Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY 63.99% 5,904 3,778 553 1300 $64,928
Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY 68.08% 25,021 17,035 1,754 1310 $57,660
Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY 69.01% 12,400 8,557 1,050 1310 $52,616
Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, NY 68.08% 2,901 1,975 286 - $39,332
Monroe UniversityBronx, NY 67.51% 4,060 2,741 1,183 - $18,464
The New SchoolNew York, NY 63.47% 9,828 6,238 1,328 - $58,730
New York School of Interior DesignNew York, NY 62.89% 159 100 29 - $40,130
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY 63.47% 17,175 10,901 1,314 1450 $64,078
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY 66.93% 27,911 18,682 3,042 1370 $59,210
Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY 61.73% 4,617 2,850 417 1360 $66,862
Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY 69.02% 9,279 6,404 759 1220 $45,805
St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY 66.40% 5,050 3,353 680 1210 $41,190
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY 63.29% 10,748 6,802 1,822 1140 $18,536
($8,626)
University at AlbanyAlbany, NY 69.10% 32,442 22,416 2,830 - $30,991
($10,601)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY 63.28% 3,745 2,370 418 - $22,263
($9,303)
SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, NY 66.45% 15,293 10,162 971 1270 $19,569
($8,999)
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY 61.61% 17,232 10,616 1,135 1250 $18,822
($8,572)
SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY 69.60% 15,544 10,818 1,214 1210 $19,781
($8,831)
Touro UniversityNew York, NY 60.83% 2,152 1,309 569 1340 $20,052
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC 68.79% 2,124 1,461 180 - $27,910
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC 64.22% 5,489 3,525 423 1015 $10,536
($6,536)
Elon UniversityElon, NC 66.35% 18,105 12,012 1,607 1200 $46,958
Mars Hill UniversityMars Hill, NC 67.90% 1,642 1,115 347 - $37,736
Montreat CollegeMontreat, NC 69.20% 1,740 1,204 215 - $36,450
University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, NC 64.24% 20,393 13,101 2,754 1280 $24,152
($7,277)
Queens University of CharlotteCharlotte, NC 62.08% 4,702 2,919 261 1220 $45,846
Mid-Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC 62.16% 259 161 32 1000 $17,280
Minot State UniversityMinot, ND 64.62% 701 453 353 1060 $8,702
($8,702)
Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH 67.23% 3,128 2,103 190 960 $37,362
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH 65.29% 5,298 3,459 1,176 1230 $37,150
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH 61.35% 978 600 119 1150 $48,700
Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH 67.66% 1,079 730 234 - $40,825
University of DaytonDayton, OH 65.45% 21,981 14,386 1,680 1290 $49,140
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH 60.57% 72,829 44,116 9,607 1400 $40,022
($13,244)
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, OK 66.17% 810 536 204 - $33,550
Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK 65.45% 1,375 900 348 910 $11,664
($5,970)
University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK 65.82% 980 645 230 1200 $20,190
($9,000)
University of TulsaTulsa, OK 61.51% 5,121 3,150 733 1410 $49,546
Bushnell UniversityEugene, OR 67.28% 871 586 109 - $35,800
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA 61.96% 3,446 2,135 272 1180 $45,001
Lincoln UniversityLincoln University, PA 65.72% 5,248 3,449 424 920 $19,384
($12,512)
Marywood UniversityScranton, PA 60.58% 4,236 2,566 438 1160 $41,420
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA 60.56% 88,478 53,579 9,169 1330 $41,790
($20,644)
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA 61.73% 2,613 1,613 329 1115 $42,396
University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA 61.20% 616 377 105 - $25,240
Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI 65.46% 9,825 6,431 883 1260 $52,677
New England Institute of TechnologyEast Greenwich, RI 66.73% 2,747 1,833 418 - $37,275
Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI 68.17% 6,202 4,228 557 1220 $50,100
College of CharlestonCharleston, SC 60.03% 31,680 19,016 2,265 1220 $38,296
($12,978)
Claflin UniversityOrangeburg, SC 64.93% 8,127 5,277 387 - $17,046
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC 67.74% 2,979 2,018 242 1130 $25,240
Erskine CollegeDue West, SC 62.74% 1,892 1,187 264 - $36,710
North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC 66.67% 2,631 1,754 566 1160 $25,800
Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC 68.37% 3,297 2,254 262 1100 $44,910
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC 60.15% 52,703 31,701 7,272 1270 $36,298
($12,688)
University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC 67.26% 4,682 3,149 757 1080 $23,090
($11,588)
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD 67.75% 3,017 2,044 534 1255 $40,160
Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, TN 60.23% 1,486 895 288 920 $18,712
Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN 67.33% 2,495 1,680 681 - $27,840
Lipscomb UniversityNashville, TN 67.73% 4,261 2,886 719 1280 $40,572
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN 65.11% 794 517 167 1040 $21,122
Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN 62.59% 3,603 2,255 357 1100 $26,938
Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN 60.92% 3,383 2,061 281 - $39,284
Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN 69.09% 14,989 10,356 3,149 1130 $31,574
($10,266)
Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, TN 65.50% 2,907 1,904 703 1140 $27,300
Tennessee Wesleyan UniversityAthens, TN 68.85% 902 621 188 - $30,814
Trevecca Nazarene UniversityNashville, TN 69.44% 2,448 1,700 456 1095 $31,300
Union UniversityJackson, TN 60.41% 1,970 1,190 358 1290 $37,398
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX 66.03% 11,332 7,482 906 1180 $44,200
Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, TX 63.54% 3,431 2,180 368 - $24,680
($8,349)
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TX 67.37% 1,189 801 216 1000 $34,982
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX 63.35% 15,245 9,657 1,716 1420 $67,040
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX 65.13% 31,789 20,704 4,196 1280 $40,144
($14,644)
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX 69.16% 5,036 3,483 479 1070 $39,582
Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT 67.78% 11,698 7,929 6,147 1360 $6,688
Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City, UT 66.57% 2,964 1,973 192 1220 $43,528
Sterling CollegeCraftsbury Common, VT 66.67% 69 46 5 - $40,760
University of VermontBurlington, VT 65.30% 27,138 17,722 2,808 1360 $45,502
($19,058)
Hampton UniversityHampton, VA 62.25% 17,885 11,133 1,147 952 $30,592
Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA 67.95% 2,827 1,921 184 1230 $43,560
Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA 62.21% 1,249 777 150 - $41,684
University of CharlestonCharleston, WV 61.52% 2,573 1,583 266 - $22,617
Wheeling UniversityWheeling, WV 63.16% 2,796 1,766 180 - $29,875
Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI 63.04% 3,853 2,429 224 1320 $60,886
Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI 66.84% 6,164 4,120 722 1190 $38,890
Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WI 63.94% 3,270 2,091 351 1350 $56,982
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee, WI 60.54% 1,039 629 209 - $43,743
Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, WI 62.33% 1,322 824 116 - $35,420
Universidad Central de BayamonBayamón, PR 65.94% 138 91 81 - $5,986
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, PR 69.72% 1,922 1,340 368 - $5,780
University of Puerto Rico-UtuadoUtuado, PR 64.11% 326 209 114 - $5,324
($5,324)
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San JuanSan Juan, PR 60.67% 356 216 167 - $14,125
Northwest College of Art & DesignTacoma, WA 65.98% 97 64 26 - $18,100
Eastern International College-Jersey CityJersey City, NJ 69.63% 191 133 42 - $18,383
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL 63.44% 20,422 12,956 2,704 1110 $25,162
($6,118)
The King's UniversitySouthlake, TX 60.64% 94 57 11 - $12,480
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, OR 63.11% 2,342 1,478 204 1255 $37,356
($13,566)
DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA 64.42% 874 563 153 1290 $38,950
Joyce University of Nursing and Health SciencesDraper, UT 61.88% 341 211 168 - $19,260
University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA 67.94% 13,298 9,035 4,331 1100 $16,956
($5,444)
Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, AZ 66.69% 8,792 5,863 3,170 - $13,925
($11,627)
University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, FL 61.26% 1,386 849 761 1330 $16,579
($3,876)
California Jazz ConservatoryBerkeley, CA 66.67% 3 2 1 - $15,000
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA 69.19% 34,680 23,995 9,117 1110 $17,736
($5,808)
Bais Medrash Mayan HatorahLakewood, NJ 68.42% 19 13 12 - $12,000
Yeshiva Gedolah of CliffwoodKeyport, NJ 70.00% 10 7 1 - $8,550
EDP University of Puerto Rico-ManatiManati, PR 68.18% 88 60 43 - $14,125
Sattler CollegeBoston, MA 69.05% 42 29 20 1190 $787
Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkChestnut Ridge, NY 69.23% 13 9 9 - $11,500
Average 65.32%7,6334,9308581,181$33,288
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