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 77.56% for the academic year 2023-2024.
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 $18,990 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,394 for the academic year 2023-2024.
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 | Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MSPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 0.89% | 28.75% | - | $8,092 ($8,092) | 2,339 | 37.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 1 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OKPublic, 4-year | 100.00% | 43.58% | - | $8,325 ($8,295) | 4,777 | 39.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 1 40 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TXPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 4.29% | 78.79% | - | $17,155 ($7,363) | 2,198 | - | 15 to 1 |
| 4 3 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TXPublic, 4-year | 99.90% 0.02% | 35.30% | 980 | $25,512 ($9,544) | 23,880 | 47.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 5 | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year | 99.84% 1.05% | 37.03% | 990 | $17,242 ($9,401) | 6,617 | 35.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 4 | Middle Georgia State University Macon, GAPublic, 4-year | 99.77% 0.06% | 33.95% | 1,070 | $14,032 ($4,432) | 7,688 | 23.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 7 4 | Delta State University Cleveland, MSPublic, 4-year | 99.68% 1.07% | 17.61% | 1,100 | $8,605 ($8,605) | 2,556 | 46.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 8 1 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year | 99.38% 0.54% | 19.78% | - | $11,618 ($9,618) | 13,526 | 51.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 9 139 | Columbus State University Columbus, GAPublic, 4-year | 99.24% 11.44% | 30.74% | 950 | $16,804 ($5,751) | 7,479 | 43.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 9 5 | Fairmont State University Fairmont, WVPublic, 4-year | 99.24% 0.75% | 34.27% | 965 | $18,372 ($8,454) | 3,498 | 46.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 11 7 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OKPublic, 4-year | 99.21% 0.25% | 48.44% | 1,050 | $16,633 ($7,513) | 6,702 | 37.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 12 6 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 99.14% 1.23% | 17.34% | 1,010 | $29,503 ($10,780) | 16,995 | 28.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 13 9 | University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year | 98.95% 0.51% | 25.68% | 1,195 | $12,942 ($9,432) | 9,856 | 57.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 14 2 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year | 98.83% 0.65% | 6.89% | - | $19,793 ($7,913) | 6,025 | 45.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 15 2 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande, ORPublic, 4-year | 98.76% 0.24% | 18.70% | - | $24,380 ($10,709) | 2,674 | 38.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 16 160 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year | 98.71% 12.63% | 39.15% | 1,150 | $12,809 ($9,299) | 11,327 | 59.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 17 | Western Oregon University Monmouth, ORPublic, 4-year | 98.69% | 22.69% | 1,010 | $30,735 ($11,025) | 3,751 | 47.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 18 87 | California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CAPublic, 4-year | 98.25% 7.17% | 17.88% | - | $19,555 ($7,675) | 19,803 | 54.00% | 23 to 1 |
| 19 7 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year | 98.09% 0.49% | 23.37% | 1,180 | $37,370 ($12,570) | 3,721 | 70.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 20 1 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PAPublic, 4-year | 97.92% 0.32% | 13.50% | 1,170 | $26,504 ($14,630) | 1,328 | 38.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 21 | Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year | 97.87% | 40.74% | 1,190 | $12,735 ($9,633) | 3,241 | 48.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 22 - | University of Mississippi University, MSPublic, 4-year | 97.78% 0.40% | 19.24% | 1,100 | $26,980 ($9,412) | 22,300 | 67.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 23 21 | Emporia State University Emporia, KSPublic, 4-year | 97.74% 2.07% | 26.29% | - | $15,669 ($7,356) | 5,324 | 51.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 24 6 | California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CAPublic, 4-year | 97.47% 0.86% | 20.12% | - | $19,706 ($7,826) | 10,154 | 55.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 24 71 | Western Colorado University Gunnison, COPublic, 4-year | 97.47% 5.62% | 13.22% | 1,100 | $23,683 ($11,083) | 3,548 | 46.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 98.88% | 28.52% | 1,076 | $18,990 ($9,056) | 8,052 | 46.13% | 16 to 1 |