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 77.57% 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 $19,441 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,806 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 9 | Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, COPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 1.21% | 37.02% | 990 | $17,242 ($9,401) | 6,617 | 35.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 1 10 | Delta State University Cleveland, MSPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 1.39% | 18.04% | 1,100 | $8,605 ($8,605) | 2,556 | 46.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 1 6 | Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MSPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 0.89% | 28.93% | - | $8,092 ($8,092) | 2,339 | 37.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 1 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OKPublic, 4-year | 100.00% | 43.99% | - | $8,325 ($8,295) | 4,777 | 39.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 1 - | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TXPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 0.08% | 35.00% | 980 | $25,512 ($9,544) | 23,880 | 47.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 1 1 | Middle Georgia State University Macon, GAPublic, 4-year | 100.00% 0.29% | 34.00% | 1,070 | $14,032 ($4,432) | 7,688 | 23.00% | 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 |
| 8 5 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande, ORPublic, 4-year | 99.03% 0.51% | 18.99% | - | $24,380 ($10,709) | 2,674 | 38.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 9 139 | Columbus State University Columbus, GAPublic, 4-year | 99.01% 11.21% | 31.01% | 950 | $16,804 ($5,751) | 7,479 | 43.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 9 5 | University of South Dakota Vermillion, SDPublic, 4-year | 99.01% 0.45% | 26.00% | 1,195 | $12,942 ($9,432) | 9,856 | 57.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 11 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CAPublic, 4-year | 99.00% 0.82% | 7.00% | - | $19,793 ($7,913) | 6,025 | 45.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 11 7 | Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, COPublic, 4-year | 99.00% 1.09% | 17.00% | 1,010 | $29,503 ($10,780) | 16,995 | 28.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 11 2 | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MSPublic, 4-year | 99.00% 0.16% | 20.00% | - | $11,618 ($9,618) | 13,526 | 51.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 11 | Western Oregon University Monmouth, ORPublic, 4-year | 99.00% | 23.00% | 1,010 | $30,735 ($11,025) | 3,751 | 47.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 11 165 | South Dakota State University Brookings, SDPublic, 4-year | 99.00% 12.92% | 39.00% | 1,150 | $12,809 ($9,299) | 11,327 | 59.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 16 12 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OKPublic, 4-year | 98.99% 0.47% | 48.03% | 1,050 | $16,633 ($7,513) | 6,702 | 37.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 16 2 | Fairmont State University Fairmont, WVPublic, 4-year | 98.99% 0.50% | 34.00% | 965 | $18,372 ($8,454) | 3,498 | 46.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 18 87 | California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CAPublic, 4-year | 98.00% 6.92% | 18.00% | - | $19,555 ($7,675) | 19,803 | 54.00% | 23 to 1 |
| 18 4 | University of Mississippi University, MSPublic, 4-year | 98.00% 0.62% | 19.00% | 1,100 | $26,980 ($9,412) | 22,300 | 67.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 20 24 | Emporia State University Emporia, KSPublic, 4-year | 97.99% 2.32% | 26.03% | - | $15,669 ($7,356) | 5,324 | 51.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 20 1 | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PAPublic, 4-year | 97.99% 0.39% | 13.00% | 1,170 | $26,504 ($14,630) | 1,328 | 38.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 20 8 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, SCPublic, 4-year | 97.99% 0.59% | 23.01% | 1,180 | $37,370 ($12,570) | 3,721 | 70.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 23 | Dakota State University Madison, SDPublic, 4-year | 97.98% | 41.01% | 1,190 | $12,735 ($9,633) | 3,241 | 48.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 24 | The Evergreen State College Olympia, WAPublic, 4-year | 97.02% | 26.00% | 1,130 | $30,980 ($8,999) | 2,105 | 41.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 25 70 | Western Colorado University Gunnison, COPublic, 4-year | 97.01% 5.16% | 13.00% | 1,100 | $23,683 ($11,083) | 3,548 | 46.00% | 16 to 1 |
| Average | 98.88% | 28.75% | 1,079 | $19,441 ($9,103) | 7,730 | 45.54% | 16 to 1 |