High-Acceptance Schools With Strong Academics

Selectivity is not the same thing as quality. These schools admit at least 70% of applicants while their admitted students post a 75th-percentile SAT of 1200 or higher, which makes them the strongest academic profiles among accessible schools. They belong on almost any balanced college list.

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136
Median acceptance
78%
Most selective
Elon University
70% acceptance
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.