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.
Schools
227
Median acceptance
81%
Most selective
Merrimack College
70% acceptance
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227 schools
- Merrimack College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1200
- Capital University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1230
- Franklin College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1230
- University of Delaware71%acceptanceModerately selectiveDE · SAT 1330
- University of South Alabama71%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1200
- University of the Pacific71%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1300
- Virginia Military Institute71%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1230
- Calvin University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1300
- Endicott College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1220
- Knox College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1280
- Ramapo College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1260
- Widener University71%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Carroll College (MT)71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMT · SAT 1220
- James Madison University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1300
- Quinnipiac University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveCT · SAT 1250
- Stetson University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1310
- University of Maryland Baltimore County72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMD · SAT 1330
- University of Memphis72%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1200
- University of Missouri-Kansas City72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1270
- University of North Texas72%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1230
- University of Rhode Island72%acceptanceModerately selectiveRI · SAT 1230
- Grove City College72%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Luther College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveIA · SAT 1230
- Muhlenberg College72%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1340
- Springfield College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1210
- Wittenberg University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1230
- Louisiana State University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveLA · SAT 1290
- Seton Hall University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1310
- Texas Tech University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1260
- Adrian College73%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1230
- Earlham College73%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1230
- Nova Southeastern University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1210
- New College of Florida73%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1380
- University at Buffalo74%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1330
- University of Arkansas74%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1280
- University of Houston74%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1310
- University of Nevada, Reno74%acceptanceModerately selectiveNV · SAT 1240
- Alfred University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1230
- Biola University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1260
- Elmhurst University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1230
- Lycoming College74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Ohio Northern University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1230
- York College (PA)74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Taylor University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1290
- Coastal Carolina University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1200
- High Point University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1220
- Miami University (Ohio)75%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1380
- Oklahoma State University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1280
- Saint Louis University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1370
- Cal Poly Pomona75%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1300
- Kalamazoo College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1230
- DePaul University76%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1280
- The Citadel76%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1200
- UC Riverside76%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1300
- University of Idaho76%acceptanceAccessibleID · SAT 1210
- Albright College76%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Baldwin Wallace University76%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1230
- California Lutheran University76%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1230
- Emmanuel College (MA)76%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1230
- Pace University76%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1220
- John Brown University76%acceptanceAccessibleAR · SAT 1250
- Bradley University77%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1260
- Oregon State University77%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1310
- Seattle University77%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1330
- University of Alabama77%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1340
- University of North Dakota77%acceptanceAccessibleND · SAT 1210
- University of Oklahoma77%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1340
- Clarkson University77%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1330
- DeSales University77%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- North Central College77%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1250
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology77%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1400
- Willamette University77%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1300
- Patrick Henry College77%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1390
- Oklahoma City University77%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1200
- Indiana University78%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1330
- Mississippi State University78%acceptanceAccessibleMS · SAT 1270
- University of Colorado78%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1340
- University of Denver78%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1380
- University of Evansville78%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1210
- University of Missouri78%acceptanceAccessibleMO · SAT 1330
- Elizabethtown College78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Hood College78%acceptanceAccessibleMD · SAT 1230
- Illinois College78%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1230
- Lewis & Clark College78%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1370
- McDaniel College78%acceptanceAccessibleMD · SAT 1200
- Pacific Lutheran University78%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1230
- Rowan University78%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1260
- West Chester University78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1220
- Cornerstone University78%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1210
- Concordia University Wisconsin78%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1200
- Christendom College78%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1310
- Drexel University79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1340
- University of Louisville79%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1280
- Anderson University (IN)79%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1230
- Geneva College79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Hope College79%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1260
- Juniata College79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Messiah University79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Stevenson University79%acceptanceAccessibleMD · SAT 1230
- Creighton University80%acceptanceAccessibleNE · SAT 1360
- Temple University80%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1250
- UNC Charlotte80%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1210
- University of Minnesota80%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1410
- University of Texas at Arlington80%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- Arcadia University80%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Cornell College80%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1230
- Guilford College80%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1230
- Northwestern College (IA)80%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1240
- Marquette University81%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1340
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga81%acceptanceAccessibleTN · SAT 1200
- Albion College81%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1230
- Aurora University81%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1230
- John Carroll University81%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1230
- Nichols College81%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1230
- Susquehanna University81%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- University of Scranton81%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Washington & Jefferson College81%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Gonzaga University82%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1370
- Kansas State University82%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1260
- Loyola University Chicago82%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1330
- Montana State University82%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1250
- Samford University82%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1280
- St. Bonaventure University82%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1200
- Towson University82%acceptanceAccessibleMD · SAT 1220
- Augsburg University82%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1230
- Muskingum University82%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1230
- Suffolk University82%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1230
- St. John's University83%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1280
- UMass Lowell83%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1320
- Catholic University83%acceptanceAccessibleDC · SAT 1230
- Grand Valley State University83%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- Roanoke College83%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1230
- Seattle Pacific University83%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1260
- Thomas Aquinas College83%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1360
- Savannah College of Art and Design83%acceptanceAccessibleGA · SAT 1230
- Duquesne University84%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1210
- University of Iowa84%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1330
- Hanover College84%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1230
- Lebanon Valley College84%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Point Loma Nazarene University84%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1290
- Truman State University84%acceptanceAccessibleMO · SAT 1310
- Butler University85%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1340
- Michigan State University85%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1300
- Ohio University85%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1220
- San Jose State University85%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1220
- University of Cincinnati85%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1310
- University of St. Thomas85%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1280
- Western Michigan University85%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- Linfield University85%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1230
- Otterbein University85%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1230
- Trine University85%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1200
- Bellarmine University86%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1240
- Louisiana Tech University86%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1250
- University of Arizona86%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1300
- University of Utah86%acceptanceAccessibleUT · SAT 1340
- Xavier University86%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1300
- Christopher Newport University86%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1250
- St. Norbert College86%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1230
- Concordia University Nebraska86%acceptanceAccessibleNE · SAT 1210
- Boise State University87%acceptanceAccessibleID · SAT 1250
- George Mason University87%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1260
- Saint Mary's College of California87%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1290
- University of Hawaiʻi87%acceptanceAccessibleHI · SAT 1220
- University of Nebraska87%acceptanceAccessibleNE · SAT 1300
- University of Nebraska Omaha87%acceptanceAccessibleNE · SAT 1230
- University of Texas at San Antonio87%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- Washington State University87%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1240
- Carthage College87%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1230
- Randolph-Macon College87%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1230
- Salisbury University87%acceptanceAccessibleMD · SAT 1250
- Wheaton College (IL)87%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1230
- Martin Luther College87%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1200
- Illinois State University88%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1220
- Oakland University88%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- University of Alabama at Birmingham88%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1250
- University of New Hampshire88%acceptanceAccessibleNH · SAT 1280
- University of Oregon88%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1340
- Azusa Pacific University88%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1200
- Bethel University (MN)88%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1230
- Hamline University88%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1230
- Roger Williams University88%acceptanceAccessibleRI · SAT 1230
- Colorado State University89%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1270
- Iowa State University89%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1310
- Monmouth University89%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1210
- Saint Joseph's University89%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1260
- Texas State University89%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- University of Portland89%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1340
- Valparaiso University89%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1250
- West Virginia University89%acceptanceAccessibleWV · SAT 1220
- Stockton University89%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1200
- Indiana Wesleyan University89%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1220
- Appalachian State University90%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1280
- Arizona State University90%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1310
- Northern Arizona University90%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1230
- Whitworth University90%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1280
- Cal State Fullerton91%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1230
- Missouri State University91%acceptanceAccessibleMO · SAT 1210
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee91%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1210
- Montana Tech91%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1220
- UNC Asheville92%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1240
- University of Toledo92%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1200
- Utah State University92%acceptanceAccessibleUT · SAT 1250
- Bridgewater College92%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1230
- Ursinus College92%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1280
- Utica University92%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1230
- University of Kansas93%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1280
- University of Kentucky93%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1280
- University of Northern Iowa93%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1200
- Virginia Commonwealth University93%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1240
- Western Washington University93%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1270
- Loyola University New Orleans93%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1260
- Wichita State University94%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1230
- George Fox University94%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1210
- Belmont University95%acceptanceAccessibleTN · SAT 1310
- North Dakota State University95%acceptanceAccessibleND · SAT 1260
- Benedictine University95%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1230
- Oregon Tech95%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1200
- University of Montana96%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1200
- University of Maine97%acceptanceAccessibleME · SAT 1220
- University of Mississippi97%acceptanceAccessibleMS · SAT 1290
- University of Wyoming97%acceptanceAccessibleWY · SAT 1250
- South Dakota State University98%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1260
- Benedictine College98%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1240
- Liberty University99%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1200
- Oral Roberts University99%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1200
- University of South Dakota99%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1220
- Loras College100%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1230
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