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
136
Median acceptance
78%
Most selective
Elon University
70% acceptance
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136 schools
- Elon University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1300
- Hofstra University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1310
- Queens University of Charlotte70%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1200
- Temple University70%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1250
- University of Louisville70%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1280
- University of North Florida70%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1250
- University of Portland70%acceptanceModerately selectiveOR · SAT 1340
- University of Tennessee70%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1330
- Nova Southeastern University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1210
- Roanoke College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1230
- Taylor University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1290
- Concordia University Wisconsin70%acceptanceModerately selectiveWI · SAT 1200
- Seton Hall University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1310
- Cornerstone University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1210
- Appalachian State University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1280
- Bellarmine University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1240
- Bradley University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1260
- College of Charleston72%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1300
- High Point University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1220
- Oral Roberts University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1200
- St. Bonaventure University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1200
- Stonehill College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1260
- Towson University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMD · SAT 1220
- University of Mississippi72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMS · SAT 1290
- Adelphi University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1230
- Endicott College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1220
- Gordon College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1250
- McDaniel College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMD · SAT 1200
- Roger Williams University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveRI · SAT 1230
- Stockton University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1200
- Willamette University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveOR · SAT 1300
- Franciscan University of Steubenville72%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1270
- Thomas Aquinas College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1360
- Loyola University New Orleans72%acceptanceModerately selectiveLA · SAT 1260
- Kennesaw State University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1200
- Mercer University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1310
- Oklahoma State University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1280
- Quinnipiac University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveCT · SAT 1250
- Texas Tech University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1260
- University of North Texas73%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1230
- University of Oklahoma73%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1340
- Virginia Commonwealth University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1240
- Calvin University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1300
- Hope College73%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1260
- Pace University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1220
- Dordt University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveIA · SAT 1260
- John Brown University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1250
- Coastal Carolina University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1200
- Oregon State University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveOR · SAT 1310
- University of Rhode Island74%acceptanceModerately selectiveRI · SAT 1230
- Marquette University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveWI · SAT 1340
- University of Minnesota75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1410
- Oregon Tech75%acceptanceModerately selectiveOR · SAT 1200
- Louisiana State University76%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1290
- Saint Joseph's University76%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1260
- Seattle University76%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1330
- The Citadel76%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1200
- Xavier University76%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1300
- Pacific Lutheran University76%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1230
- Bryant University78%acceptanceAccessibleRI · SAT 1220
- Drexel University78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1340
- Duquesne University78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1210
- Monmouth University78%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1210
- University of Idaho78%acceptanceAccessibleID · SAT 1210
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga78%acceptanceAccessibleTN · SAT 1200
- University of Utah78%acceptanceAccessibleUT · SAT 1340
- Linfield University78%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1230
- Whitworth University78%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1280
- Indiana Wesleyan University78%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1220
- Christendom College78%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1310
- Texas State University79%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- University of Arkansas79%acceptanceAccessibleAR · SAT 1280
- Indiana University80%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1330
- Merrimack College80%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1200
- University of Alabama80%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1340
- University of Alabama at Birmingham80%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1250
- University of Nebraska80%acceptanceAccessibleNE · SAT 1300
- University of South Alabama80%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1200
- George Fox University80%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1210
- Grand Valley State University80%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- University of Texas at Arlington81%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- Colorado State University82%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1270
- Illinois State University82%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1220
- Montana State University82%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1250
- UNC Asheville82%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1240
- University of Missouri82%acceptanceAccessibleMO · SAT 1330
- University of New Hampshire82%acceptanceAccessibleNH · SAT 1280
- University of Oregon82%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1340
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee82%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1210
- Savannah College of Art and Design82%acceptanceAccessibleGA · SAT 1230
- Boise State University83%acceptanceAccessibleID · SAT 1250
- Michigan State University83%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1300
- University of Hawaiʻi83%acceptanceAccessibleHI · SAT 1220
- University of Memphis83%acceptanceAccessibleTN · SAT 1200
- University of St. Thomas83%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1280
- Washington State University83%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1240
- Western Washington University83%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1270
- Missouri State University84%acceptanceAccessibleMO · SAT 1210
- Oakland University84%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- Samford University84%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1280
- University of Colorado84%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1340
- University of Evansville84%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1210
- University of North Dakota84%acceptanceAccessibleND · SAT 1210
- Belmont University85%acceptanceAccessibleTN · SAT 1310
- South Dakota State University85%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1260
- University of Nebraska Omaha85%acceptanceAccessibleNE · SAT 1230
- Utah State University85%acceptanceAccessibleUT · SAT 1250
- Ohio University86%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1220
- University of Iowa86%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1330
- University of Nevada, Reno86%acceptanceAccessibleNV · SAT 1240
- Northern Arizona University87%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1230
- UMass Lowell87%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1320
- University of Arizona87%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1300
- Valparaiso University87%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1250
- Western Michigan University87%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1200
- Montana Tech87%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1220
- University of Cincinnati88%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1310
- University of Kansas88%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1280
- University of South Dakota88%acceptanceAccessibleSD · SAT 1220
- University of Texas at San Antonio88%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- Seattle Pacific University88%acceptanceAccessibleWA · SAT 1260
- Benedictine College88%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1240
- George Mason University89%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1260
- University of Northern Iowa89%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1200
- West Virginia University89%acceptanceAccessibleWV · SAT 1220
- Arizona State University90%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1310
- University of Kentucky90%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1280
- Martin Luther College90%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1200
- Iowa State University91%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1310
- North Dakota State University93%acceptanceAccessibleND · SAT 1260
- University of Maine93%acceptanceAccessibleME · SAT 1220
- University of Montana93%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1200
- University of Toledo93%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1200
- Kansas State University95%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1260
- University of Wyoming95%acceptanceAccessibleWY · SAT 1250
- Wichita State University95%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1230
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