Colleges With a 50% to 60% Acceptance Rate
83 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database have a 50 to 60 percent acceptance rate, spread across 31 states: 24 public and 59 private. The median admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) in this band is 1200. Ranked from most to least selective, the list starts with North Carolina A&T State University, Purdue University, and Anna Maria College. This is the target band for many applicants: a strong profile is competitive here, but nothing is guaranteed, so pair these with a few likelier options.
Schools
83
Median acceptance
55%
Most selective
North Carolina A&T State University
50% acceptance
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83 schools
- North Carolina A&T State University50%acceptanceSelectiveNC · SAT 1120
- Purdue University50%acceptanceSelectiveIN · SAT 1430
- Anna Maria College50%acceptanceSelectiveMA · SAT 1230
- Belhaven University50%acceptanceSelectiveMS · SAT 1230
- Rhodes College50%acceptanceSelectiveTN · SAT 1370
- Harris-Stowe State University50%acceptanceSelectiveMO · SAT 1000
- Jarvis Christian University50%acceptanceSelectiveTX · SAT 1000
- Morris College50%acceptanceSelectiveSC · SAT 1000
- Philander Smith University50%acceptanceSelectiveAR · SAT 1000
- Texas College50%acceptanceSelectiveTX · SAT 1000
- Voorhees University50%acceptanceSelectiveSC · SAT 1000
- Wiley University50%acceptanceSelectiveTX · SAT 1000
- Baylor University51%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1370
- Providence College51%acceptanceModerately selectiveRI · SAT 1340
- Emerson College51%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1230
- Quincy University51%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1150
- University of Connecticut52%acceptanceModerately selectiveCT · SAT 1370
- University of San Diego52%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1360
- Wofford College52%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1320
- Bard College52%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1230
- Spring Arbor University52%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1180
- William Penn University52%acceptanceModerately selectiveIA · SAT 1120
- York University (NE)52%acceptanceModerately selectiveNE · SAT 1120
- University of North Florida53%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1250
- Central Christian College53%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1050
- Southeastern University53%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1150
- Central Christian College of Kansas53%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Centre College54%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1330
- Montevallo54%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1120
- Moravian University54%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- St. Lawrence University54%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1230
- Florida International University55%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1250
- Georgia State University55%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1200
- Penn State University55%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1370
- Virginia Tech55%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1370
- Albany State University55%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1020
- Allegheny College55%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Anderson University (SC)55%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1150
- Illinois Institute of Technology55%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1230
- Lane College55%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1020
- Miles College55%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1020
- Savannah State University55%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1020
- Friends University55%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Bemidji State University56%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1100
- Hendrix College56%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1230
- Ohio Wesleyan University56%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1230
- Olivet Nazarene University56%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1200
- Lancaster Bible College56%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1120
- Bethany College (KS)56%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Lawrence Technological University56%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1120
- UM Dearborn56%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1100
- Wayland Baptist University56%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1120
- Jacksonville University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1230
- Lindenwood University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1140
- Marist University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1300
- Texas A&M University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1380
- Alma College57%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1230
- Averett University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1230
- DePauw University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1310
- Lake Forest College57%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1270
- Sewanee - University of the South57%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1230
- Washington College57%acceptanceModerately selectiveMD · SAT 1230
- Alabama A&M University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1050
- Rutgers University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1410
- University of Pittsburgh58%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1400
- Alvernia University58%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Brooklyn College58%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- Drury University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1240
- East Central University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1120
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1150
- Florida Tech58%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1150
- Gallaudet University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveDC · SAT 1230
- West Florida58%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1120
- Bob Jones University58%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1180
- Franciscan University of Steubenville58%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1270
- Fordham University59%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1370
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock59%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1100
- Albertus Magnus College59%acceptanceModerately selectiveCT · SAT 1230
- Bethany College (WV)59%acceptanceModerately selectiveWV · SAT 1230
- Livingstone College59%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1020
- Minnesota State Moorhead59%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1100
- Bluefield University59%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1120
- Langston University59%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1020
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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.