Colleges With a 70% to 80% Acceptance Rate
244 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database have a 70 to 80 percent acceptance rate, spread across 46 states: 105 public and 139 private. The median admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) in this band is 1150. Ranked from most to least selective, the list starts with Merrimack College, Northern Illinois University, and Tennessee State University. Schools in this band are the likely options on a balanced list: admission is probable for a solid applicant, which frees the rest of the list for reaches.
Schools
244
Median acceptance
75%
Most selective
Merrimack College
70% acceptance
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244 schools
- Merrimack College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1200
- Northern Illinois University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1180
- Tennessee State University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1050
- Capital University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1230
- Franklin College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1230
- Lake Erie College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1150
- Rockhurst University70%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1150
- SUNY Oneonta70%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- Nyack College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1050
- Florida College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1120
- Indiana Tech70%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1120
- Rocky Mountain College70%acceptanceModerately selectiveMT · SAT 1130
- 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
- Western Illinois University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1060
- Caldwell University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1150
- Calvin University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1300
- Endicott College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1220
- Harding University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1150
- Henderson State University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1100
- Holy Family University71%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1150
- Knox College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1280
- Lee University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1150
- Lewis University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1150
- Ramapo College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1260
- Roberts Wesleyan University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1150
- Rutgers-Newark71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNJ · SAT 1180
- SUNY Brockport71%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- Slippery Rock University71%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1130
- Walsh University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1150
- Widener University71%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Arizona Christian University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveAZ · SAT 1120
- Carroll College (MT)71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMT · SAT 1220
- Fisher College71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1120
- Mayville State University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveND · SAT 1100
- Morningside University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveIA · SAT 1170
- Warner Pacific University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveOR · SAT 1120
- William Woods University71%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1120
- Canisius University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1160
- 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
- Bowie State University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMD · SAT 1020
- Grove City College72%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Kentucky Wesleyan College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1150
- Luther College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveIA · SAT 1230
- McKendree University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1150
- Muhlenberg College72%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1340
- Purdue Northwest72%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1120
- Saginaw Valley State University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1130
- Springfield College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMA · SAT 1210
- Tusculum University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1150
- Valdosta State University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1100
- Wittenberg University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1230
- Evangel University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1120
- Clarke University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveIA · SAT 1120
- Hastings College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveNE · SAT 1180
- Kansas Wesleyan University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Milligan University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveTN · SAT 1120
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College72%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1120
- Viterbo University72%acceptanceModerately selectiveWI · SAT 1120
- 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
- Allen University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1020
- Buffalo State University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1180
- Earlham College73%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1230
- Lubbock Christian University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1150
- Lynn University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1190
- Missouri S&T73%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1120
- Nova Southeastern University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1210
- USC Beaufort73%acceptanceModerately selectiveSC · SAT 1120
- Dakota Wesleyan University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveSD · SAT 1120
- Faulkner University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveAL · SAT 1120
- Hannibal-LaGrange University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1120
- IU Northwest73%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1100
- New College of Florida73%acceptanceModerately selectiveFL · SAT 1380
- Southeast Missouri State University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1120
- 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
- University of New Orleans74%acceptanceModerately selectiveLA · SAT 1150
- Alfred University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveNY · SAT 1230
- Biola University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1260
- Chestnut Hill College74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1150
- Elmhurst University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveIL · SAT 1230
- Emmanuel University (GA)74%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1150
- Gannon University74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1170
- Lycoming College74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Newman University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1150
- Norwich University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveVT · SAT 1180
- Ohio Northern University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1230
- York College (PA)74%acceptanceModerately selectivePA · SAT 1230
- Taylor University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1290
- Lourdes University74%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1120
- 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
- University of Detroit Mercy75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1180
- Alaska Fairbanks75%acceptanceModerately selectiveAK · SAT 1120
- Belmont Abbey College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1150
- Cal Poly Pomona75%acceptanceModerately selectiveCA · SAT 1300
- Cameron University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1120
- Catawba College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNC · SAT 1150
- District of Columbia75%acceptanceModerately selectiveDC · SAT 1120
- Eastern New Mexico University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNM · SAT 1120
- Georgia Southwestern State75%acceptanceModerately selectiveGA · SAT 1100
- Kalamazoo College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMI · SAT 1230
- Lincoln University (MO)75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMO · SAT 1120
- Mary University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveND · SAT 1150
- Minnesota Crookston75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1120
- New Mexico Highlands75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNM · SAT 1120
- Parkside University (WI)75%acceptanceModerately selectiveWI · SAT 1120
- Southern Arkansas University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1120
- U of Arkansas Monticello75%acceptanceModerately selectiveAR · SAT 1120
- UVA Wise75%acceptanceModerately selectiveVA · SAT 1120
- Ursuline College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveOH · SAT 1150
- Washburn University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveKS · SAT 1120
- Western New Mexico University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveNM · SAT 1120
- Winona State University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveMN · SAT 1100
- Alice Lloyd College75%acceptanceModerately selectiveKY · SAT 1120
- Holy Cross College (IN)75%acceptanceModerately selectiveIN · SAT 1120
- DePaul University76%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1280
- Indiana University Indianapolis76%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1140
- Tennessee Tech University76%acceptanceAccessibleTN · SAT 1180
- The Citadel76%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1200
- UC Riverside76%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1300
- University of Idaho76%acceptanceAccessibleID · SAT 1210
- Albright College76%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Ashland University76%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1150
- Baldwin Wallace University76%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1230
- California Lutheran University76%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1230
- Eckerd College76%acceptanceAccessibleFL · SAT 1150
- Emmanuel College (MA)76%acceptanceAccessibleMA · SAT 1230
- Kean University76%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1180
- Malone University76%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1150
- Mount Olive University76%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1150
- Pace University76%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1220
- SE Oklahoma State76%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1100
- UW-La Crosse76%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1180
- Huntington University76%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1170
- John Brown University76%acceptanceAccessibleAR · SAT 1250
- Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College76%acceptanceAccessibleGA · SAT 1100
- Southwestern College (KS)76%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- Bradley University77%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1260
- Gardner-Webb University77%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1100
- Morehead State University77%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1100
- 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
- Barry University77%acceptanceAccessibleFL · SAT 1150
- Clarkson University77%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1330
- DeSales University77%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Fort Lewis College77%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1120
- Lake Superior State University77%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1100
- Lees-McRae College77%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1150
- North Central College77%acceptanceAccessibleIL · SAT 1250
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology77%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1400
- SW Oklahoma State77%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1100
- Spring Hill College77%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1020
- Westmont College77%acceptanceAccessibleCA · SAT 1150
- Willamette University77%acceptanceAccessibleOR · SAT 1300
- Patrick Henry College77%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1390
- Embry-Riddle Prescott77%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1120
- Louisiana Christian University77%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1120
- McPherson College77%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1120
- Oklahoma City University77%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1200
- St. Ambrose University77%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1120
- Stephens College77%acceptanceAccessibleMO · SAT 1120
- Waldorf University77%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1120
- Eastern Kentucky University78%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1100
- Indiana University78%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1330
- Jacksonville State University78%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1120
- McNeese State University78%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1080
- 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
- Central Oklahoma78%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1120
- Elizabethtown College78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Georgia College78%acceptanceAccessibleGA · SAT 1120
- 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
- SUNY Fredonia78%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY Plattsburgh78%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1180
- SUNY Potsdam78%acceptanceAccessibleNY · SAT 1180
- Saint Anselm College78%acceptanceAccessibleNH · SAT 1150
- Saint Leo University78%acceptanceAccessibleFL · SAT 1150
- West Chester University78%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1220
- Winston-Salem State University78%acceptanceAccessibleNC · SAT 1020
- Cornerstone University78%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1210
- Concordia University Wisconsin78%acceptanceAccessibleWI · SAT 1200
- Truett McConnell University78%acceptanceAccessibleGA · SAT 1070
- Christendom College78%acceptanceAccessibleVA · SAT 1310
- Bismarck State College78%acceptanceAccessibleND · SAT 1100
- Dalton State College78%acceptanceAccessibleGA · SAT 1100
- IU Columbus78%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1100
- LSU Alexandria78%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1100
- LSU Shreveport78%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1100
- Mobile University78%acceptanceAccessibleAL · SAT 1120
- Montana State Northern78%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1100
- Montana Western78%acceptanceAccessibleMT · SAT 1100
- Northern New Mexico College78%acceptanceAccessibleNM · SAT 1100
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University78%acceptanceAccessibleOK · SAT 1100
- Peru State College78%acceptanceAccessibleNE · SAT 1100
- University of Rio Grande78%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1100
- Shawnee State University78%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1100
- Spartanburg Methodist College78%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1120
- TAMU Texarkana78%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1100
- Drexel University79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1340
- Grand Canyon University79%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1170
- Prairie View A&M University79%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1030
- Rider University79%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1170
- University of Louisville79%acceptanceAccessibleKY · SAT 1280
- Winthrop University79%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1170
- Anderson University (IN)79%acceptanceAccessibleIN · SAT 1230
- Concordia University St. Paul79%acceptanceAccessibleMN · SAT 1150
- Geneva College79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Georgian Court University79%acceptanceAccessibleNJ · SAT 1150
- Hope College79%acceptanceAccessibleMI · SAT 1260
- Juniata College79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Messiah University79%acceptanceAccessiblePA · SAT 1230
- Stevenson University79%acceptanceAccessibleMD · SAT 1230
- USC Aiken79%acceptanceAccessibleSC · SAT 1120
- MidAmerica Nazarene University79%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1140
- Southern University New Orleans79%acceptanceAccessibleLA · SAT 1000
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