Prospective college students may be anxious about receiving acceptance letters. Whether applicants receive “Congratulations” or “Regrets” is determined by the institutions to which they applied. Some institutions are extremely selective, while others welcome the majority of their applicants. This list includes the top 100 colleges in the United States with the highest acceptance rates for incoming first-year students for 2022.
| College Name | Location | Average After Aid Tuition | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta State University | Cleveland, MS | $13,132 | 100% |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston, ID | $11,046 | 100% |
| Averett University | Danville, VA | $24,000 | 100% |
| Cameron University | Lawton, OK | $7,952 | 100% |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs, CO | $7,459 | 100% |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | $17,278 | 100% |
| Naropa University | Boulder, CO | $26,000 | 100% |
| Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA | $34,000 | 100% |
| Central Christian College of Kansas | McPherson, KS | $14,000 | 100% |
| Granite State College | Concord, NH | $13,000 | 100% |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah, OK | $9,994 | 100% |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe, KS | $26,000 | 100% |
| Montana State University--Billings | Billings, MT | $14,000 | 100% |
| St. Petersburg College | St. Petersburg, FL | $3,226 | 100% |
| Unity College | Unity, ME | $26,000 | 100% |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola, FL | $3,110 | 100% |
| University of Maine--Fort Kent | Fort Kent, ME | $12,000 | 100% |
| Wayne State College | Wayne, NE | $14,000 | 100% |
| Sul Ross State University | Alpine, TX | $12,000 | 100% |
| University of Pikeville | Pikeville, KY | $18,000 | 100% |
| University of Guam | Mangilao, GU | $8,825 | 100% |
| South Florida State College | Avon Park, FL | $6,756 | 100% |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi, MD | $14,000 | 100% |
| University of the Ozarks | Clarksville, AR | $14,000 | 100% |
| University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, TX | $8,920 | 100% |
| Feather River Community College District | Quincy, CA | N/A | 100% |
| University of the Virgin Islands | St. Thomas, VI | $10,000 | 100% |
| Utah Valley University | Orem, UT | $9,159 | 100% |
| Broward College | Fort Lauderdale, FL | N/A | 100% |
| Weber State University | Ogden, UT | $12,000 | 100% |
| Western Nevada College | Carson City, NV | $11,000 | 100% |
| Adams State University | Alamosa, CO | $14,000 | 99% |
| Alabama State University | Montgomery, AL | $14,000 | 99% |
| Bluefield College | Bluefield, VA | $23,000 | 99% |
| Universidad Adventista de las Antillas | Mayaguez, PR | $8,572 | 99% |
| Cottey College | Nevada, MO | $18,000 | 99% |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico--Arecibo | Arecibo, PR | $8,647 | 99% |
| University of Providence | Great Falls, MT | $22,000 | 99% |
| Middle Georgia State University | Macon, GA | $10,000 | 99% |
| Milligan University | Milligan, TN | $20,000 | 99% |
| Mississippi University for Women | Columbus, MS | $12,000 | 99% |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson, ND | $11,000 | 99% |
| Reinhardt University | Waleska, GA | $22,000 | 99% |
| New England College | Henniker, NH | $29,000 | 99% |
| Wilmington University | New Castle, DE | $15,000 | 99% |
| Rochester University | Rochester Hills, MI | $30,000 | 99% |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX | $26,000 | 99% |
| University of Maine--Presque Isle | Presque Isle, ME | $11,000 | 99% |
| Blue Mountain College | Blue Mountain, MS | $12,000 | 99% |
| University of Saint Francis | Fort Wayne, IN | $18,000 | 99% |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 99% |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville, AR | $11,000 | 98% |
| Asbury University | Wilmore, KY | $28,000 | 98% |
| Bethune-Cookman University | Daytona Beach, FL | $17,000 | 98% |
| Brewton-Parker College | Mount Vernon, GA | $19,000 | 98% |
| Glenville State University | Glenville, WV | $14,000 | 98% |
| Elmira College | Elmira, NY | $21,000 | 98% |
| Culver-Stockton College | Canton, MO | $21,000 | 98% |
| Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY | $14,000 | 98% |
| The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA | $14,000 | 98% |
| Covenant College | Lookout Mountain, GA | $23,000 | 98% |
| NewSchool of Architecture and Design | San Diego, CA | $37,000 | 98% |
| Gwynedd Mercy University | Gwynedd Valley, PA | $24,000 | 98% |
| Shepherd University | Shepherdstown, WV | $11,000 | 98% |
| Notre Dame College of Ohio | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 98% |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio, TX | N/A | 98% |
| University of Tennessee Southern | Pulaski, TN | $19,000 | 98% |
| Southern Virginia University | Buena Vista, VA | $19,000 | 98% |
| Western Kentucky University | Bowling Green, KY | $12,000 | 98% |
| Benedictine College | Atchison, KS | $23,000 | 97% |
| Brigham Young University--Hawaii | Laie Oahu, HI | $14,000 | 97% |
| Trinity Washington University | Washington, DC | $14,000 | 97% |
| Columbia College (SC) | Columbia, SC | $19,000 | 97% |
| Grambling State University | Grambling, LA | N/A | 97% |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster, PA | $22,000 | 97% |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | N/A | 97% |
| National Louis University | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 97% |
| Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia, PA | $26,000 | 97% |
| New Mexico Tech | Socorro, NM | $15,000 | 97% |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock, TX | $24,000 | 97% |
| Oregon Tech | Klamath Falls, OR | $16,000 | 97% |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond, LA | $12,000 | 97% |
| Truett McConnell University | Cleveland, GA | $18,000 | 97% |
| Nyack College | New York, NY | $19,000 | 97% |
| Prescott College | Prescott, AZ | $18,000 | 97% |
| University of Mary | Bismarck, ND | $17,000 | 97% |
| University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $18,000 | 97% |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg, VA | $23,000 | 97% |
| Warner Pacific University | Portland, OR | $22,000 | 97% |
| Westminster College (MO) | Fulton, MO | $22,000 | 97% |
| Wittenberg University | Springfield, OH | $23,000 | 97% |
| Brigham Young University--Idaho | Rexburg, ID | $7,167 | 96% |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Brunswick, GA | $13,000 | 96% |
| DeVry University | Naperville, IL | $31,000 | 96% |
| Grand View University | Des Moines, IA | $20,000 | 96% |
| Louisiana State University--Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $8,952 | 96% |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, KS | $14,000 | 96% |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $17,000 | 96% |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, MS | $15,000 | 96% |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Milwaukee, WI | $21,000 | 96% |