50 US Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rates
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50 American Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rates
| School | Location | Most Popular Major | Acceptance Rate | Approximate Out-of-State Tuition |
| 1. Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA | Visual and performing arts | 100% | $20,340 |
| 2. Bismarck State College | Bismarck, ND | Liberal Arts and Humanities | 100% | $8,383 |
| 3. Blue Mountain College | Blue Mountain, MS | Business Administration and Management | 100% | $9,990 |
| 4. Boston Architectural College | Boston, MA | Architecture | 100% | $20,666 |
| 5. Broward College | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Business Administration | 100% | $8,875 |
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6. California State University—
Bakersfield |
Bakersfield, CA | Liberal Arts and Sciences | 100% | $17,971 |
| 7. Cameron University | Lawton, OK | Business Administration and Management | 100% | $14,190 |
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8. CUNY—
College of Staten Island |
Staten Island, NY | Psychology | 100% | $14,000 |
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9. CUNY—
Medgar Evers College |
Brooklyn, NY | Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 100% | $13.790 |
| 10. Dixie State University | Saint George, UT | Business | 100% | $13,206 |
| 11. Donnelly College | Kansas City, KS | Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | 100% | $6,822 |
| 12. Granite State College | Concord, NH | Marketing | 100% | $8,025 |
| 13. Indian River State College | Fort Pierce, FL | Liberal Arts and Humanities | 100% | $10,201 |
| 14. Lake-Sumter State College | Leesburg, FL | Liberal Studies | 100% | $13,276 |
| 15. Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland, WA | Early Childhood Education | 100% | $9,218 |
| 16. LeMoyne-Owen College | Memphis, TN | Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 100% | $10,680 |
| 17. Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston, ID | Health Professions and Related Programs | 100% | $17,000 |
| 18. Metropolitan State University | St. Paul, MN | Biology/Biological Sciences | 100% | $14,319 |
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19. Montana State University—
Billings |
Billings, MT | Business | 100% | $17,842 |
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20. Montana State University—
Northern |
Havre, MT | Engineering | 100% | $17,408 |
| 21. Naropa University | Boulder, CO | Psychology | 100% | $30,580 |
| 22. New England College | Henniker, NH | Business | 100% | $34,606 |
| 23. New Mexico Highlands University | Las Vegas, NM | Medical Social Work | 100% | $7,534 |
| 24. Pensacola State College | Pensacola, FL | Liberal Arts and Sciences | 100% | $2,051 |
| 25. Rochester College | Rochester Hills, MI | Engineering | 100% | $21,028 |
| 26. Snow College | Ephraim, UT | General Studies | 100% | $11,676 |
| 27. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary | Wake Forest, NC | Religious Studies | 100% | $8,124 |
| 28. South Florida State College | Avon Park, FL | Health Professions and Related Programs | 100% | $11,859 |
| 29. Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | Merrimack, NH | Business Administration and Management | 100% | $20,400 |
| 30. Trident University International | Cypress, CA | Health Service Preparatory Studies | 100% | $9,000 |
| 31. Union Institute and University | Cincinnati, OH | Economics | 100% | $11,904 |
| 32. University of Maryland University College | Adelphi, MD | General Biology | 100% | $12,336 |
| 33. University of Pikeville | Pikeville, KY | Business | 100% | $18,840 |
| 34. University of Texas— | El Paso, TX | Business | 100% | $19,159 |
| 35. VanderCook College of Music | Chicago, IL | Music Teacher Education | 100% | $28,344 |
| 36. Washburn University | Topeka, KS | Liberal Arts and Humanities | 100% | $14,222 |
| 37. Wayne State College | Wayne, NE | Psychology | 100% | $10,308 |
| 38. Weber State University | Ogden, UT | Selling Skills and Sales Operations | 100% | N/A |
| 39. Wilmington University | New Castle, DE | Nursing Practice | 100% | $10,430 |
| 40. Adams State University | Alamosa, CO | Liberal Arts and Humanities | 99% | $19,086 |
| 41. Belmont Abbey College | Belmont, NC | Business | 99% | $18,500 |
| 42. Cairn University | Langhorne, PA | Philosophy and Religious Studies | 99% | $23,920 |
| 43. Dickinson State University | Dickinson, ND | Business | 99% | $8,680 |
| 44. Martin Methodist College | Pulaski, TN | Business Administration and Management | 99% | $23,200 |
| 45. NewSchool of Architecture and Design | San Diego, CA | Animation | 99% | $26,463 |
| 46. University of Saint Francis | Fort Wayne, IN | Physician Assistant | 99% | $27,220 |
| 47. Valley City State University | Valley City, ND | Education | 99% | $15,406 |
| 48. Alabama State University | Montgomery, AL | Health Information/Medical Records | 98% | $15,906 |
| 49. Calvary University | Kansas City, MO | Theology and Religious Vocations | 98% | $11,320 |
| 50. Eastern Oregon University | Le Grande, OR | Business | 98% | $17,994 |
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