Best Colleges 2023

Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates

A college doesn’t have to be exclusive to be a great investment. These are the top-rated colleges that admit at least two-thirds of applicants.
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College Name
Acceptance Rate
Est. Full Price 2023-24
Est. Price with Average Grant
Graduation Rate

Albion College

Albion, MI

69% $70,200 $21,200 70%

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

76% $53,900 $27,100 77%

California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

82% $28,600 $18,100 68%

California State University, Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

85% $26,100 $7,900 55%

California State University, Channel Islands

Camarillo, CA

93% $29,200 $15,500 70%

California State University, Chico

Chico, CA

85% $27,400 $14,700 74%

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

90% $27,200 $4,800 63%

California State University, East Bay

Hayward, CA

82% $27,900 $13,500 68%

California State University, Fresno

Fresno, CA

97% $23,400 $6,800 67%

California State University, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

91% $29,300 $2,900 65%

California State University, Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

93% $22,500 $6,500 72%

California State University, Northridge

Northridge, CA

88% $24,300 $9,300 66%

California State University, Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

94% $29,400 $8,300 68%

California State University, San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

91% $26,000 $3,500 67%

California State University, San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

93% $25,800 $15,300 63%

California State University, Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

95% $24,700 $7,800 70%

Centre College

Danville, KY

68% $63,600 $24,100 84%

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

86% $32,200 $20,900 75%

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

75% $78,000 $33,700 79%

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, MN

92% $67,700 $30,300 79%

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, MN

72% $43,200 $25,600 72%

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

81% $51,400 $19,800 67%

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

69% $65,100 $31,600 80%

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

71% $57,900 $25,700 72%

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, CA

78% $48,100 $16,500 69%

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

91% $32,100 $20,200 74%

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

76% $69,900 $38,100 84%

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

73% $66,300 $29,600 78%

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

76% $61,900 $21,700 68%

Hope College

Holland, MI

92% $53,300 $30,800 81%

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

92% $33,700 $22,500 72%

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

85% $28,600 $14,300 78%

Iowa State University

Ames, IA

91% $23,200 $16,500 72%

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

86% $30,700 $19,900 84%

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, MI

80% $72,100 $29,400 86%

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

71% $52,800 $19,600 71%

Linfield University-McMinnville Campus

McMinnville, OR

85% $65,200 $30,800 74%

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

84% $76,000 $35,300 82%

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

75% $71,700 $29,600 72%

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

86% $66,300 $36,000 82%

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

90% $31,300 $20,800 79%

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

77% $55,800 $25,600 77%

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

83% $31,200 $9,400 80%

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

86% $33,800 $19,100 70%

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI

67% $62,800 $28,600 65%

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

85% $26,100 $14,600 69%

Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

68% $75,300 $33,100 82%

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ

69% $41,200 $18,100 82%

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

68% $26,000 $15,700 67%

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

69% $23,900 $15,700 79%

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

67% $60,100 $23,600 75%

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Terre Haute, IN

77% $76,100 $42,100 84%

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

68% $35,800 $12,700 81%

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, MN

89% $67,400 $29,700 76%

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

83% $68,200 $35,800 80%

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

83% $67,500 $29,700 79%

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, CA

70% $74,700 $26,800 77%

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

73% $68,300 $39,400 78%

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

93% $28,800 $14,600 67%

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

84% $30,800 $15,700 71%

Simmons University

Boston, MA

84% $65,800 $20,400 82%

Simpson College

Indianola, IA

91% $61,000 $22,500 72%

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

94% $28,000 $7,600 69%

Stonehill College

Easton, MA

72% $70,600 $33,700 83%

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck, NY

74% $29,400 $21,200 74%

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

70% $28,100 $18,900 75%

SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Utica, NY

77% $26,600 $11,000 67%

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA

78% $67,100 $26,000 76%

Towson University

Towson, MD

88% $29,500 $11,900 73%

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

76% $49,900 $15,800 66%

University of California, Merced

Merced, CA

87% $40,100 $12,400 71%

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

81% $65,500 $32,100 81%

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

72% $33,100 $20,500 78%

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

79% $32,700 $11,500 67%

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

86% $27,600 $18,900 72%

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

81% $31,100 $7,400 71%

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

73% $30,800 $18,700 81%

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO

77% $30,000 $19,600 71%

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH

87% $36,700 $24,000 74%

University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas, TX

90% $25,300 $7,000 52%

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

86% $22,400 $16,300 68%

University of Portland

Portland, OR

81% $70,900 $38,100 82%

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

83% $77,300 $23,100 74%

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

80% $71,000 $38,500 83%

University of St. Francis

Joliet, IL

68% $51,400 $18,200 69%

University of St. Thomas

Saint Paul, MN

76% $66,700 $32,300 75%

University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

79% $73,900 $22,800 72%

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

95% $25,400 $13,900 63%

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI

74% $19,000 $13,800 68%

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington, PA

84% $68,300 $29,100 74%

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

86% $30,100 $12,700 65%

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

96% $27,900 $12,200 72%

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

86% $57,300 $30,400 88%
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