Easiest colleges to get into in Mid-Atlantic

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 least selective colleges in Mid-Atlantic, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 86% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania to 100% at Elim Bible Institute and College. 13 are public and 37 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Elim Bible Institute and College Lima, NY	Private	100%	—	$9,641
2	Cedar Crest College Allentown, PA	Private	99%	1,070	$22,909
3	LIM College New York, NY	Private	99%	1,090	$37,514
4	Hilbert College Hamburg, NY	Private	98%	1,060	$22,100
5	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	98%	1,142	$24,791
6	Centenary University Hackettstown, NJ	Private	97%	—	$19,037
7	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY	Public	96%	—	$15,001
8	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	Private	96%	—	$15,266
9	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA	Public	95%	1,170	$21,205
10	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA	Public	95%	1,093	$18,877
11	York College of Pennsylvania York, PA	Private	94%	1,135	$19,685
12	Felician University Lodi, NJ	Private	94%	1,020	$41,315
13	Keuka College Keuka Park, NY	Private	94%	1,090	$25,989
14	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	Public	94%	1,076	$19,352
15	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA	Private	94%	—	$25,885
16	Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA	Private	94%	1,110	$27,141
17	King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA	Private	93%	1,150	$23,281
18	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA	Public	93%	1,078	$15,089
19	Houghton University Houghton, NY	Private	93%	1,297	$21,148
20	William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	Public	93%	—	$17,764
21	Delaware Valley University Doylestown, PA	Private	92%	1,180	$27,243
22	Waynesburg University Waynesburg, PA	Private	92%	1,114	$25,157
23	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	Private	91%	1,134	$27,700
24	School of Visual Arts New York, NY	Private	91%	1,337	$58,628
25	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	Public	91%	1,052	$17,216
26	Iona University New Rochelle, NY	Private	91%	1,167	$27,951
27	Elmira College Elmira, NY	Private	91%	1,239	$23,735
28	Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths, NY	Private	91%	—	$24,583
29	Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA	Private	91%	—	$25,747
30	Saint Peter's University Jersey City, NJ	Private	91%	—	$12,973
31	Mount Aloysius College Cresson, PA	Private	90%	1,034	$20,748
32	Clarks Summit University Clarks Summit, PA	Private	90%	—	$21,873
33	Wilson College Chambersburg, PA	Private	90%	1,020	$21,241
34	Long Island University Brookville, NY	Private	90%	1,259	$23,901
35	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	Private	90%	1,204	$31,650
36	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	Public	89%	1,120	$20,231
37	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	Public	89%	—	$11,732
38	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY	Public	88%	—	$17,387
39	Stockton University Galloway, NJ	Public	88%	1,171	$19,634
40	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia, PA	Private	88%	—	$45,022
41	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	Public	87%	1,080	$14,159
42	Ursinus College Collegeville, PA	Private	87%	1,304	$30,485
43	Utica University Utica, NY	Private	87%	1,130	$21,869
44	Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA	Private	87%	—	$20,822
45	Villa Maria College Buffalo, NY	Private	87%	—	$13,980
46	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	Private	86%	1,256	$35,487
47	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	Private	86%	—	$21,409
48	Albright College Reading, PA	Private	86%	—	$21,664
49	Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA	Private	86%	1,259	$28,163
50	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA	Public	86%	1,090	$23,553

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