5 Top Universities With Higher Admission Rates

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Ultra-selective schools get outsized buzz, but there are plenty of excellent schools that accept 30% or more of applicants. Thirty-eight of them rank in Forbes’ top 100.  Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2024/08/27/38-great-colleges-with-less-admissions-stress/  Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript  Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com  Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

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00:00As the new school year begins, high school seniors, as well as ambitious juniors,

00:05are beginning what more than half agree is the most stressful experience of their academic lives—applying to college.

00:14But here's the good news for teens and their parents.

00:17There are terrific schools providing a great rigorous education and strong career prospects

00:22that admit 30, 40, or even 50% plus of their applicants.

00:28The Forbes Top Colleges list uses a unique methodology that emphasizes student success—

00:34high graduation rates for kids from all economic backgrounds, hefty early career salaries, and relatively less student debt.

00:42We don't factor admissions rates in at all.

00:45But this year, after we compiled our list, we looked at schools' admissions rates

00:50and found that 38 of our top 100 admit more than 30% of applicants, with 16 admitting 50% or more.

00:58In other words, these are great schools with less admissions stress.

01:03That doesn't mean you can get in without solid grades or get out without working hard.

01:08It just means that gaining admission is somewhat predictable.

01:12Notably, the list features five universities that Forbes named to its recent New Ivies list,

01:18which we created by screening for schools that attract smart, hardworking kids and also win plaudits from employers.

01:26Those five are the University of Illinois–Urbana–Champaign,

01:30the University of Maryland–College Park,

01:33the University of Texas at Austin,

01:35the University of Wisconsin–Madison,

01:38and Binghamton University in New York.

01:41Out of the Forbes Top 100, we found 38 schools with admission rates at 30% or above.

01:48Here are the top five schools with higher admission rates on Forbes 2024–2025 Top Colleges list.

02:12At number two, University of Illinois–Urbana–Champaign.

02:17And at number one, Brigham Young University.

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