Colleges with no application fee in 2026-27

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

79% admitted · $21,509/yr after aid

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

100% admitted · $36,764/yr after aid

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL

82% admitted · $36,340/yr after aid

Baylor University

Waco, TX

51% admitted · $44,441/yr after aid

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

99% admitted · $29,235/yr after aid

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

76% admitted · $27,108/yr after aid

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

65% admitted · $20,277/yr after aid

Very selective

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

14% admitted · $40,693/yr after aid

St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY

83% admitted · $24,508/yr after aid

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

83% admitted · $16,495/yr after aid

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

70% admitted · $14,505/yr after aid

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

66% admitted · $30,366/yr after aid

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

91% admitted · $21,511/yr after aid

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

85% admitted · $13,902/yr after aid

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

82% admitted · $10,887/yr after aid

Extremely selective

Colby College

Waterville, ME

7.1% admitted · $19,835/yr after aid

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

86% admitted · $31,905/yr after aid

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

91% admitted · $15,625/yr after aid

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY

64% admitted · $32,758/yr after aid

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

81% admitted · $30,561/yr after aid

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

75% admitted · $29,674/yr after aid

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, FL

58% admitted · $36,511/yr after aid

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX

63% admitted · $39,816/yr after aid

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

60% admitted · $13,072/yr after aid

Very selective

Denison University

Granville, OH

17% admitted · $40,163/yr after aid

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

96% admitted · $28,928/yr after aid

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

84% admitted · $37,704/yr after aid

University of Maine

Orono, ME

97% admitted · $17,224/yr after aid

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

70% admitted · $39,219/yr after aid

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

81% admitted · $10,103/yr after aid

Very selective

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

11% admitted · $32,102/yr after aid

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, MI

92% admitted · $13,446/yr after aid

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO

99% admitted · $13,803/yr after aid

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

88% admitted · $11,815/yr after aid

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Dearborn, MI

56% admitted · $7,863/yr after aid

Very selective

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY

21% admitted · $31,829/yr after aid

Barry University

Miami, FL

77% admitted · $22,902/yr after aid

EIU

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

65% admitted · $12,717/yr after aid

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

26% admitted · $22,962/yr after aid

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Belton, TX

96% admitted · $29,143/yr after aid

UWW

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Whitewater, WI

86% admitted · $13,737/yr after aid

The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, TX

100% admitted · $6,803/yr after aid

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX

98% admitted · $17,483/yr after aid

Radford University

Radford, VA

90% admitted · $13,701/yr after aid

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

34% admitted · $41,987/yr after aid

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

64% admitted · $26,211/yr after aid

Clark University

Worcester, MA

40% admitted · $29,446/yr after aid

Shaw University

Raleigh, NC

80% admitted · $24,242/yr after aid

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

89% admitted · $14,893/yr after aid

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

91% admitted · $13,754/yr after aid

University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, NV

74% admitted · $13,797/yr after aid

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

77% admitted · $22,469/yr after aid

Very selective

Reed College

Portland, OR

25% admitted · $32,800/yr after aid

Very selective

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

14% admitted · $15,203/yr after aid

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

67% admitted · $19,536/yr after aid

Very selective

Smith College

Northampton, MA

21% admitted · $25,519/yr after aid

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, SC

83% admitted · $18,030/yr after aid

Rollins College

Winter Park, FL

48% admitted · $36,204/yr after aid

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

69% admitted · $19,722/yr after aid

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

91% admitted · $8,402/yr after aid

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

81% admitted · $32,132/yr after aid

Connecticut College

New London, CT

37% admitted · $35,960/yr after aid

Union College

Schenectady, NY

44% admitted · $28,128/yr after aid

University of Portland

Portland, OR

89% admitted · $28,803/yr after aid

Houston Christian University

Houston, TX

84% admitted · $19,294/yr after aid

Siena University

Loudonville, NY

69% admitted · $33,934/yr after aid

Very selective

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

13% admitted · $27,390/yr after aid

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

98% admitted · $13,111/yr after aid

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

55% admitted · $22,443/yr after aid

Wright State University-Main Campus

Dayton, OH

96% admitted · $13,715/yr after aid

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, MI

71% admitted · $8,320/yr after aid

JWU

Johnson & Wales University-Providence

Providence, RI

88% admitted · $29,952/yr after aid

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI

92% admitted · $14,757/yr after aid

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY

77% admitted · $9,912/yr after aid

University of St Thomas

Saint Paul, MN

85% admitted · $31,532/yr after aid

Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

89% admitted · $33,840/yr after aid

Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, IL

75% admitted · $9,377/yr after aid

Furman University

Greenville, SC

43% admitted · $31,764/yr after aid

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

74% admitted · $43,806/yr after aid

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

31% admitted · $33,279/yr after aid

Very selective

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

14% admitted · $23,995/yr after aid

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

73% admitted · $15,772/yr after aid

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

28% admitted · $27,851/yr after aid

Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, TX

89% admitted · $25,954/yr after aid

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL

90% admitted · $36,529/yr after aid

Stetson University

DeLand, FL

72% admitted · $22,521/yr after aid

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

78% admitted · $24,658/yr after aid

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

74% admitted · $22,325/yr after aid

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

64% admitted · $29,415/yr after aid

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, FL

82% admitted · $28,724/yr after aid

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, NY

83% admitted · $23,835/yr after aid

Very selective

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

19% admitted · $27,951/yr after aid

SMS

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

74% admitted · $17,110/yr after aid

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

63% admitted · $21,153/yr after aid

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

77% admitted · $32,137/yr after aid

Very selective

Davidson College

Davidson, NC

13% admitted · $15,060/yr after aid

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

38% admitted · $18,135/yr after aid

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

74% admitted · $7,761/yr after aid

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

80% admitted · $32,456/yr after aid

SXU

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

84% admitted · $10,171/yr after aid

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

57% admitted · $19,916/yr after aid

Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

42% admitted · $28,634/yr after aid

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, IA

64% admitted · $18,647/yr after aid

Widener University

Chester, PA

71% admitted · $26,151/yr after aid

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, PA

90% admitted · $21,445/yr after aid

The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH

60% admitted · $26,433/yr after aid

Claflin University

Orangeburg, SC

65% admitted · $19,710/yr after aid