<p>ucbalumnus is right, acceptance rate is not the best indicator of whether a college is safe. A safe college should be one where you KNOW you will be admitted and you KNOW you will be able to afford.</p>
<p>My safety has a 50% acceptance rate. I knew it was safe because my stats granted me a guaranteed merit scholarship, which would make the school affordable. I had a couple safe, low-match colleges with acceptance rates around 60-70%. However, these weren’t true safeties as they practiced holistic admissions and had no guaranteed scholarships.</p>