United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 656 public colleges in the United States with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Athens State University leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Connecticut Avery Point

Groton, CT

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97%
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus

Hartford, Connecticut

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97%
University of North Alabama

Florence, AL

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96%
California State University East Bay

Hayward, CA

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96%
California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

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96%
University of Hawaii West Oahu

Pearl City, HI

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96%
Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

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96%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA

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96%
University of New Mexico Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

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96%
North Dakota State University Main Campus

Fargo, ND

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96%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA

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96%
Penn State Altoona

Altoona, PA

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96%
Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, PA

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96%
Penn State Brandywine

Media, PA

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96%
Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

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96%
Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

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96%
West Virginia State University

Institute, WV

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96%
University of Wisconsin Superior

Superior, WI

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96%