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 Wyoming

Laramie, WY

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96%
Texas A&M University Central Texas

Killeen, TX

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96%
Troy University

Troy, AL

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95%
California State University Chico

Chico, CA

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95%
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

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95%
University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

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95%
Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

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95%
Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

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95%
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

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95%
Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

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95%
The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

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95%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, NY

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95%
Wright State University Main Campus

Dayton, OH

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95%
Penn State Erie Behrend College

Erie, PA

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95%
Penn State Wilkes Barre

Lehman, PA

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95%
University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

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95%
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa, TX

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95%
Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

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95%