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
The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

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96%
University of Nevada Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

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96%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, NY

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96%
North Dakota State University Main Campus

Fargo, ND

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96%
Penn State Erie Behrend College

Erie, PA

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96%
Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, PA

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96%
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

Johnstown, PA

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96%
Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

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96%
Sul Ross State University

Alpine, TX

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96%
Marshall University

Huntington, WV

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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%
California State University San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

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96%
Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

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96%
Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

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95%
University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, IN

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95%
Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

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95%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, MA

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95%