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
Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

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95%
Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

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95%
University of New Mexico Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

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95%
Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

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95%
University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

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95%
Wright State University Main Campus

Dayton, OH

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95%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA

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95%
Penn State Wilkes Barre

Lehman, PA

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95%
Penn State Worthington Scranton

Dunmore, PA

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95%
Penn State Brandywine

Media, PA

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95%
Penn State Greater Allegheny

McKeesport, PA

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95%
Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX

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95%
California State University Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

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95%
California State University Chico

Chico, CA

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94%
California State University Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

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94%
University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

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94%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA

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94%
Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, LA

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94%