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 North Carolina at Asheville

Asheville, NC

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94%
Penn State Lehigh Valley

Center Valley, PA

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94%
Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD

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94%
Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

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94%
Utah State University

Logan, UT

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94%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Wise, VA

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94%
University of Wisconsin Superior

Superior, WI

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94%
University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas, Texas

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94%
Auburn University at Montgomery

Montgomery, AL

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93%
Troy University

Troy, AL

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93%
California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA

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93%
Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

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93%
Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

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93%
Louisiana State University Alexandria

Alexandria, LA

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93%
William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ

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93%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA

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93%
Penn State New Kensington

Upper Burrell, PA

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93%
Penn State Dubois

Dubois, PA

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93%