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
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, MA

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92%
Southwest Minnesota State University

Marshall, MN

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92%
William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ

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92%
SUNY College at Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY

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92%
East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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92%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

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92%
University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

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92%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

Indiana, PA

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92%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, PA

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92%
Penn State Dubois

Dubois, PA

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92%
Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX

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92%
West Texas A & M University

Canyon, TX

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92%
California State University Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

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92%
University of Connecticut Stamford

Stamford, CT

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92%
University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR

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91%
California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

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91%
California State University Northridge

Northridge, CA

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91%
Colorado State University Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

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91%