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
Penn State York

York, PA

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92%
Texas A&M University Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

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92%
The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, TX

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92%
Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

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92%
University of Washington Bothell Campus

Bothell, WA

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92%
Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

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91%
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

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91%
Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

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91%
Minnesota State University Mankato

Mankato, MN

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91%
Jackson State University

Jackson, MS

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91%
Missouri State University Springfield

Springfield, MO

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91%
Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

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91%
SUNY Morrisville

Morrisville, NY

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91%
Portland State University

Portland, OR

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91%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

Indiana, PA

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91%
Penn State Shenango

Sharon, PA

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91%
Penn State Hazleton

Hazleton, PA

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91%
Penn State Schuylkill

Schuylkill Haven, PA

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91%