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
Fort Lewis College

Durango, CO

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91%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

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91%
Kentucky State University

Frankfort, KY

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91%
Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

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91%
Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

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91%
Penn State New Kensington

Upper Burrell, PA

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91%
Penn State Mont Alto

Mont Alto, PA

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91%
Texas A&M University Texarkana

Texarkana, TX

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91%
Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, VA

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91%
Concord University

Athens, WV

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91%
Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

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90%
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

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90%
Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

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90%
Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

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90%
Keene State College

Keene, NH

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90%
New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

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90%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, NC

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90%
Penn State Hazleton

Hazleton, PA

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90%