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.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC |
90% |
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Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, PA |
90% |
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Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA |
90% |
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Concord UniversityAthens, WV |
90% |
|
University of Wisconsin Stevens PointStevens Point, WI |
90% |
|
Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL |
89% |
|
Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA |
89% |
|
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA |
89% |
|
Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MD |
89% |
|
Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD |
89% |
|
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA |
89% |
|
Keene State CollegeKeene, NH |
89% |
|
New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ |
89% |
|
Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC |
89% |
|
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA |
89% |
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Texas A&M University Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX |
89% |
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Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX |
89% |
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George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA |
89% |