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
California State University Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

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87%
Gordon College

Barnesville, GA

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87%
Montana State University

Bozeman, MT

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87%
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE

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87%
University of New Hampshire Main Campus

Durham, NH

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87%
University of New Hampshire at Manchester

Manchester, NH

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87%
Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

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87%
Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, NC

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87%
Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

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87%
East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, TN

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87%
The University of Tennessee Martin

Martin, TN

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87%
Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls, TX

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87%
University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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87%
Norfolk State University

Norfolk, VA

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87%
Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

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87%
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

Oshkosh, WI

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87%
University of Wisconsin Platteville

Platteville, WI

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87%
University of Connecticut Tri Campus

Waterbury, CT

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87%