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
Ohio University Main Campus

Athens, OH

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87%
Penn State Shenango

Sharon, PA

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87%
Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

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87%
The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

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87%
Middle Georgia College

Cochran, Georgia

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86%
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

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86%
Indiana University Kokomo

Kokomo, IN

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86%
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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86%
Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

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86%
Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

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86%
Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

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86%
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA

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86%
Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO

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86%
Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

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86%
University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, NE

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86%
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE

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86%
University of Nevada Reno

Reno, NV

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86%
Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

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86%