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
Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

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85%
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA

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85%
Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

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85%
University of Nevada Reno

Reno, NV

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85%
SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam, NY

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85%
SUNY College at Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY

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85%
Ohio University Main Campus

Athens, OH

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85%
University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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85%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

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85%
The University of Texas Pan American

Edinburg, TX

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85%
Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

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85%
Longwood University

Farmville, VA

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85%
Washington State University

Pullman, WA

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85%
University of Wisconsin Stout

Menomonie, WI

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85%
Boise State University

Boise, ID

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84%
University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, IL

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84%
Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

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84%
Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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84%