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
Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT

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83%
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

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83%
Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

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83%
Kean University

Union, NJ

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83%
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Delhi, NY

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83%
SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego, NY

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83%
SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam, NY

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83%
Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

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83%
University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

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83%
Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

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83%
University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

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83%
Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

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83%
Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR

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83%
Francis Marion University

Florence, SC

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83%
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD

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83%
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN

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83%
Washington State University

Pullman, WA

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83%
Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

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82%