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
Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

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76%
New Mexico State University Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM

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76%
SUNY College at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

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76%
James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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76%
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

Eau Claire, WI

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76%
Western Illinois University

Macomb, IL

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75%
University of Louisiana Monroe

Monroe, LA

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75%
St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

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75%
University of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

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75%
SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

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75%
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock, PA

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75%
Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

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75%
University of Houston Clear Lake

Houston, TX

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75%
Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

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75%
University of Alabama at Huntsville

Huntsville, AL

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74%
California State Polytechnic University Pomona

Pomona, CA

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74%
Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

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74%
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

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74%