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
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

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74%
New College of Florida

Sarasota, FL

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74%
Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

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73%
Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA

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73%
Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

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73%
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

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73%
Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

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73%
SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY

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73%
University of Wisconsin La Crosse

La Crosse, WI

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73%
University of Wisconsin Parkside

Kenosha, WI

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73%
University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

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72%
Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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72%
Minot State University

Minot, ND

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72%
College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

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72%
University of North Texas

Denton, TX

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72%
West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

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72%
University of Minnesota Rochester

Rochester, MN

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72%
University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA

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72%