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
Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

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72%
University of Minnesota Rochester

Rochester, MN

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72%
Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

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71%
University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

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71%
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

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71%
McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

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71%
Northern Michigan University

Marquette, MI

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71%
Minnesota State University Mankato

Mankato, MN

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71%
University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

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71%
Mayville State University

Mayville, ND

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71%
Oklahoma State University Main Campus

Stillwater, OK

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71%
Virginia Military Institute

Lexington, VA

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71%
Arkansas State University Main Campus

Jonesboro, AR

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70%
University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

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70%
University of Louisiana Monroe

Monroe, LA

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70%
Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

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70%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY

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70%
SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

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70%