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 Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK

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70%
East Central University

Ada, OK

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70%
Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

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70%
University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA

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70%
University of West Alabama

Livingston, AL

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69%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, AR

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69%
University of California Riverside

Riverside, CA

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69%
Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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69%
University of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

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69%
CUNY Queens College

Flushing, NY

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69%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

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69%
University of Houston Clear Lake

Houston, TX

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69%
Alabama A & M University

Normal, AL

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68%
Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

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68%
SUNY at Albany

Albany, NY

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68%
University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

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68%
SUNY College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

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68%
The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

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68%