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.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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Oregon State University Cascades CampusBend, OR |
68% |
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University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AK |
67% |
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Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, AR |
67% |
|
University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA |
67% |
|
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ |
67% |
|
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL |
66% |
|
East Central UniversityAda, OK |
66% |
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Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK |
66% |
|
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL |
65% |
|
University of DelawareNewark, DE |
65% |
|
Rutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ |
65% |
|
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX |
65% |
|
SUNY at GeneseoGeneseo, NY |
64% |
|
University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, AK |
63% |
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University of California RiversideRiverside, CA |
63% |
|
University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA |
63% |
|
Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA |
63% |
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Texas A&M University College StationCollege Station, TX |
63% |