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
Adams State College

Alamosa, CO

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99%
Colorado State University Pueblo

Pueblo, CO

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99%
Gainesville State College

Oakwood, Georgia

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99%
Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, LA

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99%
University of Maine at Fort Kent

Fort Kent, ME

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99%
Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

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99%
Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, MS

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99%
University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

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99%
Missouri Southern State University

Joplin, MO

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99%
Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK

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99%
Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

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99%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

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99%
University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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99%
Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

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98%
Metropolitan State College of Denver

Denver, CO

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98%
College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, GA

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98%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

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98%
Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

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98%