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
Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA

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98%
Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

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98%
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

Greensburg, PA

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98%
Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

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98%
University of Connecticut Tri Campus

Waterbury, CT

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98%
Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

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97%
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

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97%
Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

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97%
University of Maine at Presque Isle

Presque Isle, ME

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97%
University of Mississippi

University, MS

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97%
Penn State Berks

Reading, PA

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97%
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

Johnstown, PA

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97%
Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD

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97%
Sul Ross State University

Alpine, TX

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97%
Texas A&M University Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

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97%
Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

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97%
Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

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97%
Marshall University

Huntington, WV

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97%