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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Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, OR |
99% |
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Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, OR |
99% |
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South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD |
99% |
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University of South DakotaVermillion, SD |
99% |
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Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, WV |
99% |
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California State University San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA |
98% |
|
Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS |
98% |
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University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME |
98% |
|
University of MississippiUniversity, MS |
98% |
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University of Pittsburgh GreensburgGreensburg, PA |
98% |
|
Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC |
98% |
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Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD |
98% |
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California State University StanislausTurlock, CA |
97% |
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California State University East BayHayward, CA |
97% |
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University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO |
97% |
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Western State Colorado UniversityGunnison, CO |
97% |
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Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL |
97% |
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Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY |
97% |