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
Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

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99%
Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR

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99%
South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

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99%
University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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99%
Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

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99%
California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

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98%
Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

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98%
University of Maine at Farmington

Farmington, ME

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98%
University of Mississippi

University, MS

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98%
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

Greensburg, PA

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98%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

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98%
Dakota State University

Madison, SD

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98%
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

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97%
California State University East Bay

Hayward, CA

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97%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, CO

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97%
Western State Colorado University

Gunnison, CO

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97%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

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97%
Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

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97%