Below is a ranking of the 656 public colleges in the United States with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. University of California Los Angeles leads the list by accepting 9% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA |
9% |
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United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland |
9% |
|
University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA |
12% |
|
United States Air Force AcademyUSAFA, Colorado |
14% |
|
United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York |
14% |
|
Georgia Institute of Technology Main CampusAtlanta, GA |
16% |
|
University of Virginia Main CampusCharlottesville, VA |
17% |
|
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI |
18% |
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC |
19% |
|
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL |
21% |
|
United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, Connecticut |
24% |
|
University of FloridaGainesville, FL |
24% |
|
Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA |
24% |
|
University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA |
25% |
|
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL |
25% |
|
Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS |
25% |
|
University of California IrvineIrvine, CA |
26% |
|
University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA |
28% |