United States Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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.

List of United States Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

75%
University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

75%
Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

75%
SUNY at Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

75%
SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY

75%
New College of Florida

Sarasota, FL

75%
Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

76%
Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

76%
University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

76%
College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

76%
University of South Carolina Aiken

Aiken, SC

76%
Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

76%
The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Wise, VA

76%
San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

77%
Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, CT

77%
St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

77%
Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, MI

77%
Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

77%