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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Southeast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MO |
79% |
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Rutgers University NewarkNewark, NJ |
79% |
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SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY |
79% |
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SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY |
79% |
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Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR |
79% |
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West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA |
79% |
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Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX |
79% |
|
San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA |
80% |
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Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IN |
80% |
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Truman State UniversityKirksville, MO |
80% |
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SUNY College at OswegoOswego, NY |
80% |
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Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC |
80% |
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University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, NC |
80% |
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Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH |
80% |
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Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OK |
80% |
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University of South Carolina AikenAiken, SC |
80% |
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Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC |
80% |
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Texas A&M University TexarkanaTexarkana, TX |
80% |