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
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, MD

82%
Westfield State University

Westfield, MA

82%
Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul, MN

82%
CUNY New York City College of Technology

Brooklyn, NY

82%
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Alfred, NY

82%
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica Rome

Utica, NY

82%
University of Houston Victoria

Victoria, TX

82%
University of Wisconsin Whitewater

Whitewater, WI

82%
Nevada State College

Henderson, NV

82%
Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT

83%
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

83%
Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI

83%
Kean University

Union, NJ

83%
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Delhi, NY

83%
SUNY College at Oswego

Oswego, NY

83%
SUNY College at Potsdam

Potsdam, NY

83%
Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

83%
University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

83%