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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SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY |
83% |
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Southern Oregon UniversityAshland, OR |
83% |
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Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA |
83% |
|
Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN |
83% |
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Vermont Technical CollegeRandolph Center, VT |
83% |
|
University of Wisconsin WhitewaterWhitewater, WI |
83% |
|
University of Washington Tacoma CampusTacoma, WA |
83% |
|
Boise State UniversityBoise, ID |
84% |
|
University of Illinois at SpringfieldSpringfield, IL |
84% |
|
Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD |
84% |
|
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI |
84% |
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The University of Texas of the Permian BasinOdessa, TX |
84% |
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Indiana University KokomoKokomo, IN |
85% |
|
University of IowaIowa City, IA |
85% |
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Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA |
85% |
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University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA |
85% |
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Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI |
85% |
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University of Nevada RenoReno, NV |
85% |