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 at PotsdamPotsdam, NY |
85% |
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SUNY College at Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY |
85% |
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Ohio University Main CampusAthens, OH |
85% |
|
University of OregonEugene, OR |
85% |
|
South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD |
85% |
|
The University of Texas Pan AmericanEdinburg, TX |
85% |
|
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX |
85% |
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Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA |
85% |
|
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA |
85% |
|
University of Wisconsin StoutMenomonie, WI |
85% |
|
University of ArizonaTucson, AZ |
86% |
|
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO |
86% |
|
Middle Georgia CollegeCochran, Georgia |
86% |
|
Indiana University Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN |
86% |
|
Indiana University South BendSouth Bend, IN |
86% |
|
Murray State UniversityMurray, KY |
86% |
|
University of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD |
86% |
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Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO |
86% |