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
Indiana University Kokomo

Kokomo, IN

86%
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

86%
Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

86%
Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

86%
Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

86%
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA

86%
Northwest Missouri State University

Maryville, MO

86%
Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

86%
University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kearney, NE

86%
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Omaha, NE

86%
University of Nevada Reno

Reno, NV

86%
Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

86%
SUNY College at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

86%
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

86%
University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

86%
Penn State Schuylkill

Schuylkill Haven, PA

86%
South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

86%
Texas A & M University Commerce

Commerce, TX

86%