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 Cincinnati Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

add to list | Calculate my chances 

88%
Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX

add to list | Calculate my chances 

88%
The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

add to list | Calculate my chances 

88%
Christopher Newport University

Newport News, VA

add to list | Calculate my chances 

88%
University of Wisconsin Green Bay

Green Bay, WI

add to list | Calculate my chances 

88%
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

add to list | Calculate my chances 

88%
Illinois State University

Normal, IL

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Keene State College

Keene, NH

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, PA

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%
Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

add to list | Calculate my chances 

89%