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
George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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89%
Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

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89%
Augusta University

Augusta, GA

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89%
Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

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90%
University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR

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90%
Colorado State University Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

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90%
Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

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90%
University of Hawaii at Hilo

Hilo, HI

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90%
Lewis Clark State College

Lewiston, ID

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90%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, IL

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90%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, MD

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90%
Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

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90%
Worcester State University

Worcester, MA

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90%
Montana Tech of the University of Montana

Butte, MT

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90%
East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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90%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC

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90%
North Carolina Central University

Durham, NC

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90%
Penn State Mont Alto

Mont Alto, PA

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90%