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 Wisconsin Oshkosh

Oshkosh, WI

89%
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI

89%
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

89%
Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

90%
Iowa State University

Ames, IA

90%
Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI

90%
Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

90%
Keene State College

Keene, NH

90%
New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

90%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Pembroke, NC

90%
Penn State Hazleton

Hazleton, PA

90%
Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX

90%
George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

90%
Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

90%
University of Wisconsin Green Bay

Green Bay, WI

90%
California State University Channel Islands

Camarillo, CA

90%
University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR

91%
California State University San Bernardino

San Bernardino, CA

91%