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
Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA

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90%
Concord University

Athens, WV

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90%
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Stevens Point, WI

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90%
Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

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91%
California State University Dominguez Hills

Carson, CA

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91%
Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

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91%
Minnesota State University Mankato

Mankato, MN

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91%
Jackson State University

Jackson, MS

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91%
Missouri State University Springfield

Springfield, MO

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91%
Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

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91%
SUNY Morrisville

Morrisville, NY

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91%
Portland State University

Portland, OR

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91%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus

Indiana, PA

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91%
Penn State Shenango

Sharon, PA

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91%
Penn State Hazleton

Hazleton, PA

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91%
Penn State Schuylkill

Schuylkill Haven, PA

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91%
University of Pittsburgh Bradford

Bradford, PA

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91%
University of Houston Downtown

Houston, TX

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91%