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 Pittsburgh Bradford

Bradford, PA

94%
Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

94%
The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, TX

94%
Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX

94%
Utah State University

Logan, UT

94%
Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

94%
University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas, Texas

94%
Troy University

Troy, AL

95%
California State University Chico

Chico, CA

95%
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

95%
University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

95%
Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

95%
Wichita State University

Wichita, KS

95%
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

95%
Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

95%
The University of Montana

Missoula, MT

95%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton

Canton, NY

95%
Wright State University Main Campus

Dayton, OH

95%