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
Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

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95%
University of New Mexico Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

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95%
Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

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95%
University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

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95%
Wright State University Main Campus

Dayton, OH

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95%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA

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95%
Penn State Wilkes Barre

Lehman, PA

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95%
Penn State Worthington Scranton

Dunmore, PA

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95%
Penn State Brandywine

Media, PA

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95%
Penn State Greater Allegheny

McKeesport, PA

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95%
Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX

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95%
California State University Monterey Bay

Seaside, CA

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95%
Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

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96%
University of North Alabama

Florence, AL

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96%
Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

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96%
California State University Fresno

Fresno, CA

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96%
San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

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96%
University of Hawaii West Oahu

Pearl City, HI

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96%