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.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY |
96% |
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Nicholls State UniversityThibodaux, LA |
96% |
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University of MaineOrono, ME |
96% |
|
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA |
96% |
|
Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, MN |
96% |
|
The University of MontanaMissoula, MT |
96% |
|
University of Nevada Las VegasLas Vegas, NV |
96% |
|
SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, NY |
96% |
|
North Dakota State University Main CampusFargo, ND |
96% |
|
Penn State Erie Behrend CollegeErie, PA |
96% |
|
Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, PA |
96% |
|
University of Pittsburgh JohnstownJohnstown, PA |
96% |
|
Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, TN |
96% |
|
Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, TX |
96% |
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Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV |
96% |
|
Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, WV |
96% |
|
West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, WV |
96% |
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California State University San MarcosSan Marcos, CA |
96% |