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
Penn State Erie Behrend College

Erie, PA

95%
Penn State Wilkes Barre

Lehman, PA

95%
University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

95%
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa, TX

95%
Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

95%
California State University San Marcos

San Marcos, CA

95%
University of North Alabama

Florence, AL

96%
California State University East Bay

Hayward, CA

96%
California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

96%
University of Hawaii West Oahu

Pearl City, HI

96%
Emporia State University

Emporia, KS

96%
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA

96%
University of New Mexico Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

96%
North Dakota State University Main Campus

Fargo, ND

96%
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA

96%
Penn State Altoona

Altoona, PA

96%
Penn State Harrisburg

Middletown, PA

96%
Penn State Brandywine

Media, PA

96%