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
Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

96%
Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

96%
West Virginia State University

Institute, WV

96%
University of Wisconsin Superior

Superior, WI

96%
University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

96%
Texas A&M University Central Texas

Killeen, TX

96%
Alabama State University

Montgomery, AL

97%
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

97%
Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

97%
University of Maine at Presque Isle

Presque Isle, ME

97%
University of Mississippi

University, MS

97%
Penn State Berks

Reading, PA

97%
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

Johnstown, PA

97%
Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD

97%
Sul Ross State University

Alpine, TX

97%
Texas A & M University Kingsville

Kingsville, TX

97%
Texas Southern University

Houston, TX

97%
Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

97%