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 Greensburg

Greensburg, PA

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98%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

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98%
Dakota State University

Madison, SD

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98%
California Maritime Academy

Vallejo, CA

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99%
Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

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99%
Metropolitan State College of Denver

Denver, CO

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99%
College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, GA

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99%
Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

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99%
Gainesville State College

Oakwood, Georgia

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99%
University of Maine at Fort Kent

Fort Kent, ME

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99%
University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

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99%
The University of Montana Western

Dillon, MT

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99%
Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK

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99%
Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

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99%
Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR

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99%
South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

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99%
University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

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99%
Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

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99%