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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University of Pittsburgh GreensburgGreensburg, PA |
98% |
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Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC |
98% |
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Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD |
98% |
|
California Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA |
99% |
|
Humboldt State UniversityArcata, CA |
99% |
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Metropolitan State College of DenverDenver, CO |
99% |
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College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA |
99% |
|
Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA |
99% |
|
Gainesville State CollegeOakwood, Georgia |
99% |
|
University of Maine at Fort KentFort Kent, ME |
99% |
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University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS |
99% |
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The University of Montana WesternDillon, MT |
99% |
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Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, OK |
99% |
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Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, OR |
99% |
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Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, OR |
99% |
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South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, SD |
99% |
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University of South DakotaVermillion, SD |
99% |
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Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, WV |
99% |