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
Marshall University

Huntington, WV

97%
University of Connecticut Avery Point

Groton, CT

97%
University of Connecticut Hartford Campus

Hartford, Connecticut

97%
Humboldt State University

Arcata, CA

98%
Metropolitan State College of Denver

Denver, CO

98%
College of Coastal Georgia

Brunswick, GA

98%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, IL

98%
Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

98%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA

98%
Plymouth State University

Plymouth, NH

98%
University of Pittsburgh Greensburg

Greensburg, PA

98%
Fairmont State University

Fairmont, WV

98%
University of Connecticut Tri Campus

Waterbury, CT

98%
Adams State College

Alamosa, CO

99%
Colorado State University Pueblo

Pueblo, CO

99%
Gainesville State College

Oakwood, Georgia

99%
Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, LA

99%
University of Maine at Fort Kent

Fort Kent, ME

99%