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
Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

99%
Mississippi University for Women

Columbus, MS

99%
University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

99%
Missouri Southern State University

Joplin, MO

99%
Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK

99%
Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, OR

99%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, SC

99%
University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

99%
Athens State University

Athens, AL

100%
University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

100%
Dine College

Tsaile, AZ

100%
University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, AR

100%
University of Arkansas Fort Smith

Fort Smith, AR

100%
Colorado Mountain College

Glenwood Springs, CO

100%
Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

100%
University of the District of Columbia

Washington, DC

100%
Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

100%
College of Central Florida

Ocala, FL

100%