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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Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta Bena, MS |
51% |
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SUNY College at CortlandCortland, NY |
51% |
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Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH |
51% |
|
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN |
53% |
|
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL |
54% |
|
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT |
54% |
|
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM |
54% |
|
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY |
54% |
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CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY |
54% |
|
Penn State Main CampusUniversity Park, PA |
54% |
|
Augusta State UniversityAugusta, Georgia |
55% |
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Eastern New Mexico University Main CampusPortales, NM |
55% |
|
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY |
55% |
|
Texas A&M University GalvestonGalveston, Texas |
55% |
|
North Georgia College & State UniversityDahlonega, Georgia |
56% |
|
University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK |
56% |
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Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida |
56% |
|
The University of West FloridaPensacola, FL |
57% |