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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Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME |
61% |
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University of South Carolina ColumbiaColumbia, SC |
61% |
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West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyMontgomery, WV |
61% |
|
Delaware State UniversityDover, DE |
62% |
|
University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL |
62% |
|
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA |
62% |
|
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia |
62% |
|
The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ |
62% |
|
University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, AK |
63% |
|
University of California RiversideRiverside, CA |
63% |
|
University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA |
63% |
|
Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA |
63% |
|
Texas A&M University College StationCollege Station, TX |
63% |
|
SUNY at GeneseoGeneseo, NY |
64% |
|
University of South AlabamaMobile, AL |
65% |
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University of DelawareNewark, DE |
65% |
|
Rutgers University New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ |
65% |
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The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX |
65% |