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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North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC |
56% |
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Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, OK |
56% |
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University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK |
56% |
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Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida |
56% |
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Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL |
57% |
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University of Minnesota CrookstonCrookston, MN |
57% |
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Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN |
57% |
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Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA |
57% |
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Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO |
58% |
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Louisiana State University AlexandriaAlexandria, LA |
58% |
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Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME |
58% |
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State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY |
58% |
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Purdue University Calumet CampusHammond, IN |
59% |
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CUNY York CollegeJamaica, NY |
59% |
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University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL |
60% |
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SUNY College at CortlandCortland, NY |
60% |
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University of VermontBurlington, VT |
60% |
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University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, AR |
61% |