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
University of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, MO

69%
CUNY Queens College

Flushing, NY

69%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, NC

69%
University of Houston Clear Lake

Houston, TX

69%
Arkansas State University Main Campus

Jonesboro, AR

70%
University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

70%
University of Louisiana Monroe

Monroe, LA

70%
Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ

70%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY

70%
SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Plattsburgh, NY

70%
University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, OK

70%
East Central University

Ada, OK

70%
Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

70%
University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA

70%
Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

71%
University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

71%
Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

71%
McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

71%