Top 100 - Colleges with Highest Acceptance Rates for 2023
The following list includes the top 100 colleges in the United States with the highest acceptance rates for entering freshman for 2023. While some colleges and universities have a policy of only accepting a certain percentage of applicants, these schools pride themselves on welcoming as many students as possible each year.
| School Name | Acceptance Rate |
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Metropolitan State University St. Paul, Minnesota |
100% |
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Montana State University–Northern Havre, Montana |
100% |
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Wayne State College Wayne, Nebraska |
100% |
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Weber State University Ogden, Utah |
100% |
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Indian River State College Fort Pierce, Florida |
100% |
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Bismarck State College Bismarck, North Dakota |
100% |
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Dixie State University St. George, Utah |
100% |
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Granite State College Concord, New Hampshire |
100% |
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University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky |
100% |
|
Boston Architectural College Boston, Massachusetts |
100% |
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City University of Seattle Bellevue, Washington |
100% |
|
Academy of Art University San Francisco, California |
100% |
|
Covenant College Lookout Mountain, Georgia |
100% |
|
Utah Valley University Orem, Utah |
100% |
|
University of Maryland University College Adelphi, Maryland |
100% |
|
Wilmington University New Castle, Delaware |
99.9% |
|
Nyack College Nyack, New York |
99.8% |
|
Montana State University–Billings Billings, Montana |
99.7% |
|
Cameron University Lawton, Ohio |
99.6% |
|
CUNY–College of Staten Island Staten Island, New York |
99.2% |
|
Lyndon State College Lyndonville, Vermont |
98.3% |
|
Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, Missouri |
98.5% |
|
Shepherd University Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
98.3% |
|
Washburn University Topeka, Kansas |
98.2% |
|
East Central University Ada, Oklahoma |
98.1% |
|
Bluefield College Bluefield, Virginia |
98% |
|
Walden University Minneapolis, Minnesota |
98% |
|
Benedictine College Atchison, Kansas |
97.8% |
|
Utah State University Logan, Utah |
97.8% |
|
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming |
97.7% |
|
Berkeley College Woodland Park, New Jersey |
97.5% |
|
Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington |
97.5% |
|
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
97.4% |
|
Western State Colorado University Gunnison, Colorado |
97.4% |
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Westminster College SLC, Utah |
97.4% |
|
Wayland Baptist University Plainview, Texas |
97.3% |
|
Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, Idaho |
97.2% |
|
Huntington University Huntington, Indiana |
97.1% |
|
Trinity International University Deerfield, Illinois |
97% |
|
University of Maine–Augusta Augusta, Maine |
97% |
|
University of St. Francis Fort Wayne, Indiana |
96.9% |
|
Wright State University Dayton, Ohio |
96.8% |
|
Grand View University Des Moines, Iowa |
96.6% |
|
Truett McConnell College Cleveland, Georgia |
96.3% |
|
Martin Luther College New Ulm, Minnesota |
96.2% |
|
Saint Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa |
96% |
|
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, Missouri |
96% |
|
Regis University Denver, Colorado |
96% |
|
New England College Henniker, New Hampshire |
95.9% |
|
Brigham Young University–Idaho Rexburg, Idaho |
95.8% |
|
Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Indiana |
95.7% |
|
Trinity Lutheran College Everett, Washington |
95.7% |
|
University of Akron Akron, Ohio |
95.6% |
|
Hodges University Naples, Florida |
95.5% |
|
Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas |
95.5% |
|
Bethel University Saint Paul, Minnesota |
95.3% |
|
Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida |
95.3% |
|
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pennsylvania |
95.3% |
|
Carlow University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
95.2% |
|
Loras College Dubuque, Iowas |
95.2% |
|
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, California |
95.1% |
|
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas |
94.9% |
|
Goshen College Goshen, Indiana |
94.8% |
|
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania |
94.7% |
|
University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio |
94.5% |
|
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee |
94.4% |
|
Wiley College Marshall, Texas |
94.4% |
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Governors State University University Park, Illinois |
94.3% |
|
Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, Texas |
94.3% |
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University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas |
94.3% |
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University of Montana Missoula, Montana |
94.2% |
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Neumann University Aston, Pennsylvania |
94% |
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La Roche College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
94% |
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Houghton College Hougton, New York |
93.8% |
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Linfield College McMinnville, Oregon |
93.8% |
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Marygrove College Detroit, Michigan |
93.7% |
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Southern Vermont College Bennington, Vermont |
93.7% |
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Southern Wesleyan University Central, South Carolina |
93.7% |
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Westminster College New Wilmington, Pennsylvania |
93.6% |
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Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi |
93.6% |
|
Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota |
93.4% |
|
Davenport University Grand Rapids, Michigan |
93.4% |
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Fontbonne University Saint Louis, Missouri |
93.4% |
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Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, Tennessee |
93.4% |
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Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven, Pennsylvania |
93.4% |
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Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon |
93.4% |
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St. John's College Santa Fe, New Mexico |
93.4% |
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Sul Ross State University Alpine, TExas |
93.3% |
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Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky |
93.3% |
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Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky |
93.2% |
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Thomas More College Crestview Hills, Kentucky |
93.2% |
|
University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC |
93.2% |
|
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas |
93% |
See also:
- Top 100 Colleges
- Top 100 Most Affordable Universities
- Top 100 Most Affordable Colleges
- Top 100 Lowest Acceptance
- Top Colleges by Major
Learn more about our ranking methodology.