Top 100 Colleges and Universities with Highest Acceptance Rates in 2024

Highest Acceptance Rates in 2024

The following list includes the top 100 colleges in the United States with the highest acceptance rates for entering freshman for 2024. 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.

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School NameAcceptance Rate
Metropolitan State University
St. Paul, Minnesota
100%
Montana State University–Northern
Havre, Montana
100%
Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska
100%
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah
100%
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce, Florida
100%
Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota
100%
Dixie State University
St. George, Utah
100%
Granite State College
Concord, New Hampshire
100%
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, Kentucky
100%
Boston Architectural College
Boston, Massachusetts
100%
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%
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%
Governors State University
University Park, Illinois
94.3%
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, Texas
94.3%
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas
94.3%
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
94.2%
Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania
94%
La Roche College
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
94%
Houghton College
Hougton, New York
93.8%
Linfield College
McMinnville, Oregon
93.8%
Marygrove College
Detroit, Michigan
93.7%
Southern Vermont College
Bennington, Vermont
93.7%
Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina
93.7%
Westminster College
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
93.6%
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus, Mississippi
93.6%
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, Minnesota
93.4%
Davenport University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
93.4%
Fontbonne University
Saint Louis, Missouri
93.4%
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee
93.4%
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
93.4%
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, Oregon
93.4%
St. John’s College
Santa Fe, New Mexico
93.4%
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TExas
93.3%
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky
93.3%
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
93.2%
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%

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