Top 100 - Highest Acceptance Rates

Waiting for acceptance letters to arrive can be a stressful time for prospective college students. Whether applicants see "Congratulations!" instead of "We regret to inform you," can depend on the schools to which they applied. While some colleges and universities pride themselves on selectivity, others welcome most, if not all, of their college applicants. The 100 schools on this list had the highest acceptance rates for the fall 2011 entering class among all schools surveyed by U.S. News, regardless of ranking category.

Save	School	Fall 2011 acceptance rate
	Weber State University Ogden, UT	100.0%
	Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM	100.0%
	University of Texas–El Paso El Paso, TX	99.8%
	Cameron University Lawton, OK	99.6%
	Herzing University ¹ Madison, WI	99.6%
	Montana State University–Billings Billings, MT	99.5%
	Brigham Young University–Idaho ¹ Rexburg, ID	99.4%
	Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN	99.2%
	Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Old Lyme, CT	99.1%
	Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK	99.0%
	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	98.9%
	Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX	98.8%
	Lyndon State College ¹ Lyndonville, VT	98.7%
	Welch College Nashville, TN	98.7%
	Trinity International University Deerfield, IL	98.1%
	Texas A&M University–Kingsville Kingsville, TX	97.9%
	MidAmerica Nazarene University ¹ Olathe, KS	97.8%
	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	97.6%
	Southern Wesleyan University ¹ Central, SC	97.4%
	Sul Ross State University Alpine, TX	97.4%
	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO	97.3%
	Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	97.1%
	Virginia Intermont College Bristol, VA	97.0%
	University of Houston–Downtown Houston, TX	96.9%
	Utah State University Logan, UT	96.9%

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School

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Weber State University

Ogden, UT

100.0%

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

100.0%

University of Texas–El Paso

El Paso, TX

99.8%