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 |
|---|---|---|
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Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Kingsville, TX |
97.9% | |
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MidAmerica Nazarene University
1
Olathe, KS |
97.8% | |
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Northwest University
Kirkland, WA |
97.6% | |
|
Southern Wesleyan University
1
Central, SC |
97.4% | |
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Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX |
97.4% | |
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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO |
97.3% | |
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Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN |
97.1% | |
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Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, VA |
97.0% | |
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University of Houston–Downtown
Houston, TX |
96.9% | |
|
Utah State University
Logan, UT |
96.9% |
