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
Pennsylvania College of Technology

Williamsport, PA

92.0%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology–​Cobleskill

Cobleskill, NY

92.0%
East Central University 1

Ada, OK

91.9%
Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

91.9%
Northwestern College

St. Paul, MN

91.7%
Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

91.7%
Albion College

Albion, MI

91.6%
Dakota State University

Madison, SD

91.6%
Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

91.2%
Naropa University

Boulder, CO

91.2%

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