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
	University of Maryland–University College Adelphi, MD	100.0%
	University of Pikeville Pikeville, KY	100.0%
	University of Texas–Brownsville Brownsville, TX	100.0%
	Washburn University Topeka, KS	100.0%
	Wayne State College Wayne, NE	100.0%
	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%

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School

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

University of Maryland–University College

Adelphi, MD

100.0%

University of Pikeville

Pikeville, KY

100.0%

University of Texas–Brownsville

Brownsville, TX

100.0%