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
	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	100.0%
	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	100.0% ⁴
	Baker College of Flint Flint, MI	100.0%
	Boston Architectural College Boston, MA	100.0%
	Chancellor University ¹ Cleveland, OH	100.0% ⁴
	College of St. Thomas More ¹ Fort Worth, TX	100.0%
	CUNY–College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY	100.0%
	CUNY–Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY	100.0%
	Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL	100.0%
	Fisk University Nashville, TN	100.0%
	Goddard College Plainfield, VT	100.0% ⁴
	Granite State College Concord, NH	100.0%
	Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, MO	100.0%
	Mountain State University Beckley, WV	100.0%
	New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM	100.0%
	Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK	100.0%
	Northwest Florida State College ¹ Niceville, FL	100.0% ⁴
	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO	100.0%
	St. Catharine College St. Catharine, KY	100.0%
	St. Paul's College ¹ Lawrenceville, VA	100.0%
	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%
	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

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

100.0%

American Public University System

Charles Town, WV

100.0% ⁴

Baker College of Flint

Flint, MI

100.0%

Boston Architectural College

Boston, MA

100.0%

Chancellor University ¹

Cleveland, OH

100.0% ⁴

College of St. Thomas More ¹

Fort Worth, TX

100.0%

CUNY–College of Staten Island

Staten Island, NY

100.0%

CUNY–Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY

100.0%

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

100.0%

Fisk University

Nashville, TN

100.0%

Goddard College

Plainfield, VT

100.0% ⁴

Granite State College

Concord, NH

100.0%

Missouri Western State University

St. Joseph, MO

100.0%

Mountain State University

Beckley, WV

100.0%

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, NM

100.0%

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Alva, OK

100.0%

Northwest Florida State College ¹

Niceville, FL

100.0% ⁴

Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Lakewood, CO

100.0%

St. Catharine College

St. Catharine, KY

100.0%

St. Paul's College ¹

Lawrenceville, VA

100.0%

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%

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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