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%

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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%