America's Best Colleges 2009

U.S. News has collected data from more than 1,400 colleges to bring you this year's rankings. Start by selecting a discipline for access to our top program rankings.

Best Colleges: Top 100 - Highest Acceptance Rates

Weber State University Ogden, UT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Pikeville College Pikeville, KY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
CUNY--Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
West Virginia University--Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Bellevue University Bellevue, NE Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Morris College Sumter, SC Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Boston Conservatory Boston, MA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Utah Valley State College Orem, UT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Wayne State College Wayne, NE Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Mountain State University Beckley, WV Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Tabor College Hillsboro, KS Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
National University La Jolla, CA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Peirce College Philadelphia, PA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Oklahoma Panhandle State University Goodwell, OK Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Wilmington University New Castle, DE Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Granite State College Concord, NH Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
City University Bellevue, WA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Gratz College Melrose Park, PA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
University of Texas--Brownsville Brownsville, TX Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Concordia College Selma, AL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Glenville State College Glenville, WV Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Baker College of Flint Flint, MI Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
CUNY--College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
University of Maryland--University College Adelphi, MD Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
100.0 %
Montana State University--Billings Billings, MT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
99.9 %
Cameron University Lawton, OK Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
99.9 %
University of Houston--Downtown Houston, TX Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
99.4 %
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
99.2 %
University of Texas--El Paso El Paso, TX Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
99.0 %
Angelo State University San Angelo, TX Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
99.0 %
Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
99.0 %
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
98.5 %
Washburn University Topeka, KS Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
98.3 %
College of Visual Arts St. Paul, MN Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
98.3 %
University of Texas of the Permian Basin Odessa, TX Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.9 %
Grand View College Des Moines, IA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.7 %
VanderCook College of Music Chicago, IL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.7 %
Utah State University Logan, UT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.7 %
Philadelphia Biblical University Langhorne, PA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.5 %
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.5 %
Livingstone College Salisbury, NC Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.4 %
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.2 %
Indiana University-Purdue University--Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.1 %
Colorado State University--Pueblo Pueblo, CO Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.0 %
University of Montana--Western Dillon, MT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
97.0 %
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
96.9 %
Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
96.9 %
Dakota State University Madison, SD Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
96.8 %
University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
96.8 %
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
96.6 %
Trinity International University Deerfield, IL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
96.3 %
East Central University Ada, OK Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
96.2 %
Hannibal-LaGrange College Hannibal, MO Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.9 %
William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.8 %
Quincy University Quincy, IL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.7 %
University of Wyoming Laramie, WY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.7 %
King College Bristol, TN Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.4 %
University of Montana Missoula, MT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.4 %
Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.3 %
Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.2 %
Fontbonne University St. Louis, MO Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.2 %
Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.0 %
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.0 %
Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
95.0 %
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
94.9 %
Columbia College Chicago, IL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
94.9 %
Keystone College La Plume, PA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
94.8 %
Neumann College Aston, PA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
94.7 %
California State University--Chico Chico, CA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
94.7 %
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
94.3 %
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
94.1 %
Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu, HI Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.8 %
St. Paul's College Lawrenceville, VA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.7 %
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.7 %
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.7 %
Clearwater Christian College Clearwater, FL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.2 %
St. Martin's University Lacey, WA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.0 %
University of Texas--San Antonio San Antonio, TX Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.0 %
Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
93.0 %
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.9 %
Naropa University Boulder, CO Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.8 %
Northwestern College St. Paul, MN Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.8 %
Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.8 %
Walla Walla University College Place, WA Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.8 %
University of Wisconsin--Parkside Kenosha, WI Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.8 %
University of Toledo Toledo, OH Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.8 %
Valley City State University Valley City, ND Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.6 %
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.2 %
William Jewell College Liberty, MO Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
92.0 %
Southern Vermont College Bennington, VT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
91.9 %
Samford University Birmingham, AL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
91.8 %
Auburn University--Montgomery Montgomery, AL Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
91.7 %
St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure, NY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
91.7 %
University of Maine--Machias Machias, ME Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
91.6 %
Houghton College Houghton, NY Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
91.5 %
Lyndon State College Lyndonville, VT Fall 2007 Acceptance rate:
91.4 %

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