Schools That Accept All Applicants
Colleges With the Highest Acceptance Rates
Some schools make it almost impossible to get in, but other colleges accept just about everyone who applies.
These 10 schools had the highest acceptance rates for first-time, first-year applicants for fall 2013.
Bismarck State College (ND)
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: 69 (tie), Regional Colleges (Midwest)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 4,062
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CUNY--College of Staten Island
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: 115 (tie), Regional Universities (North)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 13,465
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CUNY--Medgar Evers College
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: RNP, Regional Colleges (North)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 6,491
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Indian River State College (FL)
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: 64 (tie), Regional Colleges (South)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 17,247
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Jarvis Christian College (TX)
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: RNP, Regional Colleges (West)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 609
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Metropolitan State University (MN)
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: RNP, Regional Universities (Midwest)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: N/A
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Missouri Western State University
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: RNP, Regional Colleges (Midwest)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 5,616
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University of Pikeville (KY)
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: RNP, National Liberal Arts Colleges
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 1,737
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Wayne State College (NE)
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: 84 (tie), Regional Universities (Midwest)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 2,991
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Weber State University (UT)
Fall 2013 acceptance rate: 100 percent
U.S. News rank and category: 68 (tie), Regional Universities (West)
Number of students enrolled 2014-2015: 24,498
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Delece Smith-Barrow is an education reporter at U.S. News, covering graduate schools. You can follow her on Twitter or email her at dsmithbarrow@usnews.com.
