The average acceptance rate of Top Public Schools is 23.25%, a total of 81,320 applicants applied to the schools and 16,616 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 146,272 and North Carolina State University at Raleigh had the least number of applicants of 44,047 among Top Public Schools.
University of California-Los Angeles had the lowest acceptance rate of 8.97% and Rutgers University-New Brunswick had the highest rate of 58.15%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 72,885 | 19,417 | 9,210 | 26.64% | 47.43% |
| 2 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 58,951 | 9,909 | 3,961 | 16.81% | 39.97% |
| 3 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 59,789 | 8,413 | 3,836 | 14.07% | 45.60% |
| 4 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 73,557 | 17,804 | 7,513 | 24.20% | 42.20% |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 66,535 | 10,209 | 4,640 | 15.34% | 45.45% |
| 6 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 146,272 | 13,114 | 6,610 | 8.97% | 50.40% |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 98,310 | 15,373 | 7,278 | 15.64% | 47.34% |
| 8 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 124,242 | 13,639 | 6,272 | 10.98% | 45.99% |
| 9 | Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ | 68,614 | 39,899 | 8,191 | 58.15% | 20.53% |
| 10 | North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC | 44,047 | 18,385 | 5,839 | 41.74% | 31.76% |
| - | Average | 81,320 | 16,616 | 6,335 | 23% | 42% |