The average acceptance rate of Top Public Colleges is 15.44%, a total of 72,801 applicants applied to the schools and 11,082 accepted.
University of California-Los Angeles had the most number of applicants of 146,272 and United States Military Academy had the least number of applicants of 12,320 among Top Public Colleges.
University of California-Los Angeles had the lowest acceptance rate of 8.97% and The University of Texas at Austin had the highest rate of 26.64%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 124,242 | 13,639 | 6,272 | 10.98% | 45.99% |
| 2 | University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | 146,272 | 13,114 | 6,610 | 8.97% | 50.40% |
| 3 | United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD | 15,149 | 1,405 | 1,183 | 9.27% | 84.20% |
| 4 | United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY | 12,320 | 1,534 | 1,195 | 12.45% | 77.90% |
| 5 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 72,885 | 19,417 | 9,210 | 26.64% | 47.43% |
| 6 | University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA | 58,951 | 9,909 | 3,961 | 16.81% | 39.97% |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC | 66,535 | 10,209 | 4,640 | 15.34% | 45.45% |
| 8 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 59,789 | 8,413 | 3,836 | 14.07% | 45.60% |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 98,310 | 15,373 | 7,278 | 15.64% | 47.34% |
| 10 | University of FloridaGainesville, FL | 73,557 | 17,804 | 7,513 | 24.20% | 42.20% |
| - | Average | 72,801 | 11,082 | 5,170 | 15% | 53% |