Key Admission and Academic Facts of Tightest Public Colleges To Get In

University of California-Los Angeles has the lowest acceptance rate (tightest rate) of 8.57% and United States Naval Academy has the second lowest rate of 10.75% among 455 colleges with competitive admission. University of California-Los Angeles stay at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. United States Naval Academy ranked 2nd, up -2 places from th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $33,665 and graduate tuition & fees is $27,192 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 25 Tightest Public Colleges To Get In.
Table. Tightest Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
Public, four-years
8.57%
2.20%
50.31%-$44,524
($13,747)
46,43092.00%18 to 1
2United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD
Public, four-years
10.75%85.18%1,310-
(-)
4,45089.00%8 to 1
3
1
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Public, four-years
11.33%
3.11%
46.33%-$45,627
($14,850)
45,30794.00%19 to 1
4United States Military Academy West Point, NY
Public, four-years
11.95%78.15%1,340-
(-)
4,39387.00%7 to 1
5
-
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
Public, four-years
17.11%
3.29%
46.01%1,460$39,330
($8,989)
31,70591.00%17 to 1
6
3
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA
Public, four-years
17.13%
1.17%
42.05%1,480$32,876
($11,764)
45,29692.00%19 to 1
7
3
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
Public, four-years
17.69%
2.46%
47.27%1,470$58,072
($17,228)
51,22593.00%12 to 1
8
2
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
Public, four-years
18.66%
2.08%
42.32%1,490$58,950
($22,323)
26,08295.00%15 to 1
9
1
University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA
Public, four-years
21.15%
7.67%
22.47%-$45,014
($14,237)
35,93786.00%18 to 1
10
-
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Public, four-years
23.35%
6.78%
43.92%1,390$28,659
($6,381)
55,21190.00%16 to 1
11
2
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA
Public, four-years
23.71%
10.49%
21.05%-$46,042
($15,265)
42,00687.00%19 to 1
12CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY
Public, four-years
23.81%14.29%-$15,360
($7,410)
8,733-11 to 1
13
4
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Public, four-years
25.04%
12.03%
30.86%1,290$18,786
($5,656)
44,16184.00%17 to 1
14
5
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
Public, four-years
25.85%
3.33%
17.31%-$45,742
($14,965)
26,42085.00%17 to 1
15
4
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM
Public, four-years
27.55%
4.95%
92.37%950$8,843
($6,863)
5,10641.00%16 to 1
16
3
Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS
Public, four-years
29.93%
8.98%
24.65%1,005$8,549
($8,549)
2,93347.00%16 to 1
17
5
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
Public, four-years
30.43%
2.57%
28.57%-$30,995
($11,075)
22,00085.00%20 to 1
18
11
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Public, four-years
31.35%
2.60%
48.37%1,370$42,778
($11,678)
52,38487.00%18 to 1
19
5
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL
Public, four-years
32.93%
2.36%
37.31%1,070$17,725
($5,785)
9,21560.00%14 to 1
20
4
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
Public, four-years
33.50%
3.04%
27.10%1,460$49,412
($25,040)
9,65490.00%12 to 1
21
9
University of California-Davis Davis, CA
Public, four-years
37.34%
11.41%
18.09%-$46,024
($15,247)
39,67986.00%21 to 1
22
4
San Diego State University San Diego, CA
Public, four-years
39.26%
1.36%
21.67%-$20,170
($8,290)
37,40278.00%25 to 1
23
2
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
Public, four-years
39.95%
6.90%
17.97%-$18,888
($7,008)
38,97372.00%22 to 1
24
9
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
Public, four-years
41.04%
4.67%
33.31%1,278$22,467
($6,368)
68,34675.00%29 to 1
25
4
Binghamton University Vestal, NY
Public, four-years
41.75%
2.40%
17.87%1,430$29,453
($10,363)
18,31282.00%19 to 1
Average25.65%38.19%1,320$33,665
($11,699)
30,85482.00%17 to 1
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