Public universities in the United States

State-funded American universities. The distinction matters to an international family for one specific reason: public universities charge out-of-state and international students a different, much higher rate than residents, so the headline tuition you read is rarely the number you would pay.

250 universities listed. 250 of them publish acceptance rate; where a school does not publish one we say so rather than estimating it.

UniversityLocationAcceptance rate
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas, TX 4%
Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown, Ohio, OH 5%
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts, MA 6%
University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, Maine 7%
Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY 8%
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska 9%
Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon, OR 10%
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg, West Virginia, WV 10%
University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR 13%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 14%
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA 17%
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina, SC 23%
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans New Orleans, LA 27%
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco San Francisco, California, CA 27%
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston, Texas, TX 28%
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, Virginia 29%
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California 30%
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Tulsa, Oklahoma, OK 30%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, North Carolina, NC 31%
SUNY College of Optometry New York City, New York 33%
William & Mary Williamsburg, VA 34%
San Diego State University San Diego, California 35%
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley, West Virginia, WV 37%
Binghamton University Vestal, New York, NY 38%
Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina 38%
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 39%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina, NC 40%
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, Tennessee, TN 40%
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas, AR 41%
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee, TN 42%
North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 42%
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, OH 42%
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee 44%
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, New Mexico 44%
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama 46%
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana 47%
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY 48%
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York 49%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 50%
University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law Concord, New Hampshire, NH 52%
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce, PR 52%
University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut 52%
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR 53%
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY 54%
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey Cayey, Puerto Rico, PR 54%
University of Puerto Rico-Carolina Carolina, PR 54%
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR 54%
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York, NY 55%
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY 55%
University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL 55%
University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, Puerto Rico, PR 56%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia, VA 56%
Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana, LA 57%
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Shreveport, Louisiana, LA 57%
Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria, LA 58%
Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME 58%
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts 59%
CUNY City College New York, NY 60%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 60%
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH 60%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 60%
University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, Puerto Rico, PR 60%
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, Oklahoma, OK 60%
University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 60%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 61%
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 61%
University of Florida-Online Gainesville, Florida, FL 61%
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina 61%
University of Missouri-St Louis St. Louis, Missouri 63%
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, New York 65%
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR 65%
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, New York 65%
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 65%
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas 65%
University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas 65%
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, Oklahoma, OK 66%
Arizona State University Digital Immersion Tempe/Phoenix metro area, Arizona, AZ 67%
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University Bloomfield, New Jersey 68%
Clayton State University Morrow, Georgia 68%
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York City, New York, NY 68%
University of Delaware Newark, Delaware 68%
Indiana University-East Richmond, Indiana 69%
University at Albany Albany, NY 69%
Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, Illinois 70%
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, Arkansas 70%
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, New York, NY 70%
University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York, NY 70%
University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama, AL 70%
Mayville State University Mayville, ND 71%
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ 71%
SUNY Brockport Brockport, New York 71%
University of Minnesota-Rochester Rochester, Minnesota, MN 71%
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, New Jersey 72%
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO 72%
Indiana University-Northwest Gary, Indiana 73%
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 73%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California 74%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 74%
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, New York 74%
University of Houston Houston, Texas 74%
University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 74%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma 75%
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas, AR 75%
Kean University Union, New Jersey, NJ 76%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, Massachusetts 76%
Rutgers University-Newark Newark, New Jersey, NJ 76%
Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK 76%
University of Houston-Victoria Victoria, Texas 76%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI 76%
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama 77%
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 77%
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma, OK 77%
Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon 77%
Henderson State University Arkadelphia, Arkansas, AR 78%
Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana, IN 78%
Montana State University Bozeman, Montana, MT 78%
Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey, NJ 78%
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY 78%
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY 78%
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 78%
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 78%
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, New York, NY 79%
University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamón, Puerto Rico 79%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 80%
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY 80%
Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, Georgia, GA 80%
Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH 80%
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, New Mexico, NM 80%
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN 80%
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas, TX 80%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, Ohio 81%
Colegio Universitario de San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico, PR 81%
Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music San Juan, PR 81%
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam, New York 81%
Vermont State University Randolph, Vermont 81%
San Jose State University San José, California 82%
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, Connecticut, CT 82%
Westfield State University Westfield, MA 82%
Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN 83%
University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH 83%
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, Washington 83%
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 84%
Framingham State University Framingham, Massachusetts, MA 84%
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, New York, NY 84%
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, New York, NY 84%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts 84%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 85%
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio 85%
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, Pennsylvania, PA 85%
The University of Tennessee Southern Pulaski, Tennessee, TN 85%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas, TX 85%
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 85%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio 85%
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM 85%
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina, NC 85%
University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 85%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex Kenosha, WI 85%
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 86%
Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN 86%
Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio, OH 86%
Nevada State University Henderson, NV 86%
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, Ohio, OH 86%
Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon, OR 86%
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, Connecticut, CT 86%
University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 86%
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, Massachusetts 87%
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana, LA 87%
University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, Nebraska 87%
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 87%
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, New Hampshire, NH 87%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 87%
Stockton University Galloway, NJ 88%
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi, NY 88%
The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, Tennessee 88%
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, Connecticut, CT 88%
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, Connecticut, CT 88%
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 88%
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, New Hampshire, NH 88%
Worcester State University Worcester, Massachusetts, MA 88%
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 89%
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 89%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado, CO 89%
Ohio University-Eastern Campus St. Clairsville, Ohio, OH 89%
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona, AZ 90%
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 90%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA 90%
Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH 90%
Montana Technological University Butte, MT 90%
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, Ohio, OH 90%
University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland, MD 90%
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, Pennsylvania, PA 90%
Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon 90%
West Liberty University West Liberty, West Virginia 90%
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ 90%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA 91%
Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO 91%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven, PA 91%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango Sharon, PA 91%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA 91%
University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, California, CA 91%
University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA 91%
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY 92%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, New Mexico, NM 92%
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, PA 92%
East Texas A&M University Commerce, Texas, TX 92%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York, PA 92%
University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, Texas, TX 92%
University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, North Carolina, NC 92%
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina, NC 92%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI 92%
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia 93%
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, PA 93%
Concord University Athens, West Virginia 93%
Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, Louisiana, LA 93%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington, Pennsylvania, PA 93%
Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, Texas, TX 93%
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, Texas, TX 93%
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 93%
Pennsylvania Western University California, Pennsylvania, PA 94%
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, Texas 94%
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, TX 94%
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania, PA 95%
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 95%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington, PA 95%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania, PA 95%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport, Pennsylvania 95%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, Pennsylvania, PA 95%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas, Pennsylvania, PA 95%
Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, Oklahoma, OK 95%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, New York, NY 95%
University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, Hawaii, HI 95%
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania 95%
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, Pennsylvania 95%
Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH 95%
California State University-East Bay Hayward, California 96%
California State University Maritime Academy Vallejo, California, CA 96%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca, Pennsylvania 96%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton, Pennsylvania 96%
Salem State University Salem, MA 96%
Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV 96%
The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA 96%
The University of Montana Missoula, Montana 96%
Bluefield State University Bluefield, West Virginia, WV 97%
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Santa Fe, New Mexico, NM 97%
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO 97%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, Pennsylvania, PA 97%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, Pennsylvania, PA 97%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore, Pennsylvania, PA 97%
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 97%
University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle, Maine, ME 97%

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