In the fall of 2018, public doctoral universities saw the most applicants. Private nonprofit doctoral institutions had the lowest overall acceptance rates as well as the lowest individual rates for all of the top 10 colleges in that group. Those colleges also had the highest admitted-to-enrolled ratio, suggesting they were top choices for students applying to many colleges and universities. Public baccalaureate and associate colleges often have open-admissions policies. The few on this list are exceptions to that rule.
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