Editor LauraThe college admissions process can be stressful, especially with the cutthroat competition for spots in top-tier schools. If you’re looking for a school that will do right by you without having to compete against thousands of other students, there are still some great options out there. Here are some open applications at public colleges and universities around the country.
Public Colleges That Are Still Open For Applications
1. Alabama State University
Alabama State University is a historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The university is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
The institution was founded on November 9th, 1867 as the Lincoln Normal School for Teachers at Marion Military Institute under the supervision of Reverend David C. Grimes and Principal William Martin (the latter being an ex-slave). It was established to train teachers for Black people in Alabama following the American Civil War and subsequent abolition of slavery in 1865.
In 1872 it moved from Marion Military Institute to Montgomery where it rechristened itself as State Normal School for Colored Students (now Alabama State University) in 1885 due to desegregation laws passed during Reconstruction by Governor Robert Patton Reid and renamed again as State Industrial Institute for Negroes when further desegregation laws were passed during Jim Crow era by Governor Thomas Kilby Smith Sr..
2. University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage, Alaska. It is a four-year university that offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It is also a member of the University of Alaska system.
The school was founded as Anchorage Junior College in 1949 to provide post-secondary education for residents of the growing city of Anchorage. In 1990, it became an autonomous institution with its own board of regents and president.
3. University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public university in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It is a flagship campus of the University of Alaska system and is the largest university in the northern United States. It is also one of the largest universities in North America.
4. Anderson University (SC)
Private college with an acceptance rate of 75%. The average GPA for incoming freshmen is 3.4.
5. Ball State University
Ball State University is a public university in Muncie, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university of the Indiana State University System and has a student body of more than 22,000.
The university was founded in 1906 as an agricultural high school and gained university status in 1967. Since becoming an academic institution, Ball State has grown to become one of the largest universities in Indiana and has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s top 100 national universities every year since 1993 (except for 2002).
6. California Maritime Academy
Located in Vallejo, California Maritime Academy offers a variety of bachelor’s degrees and certificates. Its most popular programs are marine engineering, with 245 students enrolled; maritime operations technology, with 210 students enrolled; and maritime administration, with 175 students enrolled. The school has an open admissions policy, which means that any student who applies during the year can be admitted to the school as long as they meet all admission requirements (as opposed to having to apply for early decision or rolling admissions).
The following table shows you what each Florida public college charges for tuition/fees and provides basic statistics:
College name: South Florida State College (SFSC)
Tuition/fees per semester (including fees): $2,300-$3200
Enrollment: 2124
7. Augusta University
Augusta University is a public research university located in Augusta, Georgia. It was formed in January 2018 from the merger of two former institutions of higher learning: Georgia Health Sciences University and Augusta State University.
The college offers bachelor’s degrees across numerous disciplines, including business administration and management; nursing; health professions; public health; physical therapy; psychology; criminal justice; education (early childhood through grade 12). The university also offers master’s degrees in various areas of study, as well as doctoral programs leading to advanced research degrees such as doctorates in medicine or pharmacology
8. Columbus State University (GA)
Columbus State University is a public university located in Columbus, Georgia. The school was founded as Columbus Technical Institute in 1958 and was renamed Columbus Technical College in 1963, then Columbus College in 1975, before achieving university status in 1999.
The school’s athletic teams are known as the Cougars and compete mostly in NCAA Division II sports.
9. Campbellsville University
Campbellsville University is a private, coeducational, Christian liberal arts university located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States.
The university was founded in 1887 by Dr. Robert A. Jeter and named after John G. Campbell and his wife Isabella McDowell Campbell who donated property for the school’s original campus on Main Street in downtown Campbellsville.
10. Clarion University
Clarion University is a public university located in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1852 as Clarion Normal School, a teacher’s college.
Clarion University is a Carnegie-classified doctoral university with a focus on undergraduate and graduate education.
11. Delaware State University
Delaware State University is a public, coeducational, historically black university in Dover, Delaware. It was founded in 1891 as the Delaware Normal School for Colored Students.
The school changed its name to Delaware State College in 1935 and to Delaware State University on July 1, 1984.
12. Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Gulf Coast University is a public university in Fort Myers, Florida, United States and a member of the State University System of Florida. FGCU is one of the fastest growing universities in the United States; its enrollment grew from 6,534 students during the fall semester of 2014 to 14,764 students by spring 2018.
The university offers three doctorate degrees: Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.), Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree. In addition to these programs, FGCU offers more than 50 master’s degrees, two professional certificates and two bachelor’s degree programs through its six colleges: College of Business Administration & Economics; College of Education; College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences; College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics; Kirwan School for Political Leadership & Public Policy; School for Contemporary Arts + Entertainment Studies
13. Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Gwinnett College is a public co-educational college in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States. It was created by the merger of two institutions: Georgia Perimeter College and Gwinnett Technical Institute. The college offers over 100 degree programs and certificates to more than 30,000 students annually.
Gwinnett College was founded in 1968 as the first public college in the state of Georgia. It began as one campus called Gwinnett Technical Institute on July 1st 1961 but then became four campuses when it merged with Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC) on July 1st 1989 and later added branches from other technical colleges such as Piedmont Technical College which became part of this college system in 1993.
However after being designated by the Georgia Board of Regents as an autonomous university it changed its name again becoming known simply as “Georgia State University – Atlanta Campus” at that time due to having been given full autonomy over all academic matters related to instruction offered there both within classrooms or online through distance learning courses offered via satellite technology using one or both methods depending on preference needed by each student desiring enrollment into either type coursework program offered here such
14. Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology. The university has grown to include more than 100 majors and programs, making it one of the largest universities in the country.
Georgia State University is the only university in the United States to offer a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication. In addition to its main campus at Decatur (located near downtown Atlanta), it also operates campuses overseas at Paris-Saclay and Dubai International Academic City with plans for another campus in Abu Dhabi by 2020.
15. Grambling State University (LA)
Grambling State University is a historically black college and university (HBCU) located in Grambling, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1901 as a high school and became a college in 1923. The university is one of four public historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) in Louisiana. Grambling State is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and is one of two SWAC members who do not sponsor football at the FBS level; those two schools are Jackson State University and Mississippi Valley State University.
The school’s athletic teams play under the nickname “Tigers”, with maroon being their primary color.[3] They participate in fifteen sports that include men’s football, basketball, baseball & softball, women’s volleyball and track & field among others
16. Idaho State University Pocatello Campus
Idaho State University is a public university that was established in 1901. The main campus is located in Pocatello, Idaho. They offer over 170 degree programs and they have a strong focus on teacher education programs as well as business administration programs.
Students can choose from 3 different campuses to study at depending on their major of choice including the College of Health Professions and Science, College of Business Administration, or College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. The average cost per year for tuition here is roughly $7000 USD which makes it very affordable compared to other universities out there today!
Closing
Although these public colleges are still open for applications, it’s worth noting that some of these schools may have limited admission slots. For example, the University of Alaska Fairbanks has around 400 spots available each year. That means that if you’re interested in attending one of these universities, it might be your best bet to apply early rather than later!