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Arizona State University
AZ · Acceptance Rate: 88%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 56,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: AZ
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Texas A&M University
TX · Acceptance Rate: 63%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 55,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: TX
3
University of Central Florida
FL · Acceptance Rate: 42%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 56,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: FL
4
Ohio State University
OH · Acceptance Rate: 53%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 47,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: OH
5
University of Arizona
AZ · Acceptance Rate: 86%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 46,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: AZ
6
University of Texas at Austin
TX · Acceptance Rate: 31%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 42,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: TX
7
Florida International University
FL · Acceptance Rate: 58%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 42,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: FL
8
Penn State University
PA · Acceptance Rate: 55%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 40,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: PA
9
Michigan State University
MI · Acceptance Rate: 83%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 39,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: MI
10
University of Florida
FL · Acceptance Rate: 25%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 38,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: FL
11
Purdue University
IN · Acceptance Rate: 53%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 38,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: IN
12
University of Minnesota
MN · Acceptance Rate: 75%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 37,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: MN
13
University of South Florida
FL · Acceptance Rate: 45%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 38,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: FL
14
University of North Texas
TX · Acceptance Rate: 82%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 38,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: TX
15
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
IL · Acceptance Rate: 44%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 36,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: IL
16
Rutgers University
NJ · Acceptance Rate: 61%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 36,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: NJ
17
University of Wisconsin Madison
WI · Acceptance Rate: 43%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 35,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: WI
18
University of Houston
TX · Acceptance Rate: 65%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 36,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: TX
19
Indiana University Bloomington
IN · Acceptance Rate: 80%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 34,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: IN
20
Texas State University
TX · Acceptance Rate: 84%
NCAA: DI
Enrollment: 35,000
Greek Life: Yes
State: TX
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