Below is a ranking of the 1317 private colleges in the United States with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. California Institute of Technology leads the list by accepting 3% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
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St John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD |
44% |
|
College of Saint MaryOmaha, NE |
44% |
|
Northeast Catholic CollegeWarner, NH |
44% |
|
Union CollegeSchenectady, NY |
44% |
|
Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA |
44% |
|
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CT |
45% |
|
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL |
45% |
|
Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma Park, MD |
45% |
|
Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY |
45% |
|
Hillsdale Free Will Baptist CollegeMoore, OK |
45% |
|
Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, FL |
45% |
|
Central Baptist CollegeConway, AR |
46% |
|
The Boston ConservatoryBoston, MA |
46% |
|
Grace UniversityOmaha, NE |
46% |
|
Pennsylvania College of Art and DesignLancaster, PA |
46% |
|
University of Saint KatherineSan Marcos, California |
46% |
|
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA |
47% |
|
American UniversityWashington, DC |
47% |