United States Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

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.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID

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47%
Emerson College

Boston, MA

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47%
Union University

Jackson, TN

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47%
Austin College

Sherman, TX

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47%
University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

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48%
Warner University

Lake Wales, FL

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48%
Newman University

Wichita, KS

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48%
Bentley University

Waltham, MA

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48%
Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, MN

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48%
York College

York, NE

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48%
Alfred University

Alfred, NY

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48%
Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

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48%
Mount Marty College

Yankton, SD

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48%
Bennington College

Bennington, VT

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48%
Averett University

Danville, VA

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48%
Hampton University

Hampton, VA

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48%
Ecclesia College

Springdale, AR

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48%
Millsaps College

Jackson, MS

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49%