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 | |
|---|---|---|
|
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC |
53% |
|
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC |
53% |
|
Northwood University FloridaWest Palm Beach, Florida |
54% |
|
Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL |
54% |
|
DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN |
54% |
|
Barclay CollegeHaviland, KS |
54% |
|
Centre CollegeDanville, KY |
54% |
|
Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA |
54% |
|
The College of WoosterWooster, OH |
54% |
|
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA |
54% |
|
Johnson UniversityKnoxville, TN |
54% |
|
King CollegeBristol, TN |
54% |
|
University of DallasIrving, TX |
54% |
|
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TX |
54% |
|
Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA |
55% |
|
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL |
55% |
|
Union CollegeBarbourville, KY |
55% |
|
Chapman UniversityOrange, CA |
56% |