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
Anderson University

Anderson, SC

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53%
Furman University

Greenville, SC

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53%
Northwood University Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

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54%
Millikin University

Decatur, IL

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54%
DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

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54%
Barclay College

Haviland, KS

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54%
Centre College

Danville, KY

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54%
Centenary College of Louisiana

Shreveport, LA

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54%
The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH

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54%
Moravian University

Bethlehem, PA

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54%
Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

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54%
King College

Bristol, TN

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54%
University of Dallas

Irving, TX

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54%
Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

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54%
Reinhardt University

Waleska, GA

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55%
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL

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55%
Union College

Barbourville, KY

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55%
Chapman University

Orange, CA

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56%