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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Friends UniversityWichita, KS |
56% |
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Fordham UniversityBronx, NY |
56% |
|
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH |
56% |
|
Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK |
56% |
|
Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, TX |
56% |
|
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL |
57% |
|
Rockford UniversityRockford, IL |
57% |
|
Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, IN |
57% |
|
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA |
57% |
|
Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY |
57% |
|
Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH |
57% |
|
College of Mount St. JosephCincinnati, OH |
57% |
|
Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI |
57% |
|
University of the OzarksClarksville, AR |
58% |
|
Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA |
58% |
|
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL |
58% |
|
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA |
58% |
|
William Carey UniversityHattiesburg, MS |
58% |