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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Webster UniversitySaint Louis, MO |
58% |
|
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY |
58% |
|
St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY |
58% |
|
University of TulsaTulsa, OK |
58% |
|
Fisk UniversityNashville, TN |
58% |
|
McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX |
58% |
|
Davis & Elkins CollegeElkins, WV |
58% |
|
Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI |
58% |
|
Spring Hill CollegeMobile, AL |
59% |
|
Williams Baptist CollegeWalnut Ridge, AR |
59% |
|
Barry UniversityMiami, FL |
59% |
|
Florida Southern CollegeLakeland, FL |
59% |
|
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL |
59% |
|
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA |
59% |
|
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA |
59% |
|
Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO |
59% |
|
Hannibal LaGrange UniversityHannibal, MO |
59% |
|
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, NY |
59% |