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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Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA |
7% |
|
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA |
7% |
|
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME |
8% |
|
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD |
8% |
|
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY |
8% |
|
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
8% |
|
Rice UniversityHouston, TX |
8% |
|
The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
9% |
|
New York UniversityNew York, NY |
9% |
|
Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, CA |
10% |
|
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA |
10% |
|
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA |
10% |
|
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
10% |
|
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA |
10% |
|
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT |
10% |
|
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA |
11% |
|
Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA |
11% |
|
Boston UniversityBoston, MA |
11% |