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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Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH |
64% |
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Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA |
64% |
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Converse CollegeSpartanburg, SC |
64% |
|
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX |
64% |
|
SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryOakland, CA |
64% |
|
Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CA |
65% |
|
Clark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GA |
65% |
|
Southwestern CollegeWinfield, KS |
65% |
|
Tabor CollegeHillsboro, KS |
65% |
|
College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME |
65% |
|
Rochester CollegeRochester Hills, MI |
65% |
|
Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ |
65% |
|
Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
65% |
|
Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY |
65% |
|
University of CharlestonCharleston, WV |
65% |
|
Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL |
66% |
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Lyon CollegeBatesville, AR |
66% |
|
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL |
66% |