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
Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

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68%
Adrian College

Adrian, MI

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68%
Saint John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

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68%
Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

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68%
Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH

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68%
Lycoming College

Williamsport, PA

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68%
Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences

Memphis, TN

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68%
Carson Newman College

Jefferson City, TN

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68%
Howard Payne University

Brownwood, TX

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68%
Concordia University Wisconsin

Mequon, WI

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68%
Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

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69%
Mount St. Mary's College

Los Angeles, CA

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69%
San Francisco Bay University

Fremont, California

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69%
Evangel University

Springfield, MO

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69%
Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

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69%
Drew University

Madison, NJ

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69%
Hartwick College

Oneonta, NY

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69%
Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR

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69%