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
Saint Joseph's College New York

Brooklyn, NY

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71%
Thiel College

Greenville, PA

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71%
Hollins University

Roanoke, VA

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71%
Virginia Wesleyan College

Norfolk, VA

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71%
Maranatha Baptist Bible College

Watertown, WI

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71%
Mesivta Keser Torah

Belmar, NJ

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71%
Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

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72%
Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

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72%
Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

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72%
Endicott College

Beverly, MA

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72%
Concordia University Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

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72%
Creighton University

Omaha, NE

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72%
Chowan University

Murfreesboro, NC

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72%
Columbus College of Art and Design

Columbus, OH

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72%
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, OH

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72%
Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

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72%
Presbyterian College

Clinton, SC

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72%
Lee University

Cleveland, TN

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72%