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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Saint Joseph's College New YorkBrooklyn, NY |
71% |
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Thiel CollegeGreenville, PA |
71% |
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Hollins UniversityRoanoke, VA |
71% |
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Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolk, VA |
71% |
|
Maranatha Baptist Bible CollegeWatertown, WI |
71% |
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Mesivta Keser TorahBelmar, NJ |
71% |
|
Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL |
72% |
|
Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA |
72% |
|
Mount St Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD |
72% |
|
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA |
72% |
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Concordia University Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI |
72% |
|
Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE |
72% |
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Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC |
72% |
|
Columbus College of Art and DesignColumbus, OH |
72% |
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Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH |
72% |
|
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA |
72% |
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Presbyterian CollegeClinton, SC |
72% |
|
Lee UniversityCleveland, TN |
72% |