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
Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

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11%
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

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12%
Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO

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12%
Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

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12%
Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

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12%
Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

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13%
Georgetown University

Washington, DC

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13%
Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

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13%
Bates College

Lewiston, ME

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13%
Haverford College

Haverford, PA

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13%
Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

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14%
Summit Christian College

Gering, Nebraska

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14%
Davidson College

Davidson, NC

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14%
Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI

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14%
Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

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15%
College of the Ozarks

Point Lookout, MO

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15%
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

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16%
Mills College

Oakland, CA

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17%