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
Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, NC

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78%
University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

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78%
Walsh University

North Canton, OH

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78%
Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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78%
Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA

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78%
La Roche College

Pittsburgh, PA

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78%
Messiah College

Grantham, PA

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78%
The University of the Arts

Philadelphia, PA

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78%
University of Valley Forge

Phoenixville, PA

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78%
Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

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78%
Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

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79%
Thomas Aquinas College

Santa Paula, CA

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79%
Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

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79%
Central College

Pella, IA

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79%
Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

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79%
Bethany College

Lindsborg, KS

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79%
Ner Israel Rabbinical College

Baltimore, MD

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79%
Kettering University

Flint, MI

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79%