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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Crossroads CollegeRochester, MN |
79% |
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Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ |
79% |
|
Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ |
79% |
|
Dominican College of BlauveltOrangeburg, NY |
79% |
|
Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY |
79% |
|
Nazareth CollegeRochester, NY |
79% |
|
Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH |
79% |
|
Willamette UniversitySalem, OR |
79% |
|
DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PA |
79% |
|
Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA |
79% |
|
Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA |
79% |
|
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
79% |
|
Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA |
79% |
|
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, WI |
79% |
|
John Paul the Great Catholic UniversitySan Diego, CA |
79% |
|
Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, CA |
80% |
|
University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT |
80% |
|
Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL |
80% |