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
Crossroads College

Rochester, MN

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79%
Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

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79%
Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

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79%
Dominican College of Blauvelt

Orangeburg, NY

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79%
Marymount Manhattan College

New York, NY

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79%
Nazareth College

Rochester, NY

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79%
Marietta College

Marietta, OH

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79%
Willamette University

Salem, OR

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79%
DeSales University

Center Valley, PA

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79%
Arcadia University

Glenside, PA

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79%
Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, PA

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79%
Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

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79%
Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA

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79%
Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

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79%
John Paul the Great Catholic University

San Diego, CA

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79%
Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA

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80%
University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

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80%
Blackburn College

Carlinville, IL

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80%