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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Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, IA |
81% |
|
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA |
81% |
|
School of the Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA |
81% |
|
Saint Louis University Main CampusSaint Louis, MO |
81% |
|
Lees McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC |
81% |
|
Lenoir Rhyne UniversityHickory, NC |
81% |
|
Ashland UniversityAshland, OH |
81% |
|
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH |
81% |
|
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH |
81% |
|
Marymount UniversityArlington, VA |
81% |
|
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma, WA |
81% |
|
Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL |
82% |
|
Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, CA |
82% |
|
Covenant CollegeLookout Mountain, GA |
82% |
|
Indiana Wesleyan UniversityMarion, IN |
82% |
|
Saint Joseph's College of MaineStandish, ME |
82% |
|
Unity CollegeUnity, ME |
82% |
|
Lasell CollegeNewton, MA |
82% |