Below is a ranking of the 1337 private colleges in the United States with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Fairfax University of America leads the list by accepting 1% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
---|---|---|
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI |
17% | |
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA |
17% | |
Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA |
18% | |
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL |
19% | |
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY |
19% | |
Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA |
19% | |
Visible Music CollegeMemphis, TN |
20% | |
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan |
21% | |
College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO |
21% | |
Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY |
21% | |
Wake Forest UniversityWinston Salem, NC |
21% | |
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA |
22% | |
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York, NY |
22% | |
Denison UniversityGranville, OH |
22% | |
City College GainesvilleGainesville, FL |
22% | |
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA |
23% | |
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA |
23% | |
Point UniversityEast Point, GA |
24% |