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
Our Lady of the Lake College

Baton Rouge, LA

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83%
Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

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83%
Western New England University

Springfield, MA

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83%
Albion College

Albion, MI

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83%
Martin Luther College

New Ulm, MN

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83%
Trocaire College

Buffalo, NY

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83%
Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

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83%
Kettering College

Kettering, OH

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83%
Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

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83%
Pontifical College Josephinum

Columbus, OH

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83%
Mercyhurst College

Erie, PA

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83%
Martin Methodist College

Pulaski, TN

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83%
Randolph Macon College

Ashland, VA

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83%
Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, CA

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84%
Catholic University of America

Washington, DC

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84%
Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA

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84%
Hawaii Pacific University

Honolulu, HI

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84%
Hanover College

Hanover, IN

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84%