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
Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

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86%
New Saint Andrews College

Moscow, Idaho

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86%
Husson University

Bangor, ME

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86%
Regis University

Denver, CO

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87%
Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

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87%
Monmouth College

Monmouth, IL

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87%
University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

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87%
Northwestern College

Orange City, IA

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87%
Mid Continent University

Mayfield, Kentucky

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87%
Assumption College

Worcester, MA

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87%
Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

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87%
Rabbinical College of America

Morristown, NJ

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87%
Utica College

Utica, NY

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87%
Villa Maria College

Buffalo, NY

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87%
Gardner Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

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87%
Salem College

Winston Salem, NC

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87%
Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

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87%
Ursinus College

Collegeville, PA

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87%