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
Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

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88%
California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

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89%
Saint Marys College of California

Moraga, CA

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89%
Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

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89%
Goshen College

Goshen, IN

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89%
Simpson College

Indianola, IA

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89%
University of New England

Biddeford, ME

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89%
Regis College

Weston, MA

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89%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Winona, MN

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89%
St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

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89%
Herzing University Kenner

Kenner, LA

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89%
Herzing University Kenosha

Kenosha, WI

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89%
Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

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90%
University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, KS

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90%
Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

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90%
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Brookline, MA

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90%
Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

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90%
Saint Johns University

Collegeville, MN

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90%