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
Johnson University Florida

Kissimmee, FL

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23%
Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY

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23%
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary

Jacksonville, TX

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23%
University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

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23%
Piedmont International University

Winston Salem, NC

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24%
American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York, NY

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25%
Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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25%
California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, CA

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26%
Reed College

Portland, OR

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27%
Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

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28%
Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

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28%
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

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29%
Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

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29%
Visible Music College

Memphis, TN

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29%
Shaw University

Raleigh, NC

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30%
Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

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31%
Corcoran College of Art and Design

Washington, District Of Columbia

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31%
Methodist College of Nursing

Peoria, IL

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31%