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
Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA

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42%
AIB College of Business

Des Moines, IA

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42%
Clark University

Worcester, MA

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42%
Talmudical Academy New Jersey

Adelphia, NJ

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42%
Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

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42%
Defiance College

Defiance, OH

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42%
Saint Gregorys University

Shawnee, OK

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42%
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College

Monsey, NY

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42%
Thomas University

Thomasville, GA

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43%
The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA

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43%
Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ

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43%
Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC

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43%
Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

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43%
Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

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43%
Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

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43%
Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

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44%
George Washington University

Washington, DC

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44%
Principia College

Elsah, Illinois

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44%