New England Colleges with low acceptance rates

Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate in New England for 2025

These are the most selective public and private four-year colleges in New England. The list is ranked by acceptance rate, lowest to highest and limited to schools which reject at least half of all applicants. Leading the list is Harvard University which sent acceptance letters to only 3% of the 56,937 students who applied and rejected 97%.

Not all schools on the most selective list are overly academically challenging. Some schools with less rigorous test and high school GPA requirements may receive a large numbers of qualified applicants and the school does not have space to admit them all.

If you're looking for challenging colleges, explore rankings of New England colleges with the highest SAT scores, highest ACT scores and highest GPA's.
New England Low Acceptance % Public Private 4 year

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Bennington College
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Bennington, VT

Bennington College

Private 4 Year

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48% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 867enrollment
  • $35,108net price
  • 1290-1413SAT range
  • 30-32ACT range
  • 3.51Avg GPA

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Providence College
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Providence, RI

Providence College

Private 4 Year

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49% Acceptance Rate

#3 Best Colleges in Rhode Island

  • 4,635enrollment
  • $46,645net price
  • 1250-1400SAT range
  • 28-32ACT range
  • 3.47Avg GPA

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Berklee College of Music
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Boston, MA

Berklee College of Music

Private 4 Year

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50% Acceptance Rate

 

  • 8,448enrollment
  • $48,608net price
  • -SAT range
  • -ACT range
  • NAAvg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

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