Top Rated U.S. Private Colleges
These are the top ranked private four-year colleges in the United States. Leading the rankings for 2027 as the highest ranked private college in America is Princeton University. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page.
Bethel University
- Private 4 Year
- Mishawaka, IN
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- Aug 15 application deadline
Bethel is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. The Mishawaka campus is affiliated with the Missionary Church.
- SAT Range 900-1150
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Acceptance Rate 98%
- Net Price $19,494
Eastern University
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Davids, PA
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Eastern is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and social work. The suburban Main Line campus sits in Saint Davids near Philadelphia.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.58
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $27,422
Liberty University
- Private 4 Year
- Lynchburg, VA
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4.8 | 4 reviews
Liberty is a private Christian university known for undergraduate aviation, nursing, and business. The Lynchburg campus sits in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- SAT Range 1040-1250
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $29,532
Heidelberg University
- Private 4 Year
- Tiffin, OH
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Heidelberg is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus is in the small city of Tiffin in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 1030-1162
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $19,447
Nichols College
- Private 4 Year
- Dudley, MA
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Nichols is a private college known for undergraduate business, management, and sport management. The residential campus sits in the small town of Dudley in south-central Massachusetts.
- SAT Range 1028-1236
- Avg GPA 2.9
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $32,337
Belmont Abbey College
- Private 4 Year
- Belmont, NC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Belmont Abbey is a private Benedictine Catholic college known for undergraduate business and the liberal arts. The historic campus adjoins Belmont Abbey monastery in the Charlotte metro area.
- SAT Range 960-1200
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $24,726
Mount Aloysius College
- Private 4 Year
- Cresson, PA
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| 0 reviews
Mount Aloysius is a small private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The campus sits in the mountain town of Cresson in western Pennsylvania.
- SAT Range 918-1168
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Acceptance Rate 82%
- Net Price $22,216
Lake Erie College
- Private 4 Year
- Painesville, OH
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- Aug 1 application deadline
Lake Erie is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate equestrian studies and business. The compact campus sits in Painesville, a small city east of Cleveland.
- SAT Range 945-1115
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 70%
- Net Price $22,892
Mercy University
- Private 4 Year
- Dobbs Ferry, NY
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| 0 reviews
Mercy is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health professions, and business. The Dobbs Ferry campus overlooks the Hudson River in suburban Westchester County.
- SAT Range 1020-1230
- Avg GPA 3.19
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $15,200
Midland University
- Private 4 Year
- Fremont, NE
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| 0 reviews
Midland is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and education. Most students live on the residential campus in Fremont, northwest of Omaha.
- SAT Range 963-1170
- Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 66%
- Net Price $26,643
Oral Roberts University
- Private 4 Year
- Tulsa, OK
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3.3 | 3 reviews
Oral Roberts is a private Christian university known for undergraduate ministry, nursing, and business. The Tulsa campus centers on the Prayer Tower and a distinctive modernist architectural style.
- SAT Range 1120-1310
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $25,808
Schreiner University
- Private 4 Year
- Kerrville, TX
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| 0 reviews
Schreiner is a small private university with undergraduate programs in nursing and education. The campus sits in Kerrville in the Texas Hill Country.
- SAT Range 970-1160
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 88%
- Net Price $22,884
Faulkner University
- Private 4 Year
- Montgomery, AL
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| 0 reviews
Faulkner is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and business. The Montgomery campus is affiliated with the Churches of Christ and keeps a residential college focus.
- SAT Range 886-1135
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 73%
- Net Price $19,920
Regent University
- Private 4 Year
- Virginia Beach, VA
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| 0 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
Regent is a private Christian university known for undergraduate communication, government, and the arts. The suburban campus is in Virginia Beach near the Atlantic coast.
- SAT Range 990-1250
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Acceptance Rate 38%
- Net Price $20,512
McMurry University
- Private 4 Year
- Abilene, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 15 application deadline
McMurry is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus in Abilene is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
- SAT Range 950-1160
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Acceptance Rate 57%
- Net Price $20,723
Saint Mary of the Woods College
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
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| 0 reviews
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate music therapy, nursing, and equine studies. The wooded campus near Terre Haute is the historic home of the Sisters of Providence.
- SAT Range 875-1070
- Avg GPA 3.35
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $20,451
Wilmington College
- Private 4 Year
- Wilmington, OH
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 1 application deadline
A private Quaker liberal arts college known for undergraduate agriculture and peace studies. Students live on a residential campus in the small city of Wilmington in southwestern Ohio.
- SAT Range 850-1220
- Avg GPA 3.47
- Acceptance Rate 92%
- Net Price $26,548
Oklahoma Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Edmond, OK
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| 0 reviews
Oklahoma Christian is a private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ and known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and business. The campus is in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond.
- SAT Range 1010-1270
- Avg GPA 3.62
- Acceptance Rate 97%
- Net Price $22,391