United States Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 2355 colleges in the United States with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Fairfax University of America leads the list by accepting 1% of high school students that applied.

List of United States Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

25%
Berea College

Berea, KY

25%
Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC

25%
University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

26%
The University of Tampa

Tampa, FL

26%
American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York, NY

26%
Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY

26%
United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point, NY

27%
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

27%
Scripps College

Claremont, CA

28%
Spelman College

Atlanta, GA

28%
Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN

28%
Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus

Portales, NM

28%
Ottawa University Surprise

Surprise, Arizona

29%
Tuskegee University

Tuskegee, AL

30%
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA

30%
Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

30%
Plaza College

Jackson Heights, NY

30%