List of Colleges by Acceptance Rate
Below is a ranking of the 3586 colleges in the United States with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Harvard University leads the list by accepting 5% of high school students that applied.
| School | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| H |
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA |
5% |
| S |
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA |
5% |
| P |
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ |
6% |
| C |
California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA |
7% |
| Y |
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT |
7% |
| C |
University of ChicagoChicago, IL |
7% |
| M |
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA |
7% |
| C |
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY |
7% |
| J |
The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
8% |
| D |
Duke UniversityDurham, NC |
8% |
| B |
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI |
8% |
| P |
Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA |
9% |
| N |
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL |
9% |
| B |
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME |
9% |
| N |
United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland |
9% |
| D |
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH |
9% |
| A |
United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York |
9% |
| P |
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
9% |
| S |
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA |
9% |
| A |
Averett University Non Traditional ProgramsDanville, VA |
9% |