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
University of South Florida Main Campus

Tampa, FL

44%
Kentucky Christian University

Grayson, KY

44%
Trinity Bible College

Ellendale, ND

44%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

Lancaster, PA

44%
City College Miami

Miami, FL

44%
San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus

Calexico, California

44%
Ave Maria University

Ave Maria, FL

44%
Harding University

Searcy, AR

45%
Newschool of Architecture and Design

San Diego, CA

45%
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL

45%
Kentucky Mountain Bible College

Vancleve, KY

45%
Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

45%
University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD

45%
Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

45%
Bennett College for Women

Greensboro, NC

45%
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Concord, NC

45%
Wilberforce University

Wilberforce, OH

45%
Anderson University

Anderson, SC

45%