United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 1198 private colleges in the United States with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Amridge University leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Rockford University Rockford, Illinois	93%
Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana	93%
University of Northwestern St Paul Saint Paul, Minnesota	93%
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, Minnesota	93%
The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, Minnesota	93%
Franklin Pierce University Rindge, New Hampshire	93%
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New York	93%
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio	93%
Delaware Valley University Doylestown, Pennsylvania	93%
King's College Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	93%
Westminster College New Wilmington, Pennsylvania	93%
Marymount University Arlington, Virginia	93%
West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia	93%
Herzing University Brookfield Brookfield, Wisconsin	93%
Luther Rice College & Seminary Lithonia, Georgia	92%
Trinity College of Florida Trinity, Florida	92%
University of New England Biddeford, Maine	92%
College for Creative Studies Detroit, Michigan	92%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.