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.
| College | Acceptance Rate |
|---|---|
|
Boston Baptist College
Boston, Massachusetts |
91% |
|
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts |
91% |
|
Saint Johns University
Collegeville, Minnesota |
91% |
|
Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, New Jersey |
91% |
|
Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, New York |
91% |
|
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim
Lakewood, New York |
91% |
|
Wingate University
Wingate, North Carolina |
91% |
|
Eastern University
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania |
91% |
|
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
91% |
|
Concordia University Texas
Austin, Texas |
91% |
|
Union Bible College
Westfield, Indiana |
91% |
|
Heritage Christian University
Florence, Alabama |
90% |
|
Boise Bible College
Boise, Idaho |
90% |
|
Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois |
90% |
|
Thomas More University
Crestview Hills, Kentucky |
90% |
|
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
90% |
|
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri |
90% |
|
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey |
90% |
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.