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
Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, Iowa	83%
Ottawa University Ottawa Ottawa, Kansas	83%
Assumption University Worcester, Massachusetts	83%
Western New England University Springfield, Massachusetts	83%
The University of Olivet Olivet, Michigan	83%
Rivier University Nashua, New Hampshire	83%
Centenary University Hackettstown, New Jersey	83%
Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York	83%
Marymount Manhattan College New York, New York	83%
St. John's University New York Queens, New York	83%
The University of Findlay Findlay, Ohio	83%
Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe, Ohio	83%
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania	83%
University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, South Dakota	83%
Champlain College Burlington, Vermont	83%
Roanoke College Salem, Virginia	83%
Northwest University Kirkland, Washington	83%
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington	83%

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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.