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 |
|---|---|
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Kansas Christian College
Overland Park, Kansas |
100% |
|
Manhattan Christian College
Manhattan, Kansas |
100% |
|
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
Pineville, Kentucky |
100% |
|
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Jackson, Kentucky |
100% |
|
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, Kentucky |
100% |
|
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, Kentucky |
100% |
|
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
New Orleans, Louisiana |
100% |
|
Saint Joseph Seminary College
St. Benedict, Louisiana |
100% |
|
Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, Maine |
100% |
|
American International College
Springfield, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Boston Architectural College
Boston, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Cambridge College
Boston, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Boston, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
William James College
Newton, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Saint John's Seminary
Brighton, Massachusetts |
100% |
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.