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 |
|---|---|
|
Cottey College
Nevada, Missouri |
69% |
|
Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, Missouri |
69% |
|
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Missouri |
69% |
|
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York |
69% |
|
Siena College
Loudonville, New York |
69% |
|
Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina |
69% |
|
Montreat College
Montreat, North Carolina |
69% |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, Tennessee |
69% |
|
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, Tennessee |
69% |
|
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas |
69% |
|
Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
68% |
|
Menlo College
Atherton, California |
68% |
|
Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa |
68% |
|
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
Ankeny, Iowa |
68% |
|
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, Massachusetts |
68% |
|
Cleary University
Howell, Michigan |
68% |
|
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, Missouri |
68% |
|
Drew University
Madison, New Jersey |
68% |
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.