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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North Greenville University
Tigerville, South Carolina |
67% |
|
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee |
67% |
|
Howard Payne University
Brownwood, Texas |
67% |
|
Westminster University
Salt Lake City, Utah |
67% |
|
Sterling College
Craftsbury Common, Vermont |
67% |
|
Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin |
67% |
|
California Jazz Conservatory
Berkeley, California |
67% |
|
Concordia University Irvine
Irvine, California |
66% |
|
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, Georgia |
66% |
|
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana |
66% |
|
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
Baltimore, Maryland |
66% |
|
Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts |
66% |
|
Midland University
Fremont, Nebraska |
66% |
|
Adelphi University
Garden City, New York |
66% |
|
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, New York |
66% |
|
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina |
66% |
|
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
66% |
|
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, Texas |
66% |
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.