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 |
|---|---|
|
Chapman University
Orange, California |
65% |
|
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut |
65% |
|
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, Florida |
65% |
|
Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho |
65% |
|
University of St Francis
Joliet, Illinois |
65% |
|
Tabor College
Hillsboro, Kansas |
65% |
|
Northwood University
Midland, Michigan |
65% |
|
Cedarville University
Cedarville, Ohio |
65% |
|
University of Dayton
Dayton, Ohio |
65% |
|
Bryant University
Smithfield, Rhode Island |
65% |
|
Claflin University
Orangeburg, South Carolina |
65% |
|
Johnson University
Knoxville, Tennessee |
65% |
|
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee |
65% |
|
Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California |
64% |
|
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, Florida |
64% |
|
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia |
64% |
|
Berry College
Mount Berry, Georgia |
64% |
|
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
64% |
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.