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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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa |
64% |
|
Logan University
Chesterfield, Missouri |
64% |
|
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva, New York |
64% |
|
Lawrence University
Appleton, Wisconsin |
64% |
|
Lyon College
Batesville, Arkansas |
63% |
|
Central Baptist College
Conway, Arkansas |
63% |
|
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California |
63% |
|
Young Harris College
Young Harris, Georgia |
63% |
|
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois |
63% |
|
Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois |
63% |
|
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, Indiana |
63% |
|
Asbury University
Wilmore, Kentucky |
63% |
|
Union Commonwealth University
Barbourville, Kentucky |
63% |
|
Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan |
63% |
|
Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota |
63% |
|
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg, New York |
63% |
|
The New School
New York, New York |
63% |
|
New York School of Interior Design
New York, New York |
63% |
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.