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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Hult International Business School
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
60% |
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts |
60% |
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Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, Mississippi |
60% |
|
William Carey University
Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
60% |
|
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America
New York, New York |
60% |
|
The College of Wooster
Wooster, Ohio |
60% |
|
Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee |
60% |
|
Freed Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee |
60% |
|
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee |
60% |
|
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven, Connecticut |
59% |
|
Wesleyan College
Macon, Georgia |
59% |
|
Fordham University
Bronx, New York |
59% |
|
Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina |
59% |
|
Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, Ohio |
59% |
|
Bluefield University
Bluefield, Virginia |
59% |
|
Bethany College
Bethany, West Virginia |
59% |
|
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
59% |
|
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
Los Angeles, California |
58% |
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.