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.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Gallaudet University Washington, District Of Columbia	58%
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida	58%
Drury University Springfield, Missouri	58%
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio	58%
Randall University Moore, Oklahoma	58%
Alvernia University Reading, Pennsylvania	58%
East Texas Baptist University Marshall, Texas	58%
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide Daytona Beach, Florida	58%
Bais Medrash Toras Chesed Lakewood, New Jersey	58%
Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Florida	57%
Hebrew Theological College Skokie, Illinois	57%
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois	57%
DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana	57%
Washington College Chestertown, Maryland	57%
Alma College Alma, Michigan	57%
Wesley Biblical Seminary Ridgeland, Mississippi	57%
Central Methodist University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, Missouri	57%
Lindenwood University Saint Charles, Missouri	57%

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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.