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
Marist University Poughkeepsie, New York	57%
The University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee	57%
McMurry University Abilene, Texas	57%
Averett University Danville, Virginia	57%
Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas	56%
Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, Illinois	56%
Bethany College Lindsborg, Kansas	56%
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, Kentucky	56%
Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana	56%
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, Michigan	56%
Mesivta of Eastern Parkway Yeshiva Zichron Meilech Brooklyn, New York	56%
Davis College Pottersville, New York	56%
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary Staten Island, New York	56%
Yeshiva University New York, New York	56%
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio	56%
Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, Pennsylvania	56%
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	56%
Wayland Baptist University Plainview, Texas	56%

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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.