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
Casa Loma College Los Angeles Sherman Oaks, California	43%
Warner University Lake Wales, Florida	43%
Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi	43%
Talmudical Academy New Jersey Adelphia, New Jersey	43%
Furman University Greenville, South Carolina	43%
Mount Marty University Yankton, South Dakota	43%
Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas	43%
University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia	43%
Beacon College Leesburg, Florida	43%
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, California	43%
Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana	42%
Summit Christian College Gering, Nebraska	42%
Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina	42%
Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania	42%
Howard University Washington, District Of Columbia	41%
The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, Massachusetts	41%
Manhattan School of Music New York, New York	41%
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio	41%

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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.