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 |
|---|---|
|
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |
100% |
|
Gratz College
Melrose Park, Pennsylvania |
100% |
|
Peirce College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
100% |
|
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
100% |
|
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary Overbrook
Ambler, Pennsylvania |
100% |
|
Yeshivath Beth Moshe
Scranton, Pennsylvania |
100% |
|
Northpoint Bible College
Haverhill, Massachusetts |
100% |
|
Southern Wesleyan University
Central, South Carolina |
100% |
|
Morris College
Sumter, South Carolina |
100% |
|
Voorhees University
Denmark, South Carolina |
100% |
|
Sinte Gleska University
Mission, South Dakota |
100% |
|
American Baptist College
Nashville, Tennessee |
100% |
|
Bryan College Dayton
Dayton, Tennessee |
100% |
|
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Cleveland, Tennessee |
100% |
|
Welch College
Gallatin, Tennessee |
100% |
|
King University
Bristol, Tennessee |
100% |
|
Lane College
Jackson, Tennessee |
100% |
|
Amberton University
Garland, Texas |
100% |
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.