Below is a ranking of the 1317 private colleges in the United States with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Fairfax University of America leads the list by accepting 1% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA |
7% |
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Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY |
7% |
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA |
7% |
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Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA |
7% |
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Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN |
7% |
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Colby CollegeWaterville, ME |
8% |
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Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA |
8% |
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Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME |
9% |
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Barnard CollegeNew York, NY |
9% |
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Rice UniversityHouston, TX |
9% |
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Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA |
10% |
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Tufts UniversityMedford, MA |
10% |
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Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA |
10% |
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Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA |
11% |
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Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA |
11% |
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Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA |
11% |
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The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY |
11% |
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Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA |
11% |