United States Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Private Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 1337 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.

List of United States Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

12%
Georgetown University

Washington, DC

12%
Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO

12%
Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

12%
Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

12%
New York University

New York, NY

12%
Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

13%
University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

13%
Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

13%
Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

14%
Bates College

Lewiston, ME

14%
Boston University

Boston, MA

14%
Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

14%
Haverford College

Haverford, PA

14%
Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

16%
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

17%
Carleton College

Northfield, MN

17%
Davidson College

Davidson, NC

17%