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
O'More College of Design

Franklin, TN

31%
Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

31%
Hope International University

Fullerton, CA

32%
Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

32%
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College

Monsey, NY

32%
Pacific States University

Los Angeles, CA

33%
Methodist College of Nursing

Peoria, IL

33%
Cox College

Springfield, MO

33%
Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

33%
Shorter University College of Adult & Professional Programs

Atlanta, GA

33%
Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

Orlando, FL

34%
Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

34%
Kettering College

Kettering, OH

34%
New Hope Christian College

Eugene, OR

34%
Lafayette College

Easton, PA

34%
Brigham Young University Hawaii

Laie, HI

34%
Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

35%
Corban University

Salem, OR

35%