Colleges Hardest to Get Into
Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate in for 2019
These are the most selective colleges in . We've ranked the schools which reject over fifty percent of applicants by rate of acceptance. Leading the list is The Juilliard School which sent acceptance letters to only 6% of the 2,753 students who applied and rejected 94%. Interestingly, not all schools on our "most selective" lists are overly academically challenging. Schools with less rigorous standardized test and high school GPA requirements may receive a large numbers of qualified applicants and the school does not have the capacity to potentially enroll.
| Rank | College | Percent Admitted | Academic Difficulty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Juilliard School New York, New York 2,753 Applicants |
6% | N/A | Chance |
| 2 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, New York 38,118 Applicants |
7% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 3 | Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, New York 2,574 Applicants |
13% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 4 | Cornell University Ithaca, New York 47,039 Applicants |
13% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 5 | American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, New York 9,153 Applicants |
21% | N/A | Chance |
| 6 | Hamilton College Clinton, New York 5,678 Applicants |
24% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 7 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, New York 7,746 Applicants |
24% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 8 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York 10,053 Applicants |
25% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 9 | Colgate University Hamilton, New York 8,542 Applicants |
28% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 10 | New York University New York, New York 64,007 Applicants |
28% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 11 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, New York 21,432 Applicants |
29% | Hard | Chance |
| 12 | New York School of Interior Design New York, New York 198 Applicants |
33% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 13 | University of Rochester Rochester, New York 19,058 Applicants |
34% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 14 | CUNY Lehman College Bronx, New York 15,138 Applicants |
35% | Easy | Chance |
| 15 | Union College Schenectady, New York 6,676 Applicants |
37% | N/A | Chance |
| 16 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, New York 15,287 Applicants |
39% | Avg- | Chance |
| 17 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, New York 20,642 Applicants |
40% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 18 | CUNY Hunter College New York, New York 29,326 Applicants |
40% | Hard | Chance |
| 19 | SUNY at Binghamton Vestal, New York 33,467 Applicants |
40% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 20 | The King's College New York, New York 2,098 Applicants |
41% | Hard | Chance |