Colleges Hardest to Get Into
Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate in for 2018
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 Duke University which sent acceptance letters to only 11% of the 31,671 students who applied and rejected 89%. 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 | Duke University Durham, North Carolina 31,671 Applicants |
11% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 2 | Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina 5,618 Applicants |
20% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 3 | Piedmont International University Winston Salem, North Carolina 219 Applicants |
24% | Avg- | Chance |
| 4 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 34,889 Applicants |
27% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 5 | Wake Forest University Winston Salem, North Carolina 14,006 Applicants |
30% | N/A | Chance |
| 6 | Greensboro College Greensboro, North Carolina 2,687 Applicants |
36% | Easy | Chance |
| 7 | Laurel University High Point, North Carolina 165 Applicants |
39% | Avg+ | Chance |
| 8 | Barton College Wilson, North Carolina 2,828 Applicants |
41% | Easy | Chance |
| 9 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina 18,297 Applicants |
41% | Avg- | Chance |
| 10 | Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina 2,747 Applicants |
42% | N/A | Chance |
| 11 | Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, North Carolina 2,109 Applicants |
44% | Easy | Chance |
| 12 | Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina 5,841 Applicants |
45% | Easy | Chance |
| 13 | Mid Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, North Carolina 241 Applicants |
46% | Easy | Chance |
| 14 | Catawba College Salisbury, North Carolina 2,528 Applicants |
47% | Avg- | Chance |
| 15 | Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina 6,565 Applicants |
48% | N/A | Chance |
| 16 | Mount Olive College Mount Olive, North Carolina 2,652 Applicants |
48% | Avg- | Chance |
| 17 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina 26,451 Applicants |
48% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 18 | Shaw University Raleigh, North Carolina 9,608 Applicants |
49% | N/A | Chance |