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 Duke University which sent acceptance letters to only 10% of the 33,077 students who applied and rejected 90%. 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 33,077 Applicants |
10% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 2 | Davidson College Davidson, North Carolina 5,673 Applicants |
20% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 39,650 Applicants |
24% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 4 | Piedmont International University Winston Salem, North Carolina 219 Applicants |
24% | Avg- | Chance |
| 5 | Wake Forest University Winston Salem, North Carolina 13,071 Applicants |
28% | N/A | Chance |
| 6 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, North Carolina 956 Applicants |
33% | Hard | Chance |
| 7 | Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina 7,295 Applicants |
37% | N/A | Chance |
| 8 | Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina 6,657 Applicants |
38% | Easy | Chance |
| 9 | Barton College Wilson, North Carolina 2,632 Applicants |
39% | Avg- | Chance |
| 10 | Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina 19,391 Applicants |
39% | Avg- | Chance |
| 11 | Grace College of Divinity Fayetteville, North Carolina 48 Applicants |
40% | N/A | Chance |
| 12 | Greensboro College Greensboro, North Carolina 2,192 Applicants |
41% | Easy | Chance |
| 13 | St. Andrews University Laurinburg, North Carolina 1,106 Applicants |
41% | Avg- | Chance |
| 14 | Catawba College Salisbury, North Carolina 3,125 Applicants |
42% | Easy | Chance |
| 15 | Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina 2,450 Applicants |
45% | N/A | Chance |
| 16 | Laurel University High Point, North Carolina 168 Applicants |
45% | Avg- | Chance |
| 17 | Mount Olive College Mount Olive, North Carolina 3,067 Applicants |
49% | Easy | Chance |