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 Kenyon College which sent acceptance letters to only 27% of the 6,403 students who applied and rejected 73%. 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 | Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio 6,403 Applicants |
27% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 2 | Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio 8,518 Applicants |
28% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 3 | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 691 Applicants |
31% | Avg- | Chance |
| 4 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio 23,115 Applicants |
35% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 5 | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio 3,562 Applicants |
38% | Easy | Chance |
| 6 | Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio 7,669 Applicants |
42% | Easy | Chance |
| 7 | Denison University Granville, Ohio 6,881 Applicants |
44% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 8 | Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio 483 Applicants |
48% | N/A | Chance |