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 Vanderbilt University which sent acceptance letters to only 11% of the 31,462 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 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee 31,462 Applicants |
11% | Very Hard | Chance |
| 2 | O'More College of Design Franklin, Tennessee 89 Applicants |
31% | Easy | Chance |
| 3 | Aquinas College Nashville, Tennessee 245 Applicants |
40% | Hard | Chance |
| 4 | Watkins College of Art Design & Film Nashville, Tennessee 235 Applicants |
42% | Avg- | Chance |
| 5 | Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee 2,801 Applicants |
45% | Avg- | Chance |
| 6 | Sewanee The University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee 4,218 Applicants |
47% | N/A | Chance |
| 7 | Lane College Jackson, Tennessee 6,097 Applicants |
48% | N/A | Chance |
| 8 | Maryville College Maryville, Tennessee 2,791 Applicants |
49% | Avg+ | Chance |