Top Rated U.S. Private Colleges

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#12 Best Private Colleges in New York

• 6,968enrollment
• $39,127net price
• 65%acceptance rate
• 1360-1520SAT range
• 30-34ACT range
• 3.88Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Chapman University

#10 Best Private Colleges in California

• 10,014enrollment
• $45,033net price
• 73%acceptance rate
• 1200-1400SAT range
• 26-31ACT range
• 3.7Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Bentley University

#14 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

• 5,165enrollment
• $44,233net price
• 58%acceptance rate
• 1258-1420SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.75Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Babson College

#15 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

• 3,989enrollment
• $28,400net price
• 22%acceptance rate
• 1350-1510SAT range
• 30-33ACT range
• 3.79Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 3

Elon University

#3 Best Private Colleges in North Carolina

• 7,123enrollment
• $41,527net price
• 74%acceptance rate
• 1170-1360SAT range
• 25-30ACT range
• 3.65Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 10

Creighton University

#1 Best Value in Nebraska

• 8,397enrollment
• $32,877net price
• 76%acceptance rate
• 1206-1420SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• 3.84Avg GPA

Fordham University

#13 Best Private Colleges in New York

• 16,556enrollment
• $43,943net price
• 54%acceptance rate
• 1320-1480SAT range
• 30-33ACT range
• 3.67Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Rhodes College

#3 Best Colleges in Tennessee

• 2,008enrollment
• $30,672net price
• 54%acceptance rate
• 1310-1470SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.99Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

University of Portland

#2 Best Colleges in Oregon

• 3,793enrollment
• $33,717net price
• 93%acceptance rate
• 1228-1410SAT range
• 27-31ACT range
• 3.66Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Providence College

#3 Best Colleges in Rhode Island

• 4,473enrollment
• $43,970net price
• 53%acceptance rate
• 1260-1420SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.47Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Hobart William Smith Colleges

#14 Best Private Colleges in New York

• 1,607enrollment
• $34,259net price
• 68%acceptance rate
• 1210-1400SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• 3.55Avg GPA

Applications Due Feb 1

Drexel University

#13 Best Private Colleges in Pennsylvania

• 22,344enrollment
• $39,267net price
• 80%acceptance rate
• 1230-1430SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• 3.67Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Brigham Young University Provo

#1 Best Private Colleges in Utah

• 34,464enrollment
• $13,521net price
• 67%acceptance rate
• 1280-1468SAT range
• 27-32ACT range
• 3.89Avg GPA

Applications Due Dec 16

Pepperdine University

#11 Best Private Colleges in California

• 10,030enrollment
• $47,804net price
• 49%acceptance rate
• 1285-1480SAT range
• 28-32ACT range
• 3.74Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

#3 Best Private Colleges in Indiana

• 2,188enrollment
• $41,678net price
• 73%acceptance rate
• 1290-1483SAT range
• 27-33ACT range
• 4.0Avg GPA

Applications Due Mar 1

Northeastern University

#16 Best Private Colleges in Massachusetts

• 30,013enrollment
• $35,827net price
• 7%acceptance rate
• 1440-1550SAT range
• 33-35ACT range
• 3.91Estimated Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 1

Sarah Lawrence College

#15 Best Private Colleges in New York

• 1,696enrollment
• $42,781net price
• 50%acceptance rate
• 1260-1450SAT range
• 29-33ACT range
• 3.75Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15

Wofford College

#3 Best Colleges in South Carolina

• 1,823enrollment
• $31,192net price
• 60%acceptance rate
• 1200-1353SAT range
• 27-31ACT range
• 3.7Avg GPA

Applications Due Jan 15