Best Private Colleges

Top-ranked private colleges and universities based on our composite methodology.

Showing 51–100 of 637 colleges

Overall Best Value Top Earnings Most Selective Graduation Rate Best Public Best Private Largest

Rank	College	Location	Type	Score	Composite
342	American Medical Academy	Miami, Florida	Private for-profit	54.6	54.6
349	Denver College of Nursing	Denver, Colorado	Private for-profit	54.1	54.1
350	California Institute of Arts & Technology	National City, California	Private for-profit	54.1	54.1
351	Denver College of Nursing-Houston	Houston, Texas	Private for-profit	54.1	54.1
359	Central Coast College	Salinas, California	Private for-profit	53.9	53.9
360	Chamberlain University-North Carolina	Charlotte, North Carolina	Private for-profit	53.9	53.9
364	United States University	San Diego, California	Private for-profit	53.8	53.8
368	California Northstate University	Elk Grove, California	Private for-profit	53.7	53.7
369	Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology	Broomfield, Colorado	Private for-profit	53.6	53.6
376	Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology	Inglewood, California	Private for-profit	53.5	53.5
377	WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence	Lawrence, Kansas	Private for-profit	53.5	53.5
383	FVI School of Nursing and Technology	Miami, Florida	Private for-profit	53.4	53.4
386	University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences	San Marcos, California	Private for-profit	53.2	53.2
393	Ultrasound Medical Institute	Royal Palm Beach, Florida	Private for-profit	53.0	53.0
394	High Desert Medical College	Lancaster, California	Private for-profit	53.0	53.0
399	Advance Science International College	Miami Lakes, Florida	Private for-profit	52.8	52.8
400	FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising	Los Angeles, California	Private for-profit	52.7	52.7
423	Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay	Saint Petersburg, Florida	Private for-profit	52.1	52.1
425	Athena Career Academy	Toledo, Ohio	Private for-profit	52.1	52.1
426	Lionel University	Carpinteria, California	Private for-profit	52.1	52.1
428	ATA College	El Cajon, California	Private for-profit	52.0	52.0
429	Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology	Fort Pierce, Florida	Private for-profit	52.0	52.0
435	Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Private for-profit	51.8	51.8
436	Chamberlain University-Nevada	Las Vegas, Nevada	Private for-profit	51.8	51.8
437	Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Private for-profit	51.7	51.7
439	University of Management and Technology	Arlington, Virginia	Private for-profit	51.7	51.7
440	Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	51.7	51.7
441	CBT Technology Institute-Main Campus	Miami, Florida	Private for-profit	51.7	51.7
442	Orion Technical College	Davenport, Iowa	Private for-profit	51.6	51.6
455	Career Networks Institute	Santa Ana, California	Private for-profit	51.2	51.2
456	Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute	Miami, Florida	Private for-profit	51.2	51.2
457	California College of Music	Pasadena, California	Private for-profit	51.1	51.1
466	Neumont College of Computer Science	Salt Lake City, Utah	Private for-profit	50.9	50.9
479	The Recording Conservatory of Austin	Austin, Texas	Private for-profit	50.7	50.7
481	Sacramento Ultrasound Institute	Sacramento, California	Private for-profit	50.6	50.6
486	Worsham College of Mortuary Science	Wheeling, Illinois	Private for-profit	50.5	50.5
492	Galen College of Nursing-Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Private for-profit	50.4	50.4
499	ITI Technical College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Private for-profit	50.2	50.2
502	Blake Austin College	Vacaville, California	Private for-profit	50.2	50.2
503	San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova	Rancho Cordova, California	Private for-profit	50.2	50.2
941	American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education	Piscataway, New Jersey	Private for-profit	49.9	49.9
946	Erie Institute of Technology Inc	Erie, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	49.8	49.8
948	InterCoast Colleges-West Covina	West Covina, California	Private for-profit	49.8	49.8
952	Paier College	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Private for-profit	49.6	49.6
955	Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Private for-profit	49.6	49.6
956	Chamberlain University-Missouri	St. Louis, Missouri	Private for-profit	49.6	49.6
957	Westcliff University	Irvine, California	Private for-profit	49.6	49.6
962	MyComputerCareer at Columbus	Columbus, Ohio	Private for-profit	49.5	49.5
969	New Castle School of Trades	New Castle, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	49.4	49.4
971	DigiPen Institute of Technology	Redmond, Washington	Private for-profit	49.4	49.4

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