Most Selective Colleges

Colleges ranked by acceptance rate from most to least selective.

Showing 101–150 of 3,663 colleges

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

Rank	College	Location	Type	Acceptance	Composite
101	Alcorn State University	Alcorn State, Mississippi	Public	24.7%	41.5
102	American Musical and Dramatic Academy	New York, New York	Private nonprofit	24.7%	49.1
103	Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	25.1%	80.9
104	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Public	25.4%	65.9
105	University of California-Irvine	Irvine, California	Public	25.6%	74.3
106	Central Penn College	Summerdale, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	25.9%	39.6
107	California Institute of the Arts	Valencia, California	Private nonprofit	25.9%	50.5
108	Reed College	Portland, Oregon	Private nonprofit	27.2%	63.9
109	University of California-Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Public	27.8%	71.4
110	Trinity University	San Antonio, Texas	Private nonprofit	28.2%	67.2
111	Macalester College	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Private nonprofit	28.2%	69.1
112	Visible Music College	Memphis, Tennessee	Private nonprofit	28.7%	36.0
113	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Private nonprofit	28.7%	73.8
114	The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Public	29.1%	70.0
115	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	29.3%	81.2
116	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	Public	29.8%	76.4
117	Williamson College of the Trades	Media, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	29.9%	60.6
118	Plaza College	Forest Hills, New York	Private for-profit	30.0%	47.0
119	Shaw University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Private nonprofit	30.5%	25.9
120	Kenyon College	Gambier, Ohio	Private nonprofit	30.7%	70.2
121	City College-Altamonte Springs	Altamonte Springs, Florida	Private for-profit	30.8%	41.2
122	Bryn Mawr College	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	31.1%	70.0
123	Methodist College	Peoria, Illinois	Private nonprofit	31.1%	62.8
124	Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	Private nonprofit	31.4%	50.7
125	Lafayette College	Easton, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	31.5%	75.5
126	Franklin and Marshall College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	31.8%	69.2
127	Digital Media Institute	Shreveport, Louisiana	Private nonprofit	31.9%	71.0
128	Louisburg College	Louisburg, North Carolina	Private nonprofit	32.0%	42.3
129	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	32.0%	75.7
130	Allen University	Columbia, South Carolina	Private nonprofit	32.1%	21.7
131	United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point, New York	Public	32.5%	72.7
132	William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Public	32.7%	69.9
133	Berea College	Berea, Kentucky	Private nonprofit	32.7%	48.5
134	Oberlin College	Oberlin, Ohio	Private nonprofit	33.0%	62.5
135	University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Winston Salem, North Carolina	Public	33.1%	55.0
136	Art Academy of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Private nonprofit	33.1%	39.0
137	The Chicago School at Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Private nonprofit	33.3%	50.1
138	Maine College of Health Professions	Lewiston, Maine	Private nonprofit	33.3%	58.1
139	Davis College	Pottersville, New York	Private nonprofit	33.3%	37.6
140	Trinity College	Hartford, Connecticut	Private nonprofit	33.5%	72.4
141	Bennett College	Greensboro, North Carolina	Private nonprofit	33.6%	27.4
142	Kuyper College	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Private nonprofit	33.9%	44.0
143	Paul Quinn College	Dallas, Texas	Private nonprofit	33.8%	31.0
144	Scripps College	Claremont, California	Private nonprofit	33.9%	69.1
145	Carolina University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Private nonprofit	34.0%	30.5
146	Spelman College	Atlanta, Georgia	Private nonprofit	34.1%	59.0
147	William Jewell College	Liberty, Missouri	Private nonprofit	34.3%	53.8
148	Luther Rice College & Seminary	Lithonia, Georgia	Private nonprofit	34.3%	46.4
149	San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Public	34.4%	62.9
150	Brescia University	Owensboro, Kentucky	Private nonprofit	34.6%	41.1

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