Most Selective Colleges

Colleges ranked by acceptance rate from most to least selective.

Showing 1951–2000 of 3,663 colleges

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

Rank	College	Location	Type	Acceptance	Composite
1951	University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus	Washington, District of Columbia	Private for-profit	N/A	35.5
1952	Oconee Fall Line Technical College	Sandersville, Georgia	Public	N/A	35.5
1953	National Polytechnic College	Lakewood, California	Private for-profit	N/A	35.5
1954	Golden West College	Huntington Beach, California	Public	N/A	35.4
1955	Minnesota West Community and Technical College	Granite Falls, Minnesota	Public	N/A	35.4
1956	Northwest State Community College	Archbold, Ohio	Public	N/A	35.4
1957	Estrella Mountain Community College	Avondale, Arizona	Public	N/A	25.7
1958	Gateway Technical College	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Public	N/A	35.4
1959	Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta	Marietta, Georgia	Private for-profit	N/A	35.4
1960	San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia	Hesperia, California	Private for-profit	N/A	35.4
1961	Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education	Kirkland, Washington	Private nonprofit	N/A	35.4
1962	Ross College-Grand Rapids North	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Private for-profit	N/A	35.4
1963	Lake-Sumter State College	Leesburg, Florida	Public	N/A	35.3
1964	Saint Johns River State College	Palatka, Florida	Public	N/A	35.3
1965	Cowley County Community College	Arkansas City, Kansas	Public	N/A	35.3
1966	Victoria College	Victoria, Texas	Public	N/A	25.7
1967	Hennepin Technical College	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Public	N/A	35.3
1968	Halifax Community College	Weldon, North Carolina	Public	N/A	25.7
1969	Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary	Ossining, New York	Private nonprofit	N/A	35.3
1970	Isothermal Community College	Spindale, North Carolina	Public	N/A	35.3
1971	Highline College	Des Moines, Washington	Public	N/A	35.3
1972	Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute	Glendale, Arizona	Private for-profit	N/A	35.2
1973	Brookline College-Phoenix	Phoenix, Arizona	Private for-profit	N/A	35.2
1974	Saint Joseph Seminary College	St. Benedict, Louisiana	Private nonprofit	N/A	35.2
1975	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North	Liverpool, New York	Private nonprofit	N/A	25.7
1976	Victor Valley College	Victorville, California	Public	N/A	25.7
1977	Minnesota State College Southeast	Winona, Minnesota	Public	N/A	35.2
1978	Mid-Plains Community College	North Platte, Nebraska	Public	N/A	35.2
1979	Great Lakes Institute of Technology	Erie, Pennsylvania	Private for-profit	N/A	35.2
1980	Mohave Community College	Kingman, Arizona	Public	N/A	25.7
1981	New River Community College	Dublin, Virginia	Public	N/A	35.2
1982	Bellevue College	Bellevue, Washington	Public	N/A	35.2
1983	Bellingham Technical College	Bellingham, Washington	Public	N/A	35.2
1984	South Texas College	McAllen, Texas	Public	N/A	25.8
1985	Ultimate Medical Academy	Clearwater, Florida	Private nonprofit	N/A	35.2
1986	Southern Technical College	Orlando, Florida	Private for-profit	N/A	35.2
1987	University of New Mexico-Taos Campus	Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico	Public	N/A	25.8
1988	Intellitec College-Grand Junction	Grand Junction, Colorado	Private for-profit	N/A	35.1
1989	Miami Dade College	Miami, Florida	Public	N/A	35.1
1990	John Wood Community College	Quincy, Illinois	Public	N/A	35.1
1991	Metropolitan Community College Area	Omaha, Nebraska	Public	N/A	25.8
1992	Independence Community College	Independence, Kansas	Public	N/A	25.8
1993	University of Western States	Portland, Oregon	Private nonprofit	N/A	35.1
1994	The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest	Houston, Texas	Private for-profit	N/A	35.1
1995	Myotherapy Institute	Lincoln, Nebraska	Private for-profit	N/A	35.1
1996	Dewey University-Carolina	Carolina, Puerto Rico	Private nonprofit	N/A	35.1
1997	Fortis College-Landover	Landover, Maryland	Private for-profit	N/A	35.1
1998	Strayer University-Global Region	Washington, District of Columbia	Private for-profit	N/A	25.9
1999	MiraCosta College	Oceanside, California	Public	N/A	35.0
2000	Hobe Sound Bible College	Hobe Sound, Florida	Private nonprofit	N/A	35.0

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