Most Selective Colleges

Colleges ranked by acceptance rate from most to least selective.

Showing 251–300 of 3,663 colleges

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

Rank	College	Location	Type	Acceptance	Composite
251	North Carolina A & T State University	Greensboro, North Carolina	Public	46.2%	41.9
252	University of Saint Katherine	San Marcos, California	Private nonprofit	46.3%	51.4
253	Central Baptist College	Conway, Arkansas	Private nonprofit	46.4%	35.3
254	Austin College	Sherman, Texas	Private nonprofit	46.7%	55.4
255	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	Aguadilla, Puerto Rico	Private nonprofit	46.7%	27.9
256	University of San Diego	San Diego, California	Private nonprofit	46.8%	67.0
257	California State University-Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Public	47.1%	56.4
258	Union University	Jackson, Tennessee	Private nonprofit	47.2%	51.6
259	The College of Idaho	Caldwell, Idaho	Private nonprofit	47.2%	46.7
260	California College of Music	Pasadena, California	Private for-profit	47.4%	51.1
261	American University	Washington, District of Columbia	Private nonprofit	47.4%	62.3
262	Ecclesia College	Springdale, Arkansas	Private nonprofit	47.5%	30.3
263	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	47.5%	62.1
264	Emerson College	Boston, Massachusetts	Private nonprofit	47.5%	57.3
265	York University	York, Nebraska	Private nonprofit	47.6%	35.2
266	Newman University	Wichita, Kansas	Private nonprofit	47.6%	44.9
267	Warner University	Lake Wales, Florida	Private nonprofit	47.8%	34.7
268	Averett University	Danville, Virginia	Private nonprofit	47.8%	39.9
269	Bennington College	Bennington, Vermont	Private nonprofit	48.0%	45.5
270	Mount Marty University	Yankton, South Dakota	Private nonprofit	48.1%	44.9
271	Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia	Private nonprofit	48.3%	44.0
272	Alfred University	Alfred, New York	Private nonprofit	48.3%	45.3
273	Minneapolis College of Art and Design	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Private nonprofit	48.4%	44.1
274	Bentley University	Waltham, Massachusetts	Private nonprofit	48.4%	80.2
275	University of La Verne	La Verne, California	Private nonprofit	48.5%	52.3
276	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama	Guayama, Puerto Rico	Private nonprofit	48.5%	28.6
277	Providence College	Providence, Rhode Island	Private nonprofit	48.7%	68.7
278	Mississippi College	Clinton, Mississippi	Private nonprofit	48.9%	45.5
279	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Public	49.0%	61.1
280	Louisiana Culinary Institute	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Private for-profit	48.9%	55.6
281	Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Private nonprofit	49.0%	56.6
282	Millsaps College	Jackson, Mississippi	Private nonprofit	49.0%	45.5
283	Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, North Carolina	Private nonprofit	49.2%	42.9
284	University of West Georgia	Carrollton, Georgia	Public	49.4%	38.1
285	St. John's College	Santa Fe, New Mexico	Private nonprofit	49.5%	46.5
286	Coppin State University	Baltimore, Maryland	Public	49.6%	28.8
287	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Public	49.7%	60.6
288	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Ankeny, Iowa	Private nonprofit	49.7%	41.8
289	Rhodes College	Memphis, Tennessee	Private nonprofit	49.7%	61.9
290	Cleary University	Howell, Michigan	Private nonprofit	49.8%	46.6
291	Southern University and A & M College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Public	49.9%	29.7
292	Multnomah University	Portland, Oregon	Private nonprofit	49.8%	37.9
293	Quincy University	Quincy, Illinois	Private nonprofit	49.9%	39.9
294	Pepperdine University	Malibu, California	Private nonprofit	49.9%	66.0
295	Whitman College	Walla Walla, Washington	Private nonprofit	50.0%	61.6
296	Berklee College of Music	Boston, Massachusetts	Private nonprofit	49.9%	43.2
297	Pacific College	Costa Mesa, California	Private for-profit	50.0%	59.5
298	Messenger College	Bedford, Texas	Private nonprofit	50.0%	26.3
299	Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok	Lakewood, New Jersey	Private nonprofit	50.0%	65.9
300	Hampden-Sydney College	Hampden-Sydney, Virginia	Private nonprofit	50.1%	56.2

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