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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
441Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach · FL · Private (nonprofit)66% admit442Cottey College · MO · Private (nonprofit)66% admit443Bushnell University · OR · Private (nonprofit)66% admit444Northwestern Oklahoma State University · OK · Public66% admit445Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro · PR · Private (nonprofit)66% admit446Mercer University · GA · Private (nonprofit)66% admit447University of Alaska Anchorage · AK · Public67% admit448Siena Heights University · MI · Private (nonprofit)67% admit449Southern Arkansas University Main Campus · AR · Public67% admit450Southern Adventist University · TN · Private (nonprofit)67% admit451Lipscomb University · TN · Private (nonprofit)67% admit452Champlain College · VT · Private (nonprofit)67% admit453University of New Orleans · LA · Public67% admit454Marian University · WI · Private (nonprofit)67% admit455New Jersey Institute of Technology · NJ · Public67% admit456Olivet Nazarene University · IL · Private (nonprofit)67% admit457Midland University · NE · Private (nonprofit)67% admit458Cumberland University · TN · Private (nonprofit)67% admit459Kentucky Wesleyan College · KY · Private (nonprofit)67% admit460Bloomfield College of Montclair State University · NJ · Public67% admit461Benedict College · SC · Private (nonprofit)67% admit462Agnes Scott College · GA · Private (nonprofit)67% admit463Elon University · NC · Private (nonprofit)67% admit464Ringling College of Art and Design · FL · Private (nonprofit)67% admit465Point University · GA · Private (nonprofit)68% admit466Concordia University-Wisconsin · WI · Private (nonprofit)68% admit467McNeese State University · LA · Public68% admit468John Brown University · AR · Private (nonprofit)68% admit469Augustana College · IL · Private (nonprofit)68% admit470Queens University of Charlotte · NC · Private (nonprofit)68% admit471Sacred Heart University · CT · Private (nonprofit)68% admit472Howard Payne University · TX · Private (nonprofit)68% admit473Heidelberg University · OH · Private (nonprofit)68% admit474Eastern Illinois University · IL · Public68% admit475St. John Fisher University · NY · Private (nonprofit)68% admit476Menlo College · CA · Private (nonprofit)68% admit477Lycoming College · PA · Private (nonprofit)68% admit478Jersey College · NJ · Private (for-profit)68% admit479Lander University · SC · Public68% admit480Middle Tennessee State University · TN · Public68% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.