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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
521Milligan University · TN · Private (nonprofit)70% admit522Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce · PR · Private (nonprofit)70% admit523Hampshire College · MA · Private (nonprofit)70% admit524Oklahoma City University · OK · Private (nonprofit)70% admit525Northeastern Illinois University · IL · Public70% admit526Northern Illinois University · IL · Public70% admit527University of Minnesota-Morris · MN · Public70% admit528Elizabeth City State University · NC · Public70% admit529Georgian Court University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)71% admit530Morningside University · IA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit531Siena University · NY · Private (nonprofit)71% admit532Franklin College · IN · Private (nonprofit)71% admit533Clayton State University · GA · Public71% admit534Hofstra University · NY · Private (nonprofit)71% admit535Thiel College · PA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit536Purdue University Northwest · IN · Public71% admit537Bemidji State University · MN · Public71% admit538Coe College · IA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit539Fisher College · MA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit540Huntingdon College · AL · Private (nonprofit)71% admit541Hollins University · VA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit542Texas Tech University · TX · Public71% admit543University of Akron Main Campus · OH · Public71% admit544Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · OK · Public71% admit545Aquinas College · MI · Private (nonprofit)71% admit546Knox College · IL · Private (nonprofit)71% admit547Huntington University · IN · Private (nonprofit)71% admit548Dordt University · IA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit549University of Denver · CO · Private (nonprofit)71% admit550Indiana University-East · IN · Public71% admit551SUNY Brockport · NY · Public71% admit552Virginia Wesleyan University · VA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit553Calvin University · MI · Private (nonprofit)71% admit554Wheaton College (Massachusetts) · MA · Private (nonprofit)71% admit555University of the Cumberlands · KY · Private (nonprofit)71% admit556Rochester Institute of Technology · NY · Private (nonprofit)71% admit557St. Joseph's University-New York · NY · Private (nonprofit)71% admit558Ball State University · IN · Public72% admit559Juniata College · PA · Private (nonprofit)72% admit560University of Arkansas · AR · Public72% 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.