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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
561Columbus College of Art & Design · OH · Private (nonprofit)72% admit562Sweet Briar College · VA · Private (nonprofit)72% admit563Buena Vista University · IA · Private (nonprofit)72% admit564University of Minnesota-Rochester · MN · Public72% admit565Mount St. Mary's University · MD · Private (nonprofit)72% admit566Richard Bland College · VA · Public72% admit567College of Charleston · SC · Public72% admit568Concordia University Ann Arbor · MI · Private (nonprofit)72% admit569Saint Leo University · FL · Private (nonprofit)72% admit570West Liberty University · WV · Public72% admit571University of North Georgia · GA · Public72% admit572Lee University · TN · Private (nonprofit)72% admit573Minot State University · ND · Public72% admit574Franciscan University of Steubenville · OH · Private (nonprofit)72% admit575Endicott College · MA · Private (nonprofit)72% admit576Creighton University · NE · Private (nonprofit)72% admit577Presbyterian College · SC · Private (nonprofit)72% admit578Chowan University · NC · Private (nonprofit)72% admit579University of North Texas · TX · Public72% admit580University of Mobile · AL · Private (nonprofit)73% admit581Claflin University · SC · Private (nonprofit)73% admit582Stonehill College · MA · Private (nonprofit)73% admit583Louisiana Tech University · LA · Public73% admit584Waldorf University · IA · Private (nonprofit)73% admit585University of Wisconsin-Parkside · WI · Public73% admit586Carroll College · MT · Private (nonprofit)73% admit587Nova Southeastern University · FL · Private (nonprofit)73% admit588Lewis University · IL · Private (nonprofit)73% admit589New England Institute of Technology · RI · Private (nonprofit)73% admit590University of Indianapolis · IN · Private (nonprofit)73% admit591Dakota Wesleyan University · SD · Private (nonprofit)73% admit592Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology · IN · Private (nonprofit)73% admit593SUNY at Purchase College · NY · Public73% admit594North Park University · IL · Private (nonprofit)73% admit595Woodbury University · CA · Private (nonprofit)73% admit596Rocky Mountain College · MT · Private (nonprofit)73% admit597Saginaw Valley State University · MI · Public73% admit598Goucher College · MD · Private (nonprofit)73% admit599Missouri University of Science and Technology · MO · Public73% admit600Capital University · OH · Private (nonprofit)73% 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.