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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
721Saint Elizabeth University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)77% admit722Benedictine University · IL · Private (nonprofit)77% admit723Maryland Institute College of Art · MD · Private (nonprofit)77% admit724Massachusetts College of Art and Design · MA · Public77% admit725Adelphi University · NY · Private (nonprofit)78% admit726Drexel University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78% admit727Maine College of Art & Design · ME · Private (nonprofit)78% admit728Webber International University · FL · Private (nonprofit)78% admit729Westminster College · MO · Private (nonprofit)78% admit730La Roche University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78% admit731Warren Wilson College · NC · Private (nonprofit)78% admit732University of Evansville · IN · Private (nonprofit)78% admit733Catawba College · NC · Private (nonprofit)78% admit734Rutgers University-Camden · NJ · Public78% admit735University of Mount Olive · NC · Private (nonprofit)78% admit736Roberts Wesleyan University · NY · Private (nonprofit)78% admit737University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · CO · Public78% admit738Rowan University · NJ · Public78% admit739Shenandoah University · VA · Private (nonprofit)78% admit740Mars Hill University · NC · Private (nonprofit)78% admit741North Carolina Wesleyan University · NC · Private (nonprofit)78% admit742New York Institute of Technology · NY · Private (nonprofit)78% admit743Eastern Kentucky University · KY · Public78% admit744Flagler College · FL · Private (nonprofit)78% admit745Hood College · MD · Private (nonprofit)78% admit746Walsh University · OH · Private (nonprofit)78% admit747University of Mary · ND · Private (nonprofit)78% admit748Saint Anselm College · NH · Private (nonprofit)78% admit749Lincoln University · PA · Public78% admit750SUNY Polytechnic Institute · NY · Public78% admit751Immaculata University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78% admit752Messiah University · PA · Private (nonprofit)78% admit753Manhattan University · NY · Private (nonprofit)78% admit754Southeast Missouri State University · MO · Public79% admit755University of Illinois Chicago · IL · Public79% admit756SUNY Maritime College · NY · Public79% admit757DeSales University · PA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit758Bethany College · KS · Private (nonprofit)79% admit759Marietta College · OH · Private (nonprofit)79% admit760Eckerd College · FL · Private (nonprofit)79% 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.