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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
761Susquehanna University · PA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit762Rutgers University-Newark · NJ · Public79% admit763Mount Mercy University · IA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit764Dominican University New York · NY · Private (nonprofit)79% admit765Duquesne University · PA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit766Oregon State University · OR · Public79% admit767Marymount Manhattan College · NY · Private (nonprofit)79% admit768Seton Hall University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)79% admit769Central College · IA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit770Wisconsin Lutheran College · WI · Private (nonprofit)79% admit771Kettering University · MI · Private (nonprofit)79% admit772University of Idaho · ID · Public79% admit773Willamette University · OR · Private (nonprofit)79% admit774Chestnut Hill College · PA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit775Arcadia University · PA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit776SUNY at Fredonia · NY · Public79% admit777West Chester University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public79% admit778Angelo State University · TX · Public79% admit779University of Southern Maine · ME · Public79% admit780Kansas State University · KS · Public79% admit781Rider University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)79% admit782Azusa Pacific University · CA · Private (nonprofit)79% admit783Nazareth University · NY · Private (nonprofit)80% admit784Keystone College · PA · Private (nonprofit)80% admit785University of Saint Joseph · CT · Private (nonprofit)80% admit786St. John's University-New York · NY · Private (nonprofit)80% admit787University of South Carolina Aiken · SC · Public80% admit788Tiffin University · OH · Private (nonprofit)80% admit789Dominican University · IL · Private (nonprofit)80% admit790Westmont College · CA · Private (nonprofit)80% admit791Fayetteville State University · NC · Public80% admit792Truman State University · MO · Public80% admit793Ottawa University-Ottawa · KS · Private (nonprofit)80% admit794Roanoke College · VA · Private (nonprofit)80% admit795University of Mount Union · OH · Private (nonprofit)80% admit796Blackburn College · IL · Private (nonprofit)80% admit797University of Detroit Mercy · MI · Private (nonprofit)80% admit798Coastal Carolina University · SC · Public80% admit799Texas A&M University-Texarkana · TX · Public80% admit800University of Connecticut-Stamford · CT · Public80% 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.