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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
881Morgan State University · MD · Public83% admit882University of Massachusetts-Boston · MA · Public83% admit883University of Hartford · CT · Private (nonprofit)83% admit884Indiana University-Southeast · IN · Public83% admit885Albion College · MI · Private (nonprofit)83% admit886Tennessee Technological University · TN · Public83% admit887Stevenson University · MD · Private (nonprofit)83% admit888Graceland University-Lamoni · IA · Private (nonprofit)83% admit889Mercyhurst University · PA · Private (nonprofit)83% admit890Vermont State University · VT · Public83% admit891SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill · NY · Public83% admit892Western New England University · MA · Private (nonprofit)83% admit893University of Colorado Boulder · CO · Public83% admit894Otterbein University · OH · Private (nonprofit)83% admit895Paine College · GA · Private (nonprofit)83% admit896CUNY Medgar Evers College · NY · Public83% admit897Randolph-Macon College · VA · Private (nonprofit)83% admit898Wagner College · NY · Private (nonprofit)83% admit899Valdosta State University · GA · Public83% admit900Hacienda La Puente Adult Education · CA · Public84% admit901Bowie State University · MD · Public84% admit902Cairn University-Langhorne · PA · Private (nonprofit)84% admit903McDaniel College · MD · Private (nonprofit)84% admit904Savannah College of Art and Design · GA · Private (nonprofit)84% admit905Saint Edward's University · TX · Private (nonprofit)84% admit906Johnson & Wales University-Providence · RI · Private (nonprofit)84% admit907Marywood University · PA · Private (nonprofit)84% admit908Nebraska Wesleyan University · NE · Private (nonprofit)84% admit909Guilford College · NC · Private (nonprofit)84% admit910Louisiana Christian University · LA · Private (nonprofit)84% admit911McPherson College · KS · Private (nonprofit)84% admit912The Catholic University of America · DC · Private (nonprofit)84% admit913Northwood University · MI · Private (nonprofit)84% admit914Michigan State University · MI · Public84% admit915Ripon College · WI · Private (nonprofit)84% admit916Boise State University · ID · Public84% admit917Hanover College · IN · Private (nonprofit)84% admit918Otis College of Art and Design · CA · Private (nonprofit)84% admit919Ursuline College · OH · Private (nonprofit)84% admit920Widener University · PA · Private (nonprofit)84% 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.