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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
961Mercy University · NY · Private (nonprofit)85% admit962SUNY College at Potsdam · NY · Public85% admit963Westminster College · PA · Private (nonprofit)86% admit964Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public86% admit965Alice Lloyd College · KY · Private (nonprofit)86% admit966Purdue University Fort Wayne · IN · Public86% admit967University of Arizona · AZ · Public86% admit968Lamar University · TX · Public86% admit969Saint Xavier University · IL · Private (nonprofit)86% admit970University of Nebraska at Kearney · NE · Public86% admit971Butler University · IN · Private (nonprofit)86% admit972Northwest Missouri State University · MO · Public86% admit973Indiana University-South Bend · IN · Public86% admit974Thomas Jefferson University · PA · Private (nonprofit)86% admit975Albright College · PA · Private (nonprofit)86% admit976Nevada State University · NV · Public86% admit977Murray State University · KY · Public86% admit978La Salle University · PA · Private (nonprofit)86% admit979Alaska Pacific University · AK · Private (nonprofit)86% admit980University of Mary Washington · VA · Public86% admit981West Virginia University · WV · Public86% admit982The University of Findlay · OH · Private (nonprofit)86% admit983Brewton-Parker Christian University · GA · Private (nonprofit)86% admit984Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia · PA · Private (nonprofit)86% admit985Husson University · ME · Private (nonprofit)86% admit986Stetson University · FL · Private (nonprofit)86% admit987University of Northern Colorado · CO · Public86% admit988Everglades University · FL · Private (nonprofit)86% admit989University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · CT · Public86% admit990Notre Dame of Maryland University · MD · Private (nonprofit)86% admit991University of Connecticut-Avery Point · CT · Public87% admit992Assumption University · MA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit993Monmouth College · IL · Private (nonprofit)87% admit994Kent State University at Kent · OH · Public87% admit995Western Carolina University · NC · Public87% admit996University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · WI · Public87% admit997Villa Maria College · NY · Private (nonprofit)87% admit998California State University-Fullerton · CA · Public87% admit999Whitworth University · WA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1000Gordon State College · GA · Public87% 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.