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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1001Montana State University · MT · Public87% admit1002University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · NH · Public87% admit1003University of Nebraska at Omaha · NE · Public87% admit1004University of Dubuque · IA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1005Brenau University · GA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1006Northwestern College · IA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1007Gardner-Webb University · NC · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1008Salem College · NC · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1009University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · CT · Public87% admit1010East Tennessee State University · TN · Public87% admit1011Carlow University · PA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1012University of West Alabama · AL · Public87% admit1013University of Utah · UT · Public87% admit1014Utica University · NY · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1015Bluefield State University · WV · Public87% admit1016University of Wisconsin-Platteville · WI · Public87% admit1017Regis University · CO · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1018The University of Tennessee-Martin · TN · Public87% admit1019University of New Hampshire at Manchester · NH · Public87% admit1020Ursinus College · PA · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1021Midwestern State University · TX · Public87% admit1022Andrews University · MI · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1023Montclair State University · NJ · Public87% admit1024Marquette University · WI · Private (nonprofit)87% admit1025Norfolk State University · VA · Public87% admit1026Baker College · MI · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1027College of Our Lady of the Elms · MA · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1028University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · OH · Public88% admit1029Loyola University New Orleans · LA · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1030Xavier University · OH · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1031Georgia College & State University · GA · Public88% admit1032Roger Williams University · RI · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1033University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · WI · Public88% admit1034Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · MO · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1035Linfield University · OR · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1036Michigan Technological University · MI · Public88% admit1037Christopher Newport University · VA · Public88% admit1038Schreiner University · TX · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1039Northwest University · WA · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1040Nichols College · MA · Private (nonprofit)88% 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.