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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1041Pittsburg State University · KS · Public88% admit1042Stockton University · NJ · Public88% admit1043California State University-Bakersfield · CA · Public88% admit1044University of Kansas · KS · Public88% admit1045Stephen F Austin State University · TX · Public88% admit1046Palm Beach Atlantic University · FL · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1047SUNY College of Technology at Delhi · NY · Public88% admit1048Christian Brothers University · TN · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1049University of Alabama at Birmingham · AL · Public88% admit1050University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · WI · Public88% admit1051The University of Texas at San Antonio · TX · Public88% admit1052Eureka College · IL · Private (nonprofit)88% admit1053Saint Mary's College of California · CA · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1054Salisbury University · MD · Public89% admit1055Appalachian State University · NC · Public89% admit1056Trinity Christian College · IL · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1057Saint Mary's University of Minnesota · MN · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1058George Mason University · VA · Public89% admit1059University of Louisiana at Lafayette · LA · Public89% admit1060University of New England · ME · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1061California Lutheran University · CA · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1062Simpson College · IA · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1063Goshen College · IN · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1064St. Mary's University · TX · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1065Illinois State University · IL · Public89% admit1066Keene State College · NH · Public89% admit1067Virginia State University · VA · Public89% admit1068Iowa State University · IA · Public89% admit1069New Jersey City University · NJ · Public89% admit1070Bridgewater State University · MA · Public89% admit1071Neumont College of Computer Science · UT · Private (for-profit)89% admit1072Regis College · MA · Private (nonprofit)89% admit1073Augusta University · GA · Public89% admit1074Millersville University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public89% admit1075Frostburg State University · MD · Public89% admit1076Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi · TX · Public89% admit1077Texas State University · TX · Public89% admit1078Doane University · NE · Private (nonprofit)90% admit1079Monmouth University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)90% admit1080Anna Maria College · MA · Private (nonprofit)90% 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.