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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1161University of Northwestern-St Paul · MN · Private (nonprofit)92% admit1162California State University-Los Angeles · CA · Public92% admit1163Texas A&M University-San Antonio · TX · Public92% admit1164Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington · PA · Public92% admit1165Curry College · MA · Private (nonprofit)92% admit1166Greensboro College · NC · Private (nonprofit)92% admit1167Baker University · KS · Private (nonprofit)92% admit1168Saint Norbert College · WI · Private (nonprofit)92% admit1169University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth · MA · Public92% admit1170Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver · PA · Public92% admit1171Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York · PA · Public92% admit1172Valparaiso University · IN · Private (nonprofit)92% admit1173Texas A&M University-Kingsville · TX · Public92% admit1174Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · MA · Public92% admit1175University of North Carolina at Pembroke · NC · Public92% admit1176University of Kentucky · KY · Public92% admit1177University of Puerto Rico · PR · Public92% admit1178Delaware Valley University · PA · Private (nonprofit)92% admit1179William Paterson University of New Jersey · NJ · Public93% admit1180Kentucky State University · KY · Public93% admit1181East Texas A&M University · TX · Public93% admit1182Troy University · AL · Public93% admit1183Auburn University at Montgomery · AL · Public93% admit1184Chaminade University of Honolulu · HI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1185Louisiana State University at Alexandria · LA · Public93% admit1186Tennessee State University · TN · Public93% admit1187Houghton University · NY · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1188College for Creative Studies · MI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1189Northern State University · SD · Public93% admit1190Piedmont University · GA · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1191East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · PA · Public93% admit1192Madonna University · MI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1193California State University-Channel Islands · CA · Public93% admit1194Virginia Commonwealth University · VA · Public93% admit1195Alverno College · WI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1196National Louis University · IL · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1197California State University-Northridge · CA · Public93% admit1198Fort Lewis College · CO · Public93% admit1199King's College · PA · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1200La Sierra University · CA · Private (nonprofit)93% 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.