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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
1201Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington · PA · Public93% admit1202University of St Thomas · TX · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1203Mount Mary University · WI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1204Texas Southern University · TX · Public93% admit1205Concordia University-Chicago · IL · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1206University of the Incarnate Word · TX · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1207University of Memphis · TN · Public93% admit1208Upper Iowa University · IA · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1209Hiram College · OH · Private (nonprofit)93% admit1210University of Jamestown · ND · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1211Bellarmine University · KY · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1212Gwynedd Mercy University · PA · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1213California State University-Sacramento · CA · Public94% admit1214Eastern University · PA · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1215Utah State University · UT · Public94% admit1216University of Wisconsin-Superior · WI · Public94% admit1217Pennsylvania Western University · PA · Public94% admit1218Maryville University of Saint Louis · MO · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1219California State University-Chico · CA · Public94% admit1220Northwestern State University of Louisiana · LA · Public94% admit1221The College of Saint Scholastica · MN · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1222University of North Texas at Dallas · TX · Public94% admit1223Keuka College · NY · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1224University of North Carolina Asheville · NC · Public94% admit1225University of Virginia's College at Wise · VA · Public94% admit1226Felician University · NJ · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1227St Catherine University · MN · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1228Herzing University-Madison · WI · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1229Tarleton State University · TX · Public94% admit1230York College of Pennsylvania · PA · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1231Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley · PA · Public94% admit1232Roosevelt University · IL · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1233Southeastern Louisiana University · LA · Public94% admit1234Campbell University · NC · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1235University of Northern Iowa · IA · Public94% admit1236Lesley University · MA · Private (nonprofit)94% admit1237Black Hills State University · SD · Public94% admit1238Edgewood University · WI · Private (nonprofit)95% admit1239Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre · PA · Public95% admit1240Massachusetts Maritime Academy · MA · Public95% 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.