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Most selective (lowest admit rate)
1,392 colleges in the U.S. with this figure reported (500+ students).
281Reinhardt University · GA · Private (nonprofit)55% admit282Illinois Institute of Technology · IL · Private (nonprofit)55% admit283CUNY Lehman College · NY · Public55% admit284Southwestern Adventist University · TX · Private (nonprofit)56% admit285Chapman University · CA · Private (nonprofit)56% admit286Friends University · KS · Private (nonprofit)56% admit287Oklahoma Baptist University · OK · Private (nonprofit)56% admit288Florida Polytechnic University · FL · Public56% admit289University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma · OK · Public56% admit290University of Puerto Rico at Ponce · PR · Public56% admit291Cleveland Institute of Art · OH · Private (nonprofit)56% admit292Fordham University · NY · Private (nonprofit)56% admit293Mount St. Joseph University · OH · Private (nonprofit)57% admit294University of West Florida · FL · Public57% admit295Indiana Institute of Technology · IN · Private (nonprofit)57% admit296William Penn University · IA · Private (nonprofit)57% admit297Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · VA · Public57% admit298University of Missouri-St Louis · MO · Public57% admit299CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · NY · Public57% admit300Rockford University · IL · Private (nonprofit)57% admit301Hobart William Smith Colleges · NY · Private (nonprofit)57% admit302Jacksonville University · FL · Private (nonprofit)57% admit303Beloit College · WI · Private (nonprofit)57% admit304Fresno Pacific University · CA · Private (nonprofit)58% admit305University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · AR · Public58% admit306Fashion Institute of Technology · NY · Public58% admit307McMurry University · TX · Private (nonprofit)58% admit308University of Arkansas at Little Rock · AR · Public58% admit309University of Massachusetts-Amherst · MA · Public58% admit310Fisk University · TN · Private (nonprofit)58% admit311William Carey University · MS · Private (nonprofit)58% admit312University of Tulsa · OK · Private (nonprofit)58% admit313Webster University · MO · Private (nonprofit)58% admit314CUNY City College · NY · Public58% admit315University of the Ozarks · AR · Private (nonprofit)58% admit316Davis & Elkins College · WV · Private (nonprofit)58% admit317North Central College · IL · Private (nonprofit)58% admit318University of Minnesota-Crookston · MN · Public58% admit319Carroll University · WI · Private (nonprofit)58% admit320Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · NY · Private (nonprofit)58% 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.