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Most Selective US Colleges (Lowest Admission Rate)

The most competitive and prestigious US colleges ranked by lowest acceptance rate. Discover elite institutions that admit only a fraction of applicants.

6,322 institutions ranked

1

Alliant International University-San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private for-profit

0.0%
2

Belanger School of Nursing

Schenectady, NY · Private nonprofit

0.0%
3

School of Professional Horticulture New York Botanical Garden

Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit

0.0%
4

Atlantic Acting School

New York, NY · Private nonprofit

1.8%
5

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit

2.6%
6

Minerva University

San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit

3.0%
7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit

3.6%
8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit

3.6%
9

Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District

Charlton, MA · Public

3.7%
10

Yale University

New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit

3.9%
11

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Private nonprofit

4.0%
12

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit

4.5%
13

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit

4.5%
14

Curtis Institute of Music

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit

4.6%
15

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ · Private nonprofit

4.6%
16

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit

5.2%
17

Brown University

Providence, RI · Private nonprofit

5.4%
18

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit

5.4%
19

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit

5.4%
20

Florida Academy of Nursing

Miramar, FL · Private for-profit

5.5%

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