U.S. News Top 100 Lowest Acceptance Rate

U.S. News Top 100 Lowest Acceptance Rate

The following list presents the Top 100 schools with lowest acceptance rates. Since 1983, U.S. News & World Report Magazine compiles American college and university rankings. Although the method used for ranking criticized many times; it is very popular and very well known. In addition, the list receives millions of page views after its release. U.S. News & World Report publishes the rankings in the most popular areas of study aw well as their Top 100 lists.

Acceptance %CollegeCityState 
4.80% Curtis Institute of Music Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphiaPennsylvania 
7.70% Juilliard School Juilliard SchoolNew YorkNew York 
9.20% Harvard University Harvard UniversityCambridgeMassachusetts 
9.70% Princeton University Princeton UniversityPrincetonNew Jersey 
9.90% Yale University Yale UniversityNew HavenConnecticut 
10.30% Stanford University Stanford UniversityStanfordCalifornia 
10.60% Columbia University Columbia UniversityNew YorkNew York 
10.70% Cooper Union Cooper UnionNew YorkNew York 
11.80% College of the Ozarks College of the OzarksPoint LookoutMissouri 
11.80% United States Naval Academy United States Naval AcademyAnnapolisMaryland 
12.50% Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusetts 
14.00% Brown University Brown UniversityProvidenceRhode Island 
14.30% National-Louis University National-Louis UniversityChicagoIllinois 
15.00% United States Military Academy United States Military AcademyWest PointNew York 
15.30% Dartmouth College Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNew Hampshire 
16.00% University of Pennsylvania University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPennsylvania 
16.20% Claremont McKenna College Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremontCalifornia 
16.30% Pomona College Pomona CollegeClaremontCalifornia 
16.90% California Institute of Technology California Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCalifornia 
17.30% Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. LouisSt. LouisMissouri 
17.50% United States Air Force Academy United States Air Force AcademyUSAF AcademyColorado 
17.60% Amherst College Amherst CollegeAmherstMassachusetts 
17.70% Swarthmore College Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmorePennsylvania 
18.40% Williams College Williams CollegeWilliamstownMassachusetts 
18.90% Brigham Young University-Hawaii Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie OahuHawaii 
19.00% Bowdoin College Bowdoin CollegeBrunswickMaine 
20.60% Middlebury College Middlebury CollegeMiddleburyVermont 
20.80% Georgetown University Georgetown UniversityWashingtonDistrict of Columbia 
21.40% Cornell University Cornell UniversityIthacaNew York 
23.00% Duke University Duke UniversityDurhamNorth Carolina 
23.30% University of California-Berkeley University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyCalifornia 
23.60% University of California-Los Angeles University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesCalifornia 
24.10% Crichton College Crichton CollegeMemphisTennessee 
24.30% Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMaryland 
24.50% University of Notre Dame University of Notre DameNotre DameIndiana 
24.80% Bethune-Cookman University Bethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona BeachFlorida 
25.10% Haverford College Haverford CollegeHaverfordPennsylvania 
25.10% Rice University Rice UniversityHoustonTexas 
25.30% University of Southern California University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesCalifornia 
25.40% Mississippi Valley State University Mississippi Valley State UniversityItta BenaMississippi 
25.60% Colgate University Colgate UniversityHamiltonNew York 
25.80% CUNY-Baruch College CUNY-Baruch CollegeNew YorkNew York 
26.20% Pitzer College Pitzer CollegeClaremontCalifornia 
26.30% United States Merchant Marine Academy United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings PointNew York 
26.50% United States Coast Guard Academy United States Coast Guard AcademyNew LondonConnecticut 
26.80% Northwestern University Northwestern UniversityEvanstonIllinois 
27.10% Bard College Bard CollegeAnnandale on HudsonNew York 
27.10% SUNY-Purchase College SUNY-Purchase CollegePurchaseNew York 
27.20% Emory University Emory UniversityAtlantaGeorgia 
27.30% Boston College Boston CollegeChestnut HillMassachusetts 
27.40% Washington and Lee University Washington and Lee UniversityLexingtonVirginia 
27.40% Wesleyan University Wesleyan UniversityMiddletownConnecticut 
27.50% Tufts University Tufts UniversityMedfordMassachusetts 
27.70% Hamilton College Hamilton CollegeClintonNew York 
27.90% San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco Art InstituteSan FranciscoCalifornia 
28.00% Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPennsylvania 
28.10% Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremontCalifornia 
28.20% Davidson College Davidson CollegeDavidsonNorth Carolina 
28.40% Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of MusicNew YorkNew York 
28.60% Vassar College Vassar CollegePoughkeepsieNew York 
28.70% Albany State University Albany State UniversityAlbanyGeorgia 
28.80% Barnard College Barnard CollegeNew YorkNew York 
28.90% Lake Erie College Lake Erie CollegePainesvilleOhio 
29.20% Delta State University Delta State UniversityClevelandMississippi 
29.20% Kenyon College Kenyon CollegeGambierOhio 
29.30% Berea College Berea CollegeBereaKentucky 
29.50% Grambling State University Grambling State UniversityGramblingLouisiana 
29.60% Bates College Bates CollegeLewistonMaine 
29.80% Carleton College Carleton CollegeNorthfieldMinnesota 
29.90% Bucknell University Bucknell UniversityLewisburgPennsylvania 
30.20% CUNY-Hunter College CUNY-Hunter CollegeNew YorkNew York 
30.30% Lane College Lane CollegeJacksonTennessee 
30.30% Philander Smith College Philander Smith CollegeLittle RockArkansas 
30.40% Life University Life UniversityMariettaGeorgia 
30.50% Webb Institute Webb InstituteGlen CoveNew York 
31.10% Rhode Island School of Design Rhode Island School of DesignProvidenceRhode Island 
31.30% Edward Waters College Edward Waters CollegeJacksonvilleFlorida 
31.30% Oberlin College Oberlin CollegeOberlinOhio 
31.60% CUNY-Lehman College CUNY-Lehman CollegeBronxNew York 
31.80% Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityNormalAlabama 
31.80% Colby College Colby CollegeWatervilleMaine 
31.90% Colorado College Colorado CollegeColorado SpringsColorado 
31.90% Lehigh University Lehigh UniversityBethlehemPennsylvania 
32.20% Berklee College of Music Berklee College of MusicBostonMassachusetts 
32.30% California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the ArtsValenciaCalifornia 
32.80% Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleTennessee 
33.00% College of the Holy Cross College of the Holy CrossWorcesterMassachusetts 
33.00% Spelman College Spelman CollegeAtlantaGeorgia 
33.30% Myers University Myers UniversityClevelandOhio 
33.70% College of William and Mary College of William and MaryWilliamsburgVirginia 
33.70% Morgan State University Morgan State UniversityBaltimoreMaryland 
34.20% Trinity College Trinity CollegeHartfordConnecticut 
34.30% Reed College Reed CollegePortlandOregon 
34.30% Washington and Jefferson College Washington and Jefferson CollegeWashingtonPennsylvania 
34.40% Brandeis University Brandeis UniversityWalthamMassachusetts 
34.50% Connecticut College Connecticut CollegeNew LondonConnecticut 
34.60% Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland Institute of MusicClevelandOhio 
34.70% University of Chicago University of ChicagoChicagoIllinois 
34.80% Pepperdine University Pepperdine UniversityMalibuCalifornia 
34.80% University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill University of North Carolina-Chapel HillChapel HillNorth Carolina 
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