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Colleges With The Lowest Acceptance Rates

Updated: Mar 7


Colleges with the lowest admission rates.
U.S. Colleges & Universities with the Lowest Admission Rates

Building a university list is all about striking the right balance – between academic experiences and fun experiences, between admission long-shots and safety schools. 


The list below includes the 20 U.S. colleges and universities with the lowest acceptance rates. These represent the colleges and universities that are a REACH on any student’s list. 



College/University

City, State

US News & World Report 2024 Ranking

Fall 2023 Acceptance Rate

Notable Academic Strengths

Pasadena, CA

6 (tie)

Below 4%

Science, Engineering

Cambridge, MA

3

Below 4%

Law, Business, Medicine

Stanford, CA

4

Below 4%

Business, Engineering, Computer Science

New York, NY

12

Around 4%

Journalism, Business, Law

Princeton, NJ

1

Around 4%

Public and International Affairs, Engineering

New Haven, CT

5

Around 4%

Law, Drama, Medicine

Cambridge, MA

2

Around 4%

Engineering, Computer Science, Economics

Chicago, IL

11 (tie)

Around 4%

Economics, Law, Sociology

Providence, RI

13

Around 5%

Liberal Arts, Medicine

Boston, MA

54 (tie)

Around 5%

Cooperative Education, Engineering

Philadelphia, PA

10

Around 5%

Business (Wharton), Medicine

Hanover, NH

15 (tie)

Around 6%

Liberal Arts, Business

Nashville, TN

18 (tie)

Around 6%

Education, Medicine

Waterville, ME

25

Around 6%

Liberal Arts, Environmental Studies

Durham, NC

6 (tie)

Around 6%

Medicine, Law, Business

Claremont, CA

5 (tie)

Around 6%

Liberal Arts, Sciences

Evanston, IL

9

Around 7%

Journalism, Business, Engineering

Houston, TX

17

Around 7%

Engineering, Business

Baltimore, MD

9

Around 8%

Medicine, Public Health, International Studies

Ithaca, NY

12

Around 8%

Engineering, Hotel Administration


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