Top 100 - Lowest Acceptance Rates

Many students aspire for admission to a prestigious college or university, but the supply of open seats often does not meet the demand from applicants. Earning admission to the schools on this list can be especially difficult. With the lowest acceptance rates among all undergraduate institutions surveyed by U.S. News, regardless of ranking category, the 100 colleges and universities listed here are among the most selective, based on the fall 2011 entering class.

Save	School	Fall 2011 acceptance rate
	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	29.4%
	University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff ¹ Pine Bluff, AR	29.4%
	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	29.6%
	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	29.6%
	National-Louis University Chicago, IL	29.8%
	Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY	30.3%
	California State University–Long Beach Long Beach, CA	30.4%
	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	30.4%
	Trinity College Hartford, CT	30.4%
	CUNY–Queens College Flushing, NY	30.7%
	Carleton College Northfield, MN	31.0%
	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	31.0%
	Victory University ¹ Memphis, TN	31.1%
	Jackson State University ¹ Jackson, MS	31.3%
	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	31.4%
	Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	31.6%
	Oakwood University Huntsville, AL	31.7%
	Central State University Wilberforce, OH	32.3%
	CUNY–City College New York, NY	32.4%
	New York University New York, NY	32.7%
	University of Richmond Univ. of Richmond, VA	32.7%
	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	32.9%
	George Washington University Washington, DC	33.0%
	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	33.1%
	Hope International University Fullerton, CA	33.1%

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School

Fall 2011 acceptance rate

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

29.4%

University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff ¹

Pine Bluff, AR

29.4%

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, MN

29.6%