Most Selective Colleges: Ranks #101–200

Compiled by PlainCollege , College outcomes data analysis

Continuing PlainCollege's full most-selective ranking beyond the top 100 - colleges #101 through #200, ordered by reported undergraduate acceptance rate (lowest first), from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

1,146 colleges nationwide report a usable acceptance rate; this page covers one 100-school slice of that full list. See the top-100 page for the national context, distribution chart, and full methodology.

#	School Name	State	Acceptance Rate	SAT Avg
101	William & Mary	VA	34.1%	1,473
102	Oberlin College	OH	34.2%	1,447
103	Southern University and A & M College	LA	35.1%	942
104	University of Puerto Rico	PR	35.3%	-
105	Mount Holyoke College	MA	36.0%	1,463
106	San Diego State University	CA	36.2%	-
107	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama	PR	36.3%	-
108	Case Western Reserve University	OH	36.5%	1,513
109	Dickinson State University	ND	37.0%	-
110	Connecticut College	CT	37.0%	1,432
111	Fisk University	TN	37.4%	1,200
112	University of Georgia	GA	37.7%	1,397
113	LeTourneau University	TX	38.0%	1,208
114	Regent University	VA	38.1%	1,153
115	Whitman College	WA	38.1%	1,410
116	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	38.2%	-
117	Scripps College	CA	38.3%	1,492
118	Clemson University	SC	38.3%	1,353
119	Binghamton University	NY	38.6%	1,415
120	Gettysburg College	PA	38.9%	1,379
121	Huston-Tillotson University	TX	39.1%	1,014
122	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	39.1%	-
123	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	39.3%	1,275
124	Clark University	MA	39.5%	1,370
125	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon	PR	39.6%	-
126	University of Rochester	NY	40.1%	1,488
127	University of Central Florida	FL	40.1%	1,269
128	The University of Tampa	FL	40.3%	-
129	Brandeis University	MA	40.5%	1,462
130	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	AR	41.2%	922
131	Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster	PA	41.2%	-
132	Howard University	DC	41.3%	1,213
133	Ave Maria University	FL	41.4%	-
134	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	41.6%	1,311
135	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	41.7%	1,376
136	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	PR	41.8%	-
137	University of California-Davis	CA	41.8%	-
138	Dillard University	LA	41.9%	1,050
139	Dickinson College	PA	42.1%	1,391
140	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	42.4%	1,440
141	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German	PR	42.5%	-
142	University of West Alabama	AL	42.6%	1,015
143	Furman University	SC	43.0%	1,371
144	University of Lynchburg	VA	43.0%	1,125
145	Southwestern University	TX	43.0%	1,241
146	University of South Florida	FL	43.2%	1,227
147	Chicago State University	IL	43.3%	-
148	Berklee College of Music	MA	43.5%	-
149	Union College	NY	43.9%	1,395
150	Morehouse College	GA	44.0%	1,090
151	Occidental College	CA	44.2%	1,452
152	Point University	GA	44.3%	-
153	Texas A & M International University	TX	44.4%	993
154	Texas Christian University	TX	44.5%	1,298
155	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	44.8%	1,473
156	Grambling State University	LA	44.9%	943
157	Bentley University	MA	45.1%	1,352
158	Loyola Marymount University	CA	45.1%	1,359
159	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	45.2%	1,427
160	Johnson C Smith University	NC	45.2%	-
161	Oakwood University	AL	45.2%	-
162	Alcorn State University	MS	45.3%	904
163	Coppin State University	MD	45.8%	975
164	Auburn University	AL	45.9%	1,345
165	Syracuse University	NY	45.9%	1,375
166	California State University-Long Beach	CA	46.3%	-
167	Delaware State University	DE	46.6%	940
168	Brigham Young University-Hawaii	HI	47.0%	1,130
169	George Washington University	DC	47.1%	1,433
170	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	47.5%	1,280
171	Rollins College	FL	47.5%	1,271
172	Stevens Institute of Technology	NJ	47.6%	1,446
173	Austin College	TX	47.6%	1,212
174	Santa Clara University	CA	48.0%	1,426
175	Governors State University	IL	48.3%	-
176	St Olaf College	MN	48.3%	1,380
177	Tuskegee University	AL	48.7%	1,120
178	Stony Brook University	NY	49.0%	1,419
179	The College of Idaho	ID	49.1%	1,180
180	Oklahoma Baptist University	OK	49.4%	1,024
181	Belhaven University	MS	49.8%	1,124
182	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	49.9%	1,364
183	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	49.9%	1,074
184	Rhodes College	TN	50.3%	1,362
185	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	LA	50.5%	1,090
186	Providence College	RI	50.9%	1,346
187	Quincy University	IL	50.9%	1,098
188	Baylor University	TX	51.3%	1,329
189	Emerson College	MA	51.3%	1,358
190	Spring Arbor University	MI	51.5%	1,170
191	University of West Georgia	GA	51.6%	1,032
192	William Penn University	IA	51.9%	984
193	Wofford College	SC	51.9%	1,296
194	Bard College	NY	52.1%	1,380
195	University of San Diego	CA	52.4%	-
196	University of Connecticut	CT	52.4%	1,348
197	University of Puerto Rico at Ponce	PR	52.4%	-
198	Southeastern University	FL	53.0%	-
199	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	PR	53.0%	955
200	University of North Florida	FL	53.2%	1,153

This ranking is for informational purposes only and does not constitute admissions advice. A low acceptance rate does not by itself indicate teaching quality or the right fit for any individual applicant.

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