Search U.S. Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Most 4-years U.S. Colleges have competitive admission policies with requirements such as SAT scores and personal statements. Acceptance rates are an important indicator of your chances of getting into a college.

You can view U.S. Colleges in a scatter chart and compare them to detailed admissions statistics with SAT scores and tuition information in a comparison table.

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Colleges Acceptance Rate Range

Lower than 10%10% - 20%20% - 30%30% - 40%40% - 50%50% - 60%60% - 70%Higher than 70%

Colleges by Acceptance Rate and State

The acceptance rate for 35 colleges is very low, less than 10%. In addition, 39 colleges' rate is alo low, between 10% to 20%.

The following table shows the number of colleges by acceptance rate and state for 2025 admission. See and compare colleges by following the link on a number in a column for state and acceptance rate.

Number of Colleges by Acceptance Rate Range and State
StateLower than 10%10% - 20%20% - 30%30% - 40%40% - 50%50% - 60%60% - 70%Higher than 70%
Alaska------11
Alabama----42415
Arkansas----13310
Arizona------113
California8339136965
Colorado-1----117
Connecticut1112-2213
District of Columbia-1--2112
Delaware----1--2
Florida113189825
Federated States of Micronesia-------1
Georgia-212331226
Guam-------1
Hawaii----1-14
Iowa-1---2423
Idaho----1-16
Illinois2--345738
Indiana-1-111438
Kansas----14218
Kentucky-1-1-2419
Louisiana-1-122117
Massachusetts562253833
Maryland1---32219
Maine21---1-12
Michigan-11--4632
Minnesota--3222325
Missouri-2-214831
Mississippi--1-4219
Montana-----115
North Carolina123244833
North Dakota--11--15
Nebraska----21211
New Hampshire1------10
New Jersey1---36833
New Mexico----11-4
Nevada-------5
New York55669192987
Ohio-1-556650
Oklahoma----12410
Oregon--1--2220
Pennsylvania335236688
Puerto Rico--15210516
Rhode Island11---135
South Carolina--1122817
South Dakota----1-19
Tennessee1-11231119
Texas1-4458750
Utah------36
Virginia132223230
Virgin Islands-------1
Vermont-1--2-24
Washington--12--316
Wisconsin----11530
West Virginia---1-1211
Wyoming-------2
Total353941581021372131092