List of U.S. Colleges with 40% - 50% Acceptance Rate

102 U.S. Colleges' acceptance rates are 40% - 50%. Of these, 24 are public schools and 78 are private schools. The notable colleges in this range by number of applicants are:

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U.S. Colleges with Acceptance Rate 40% - 50%
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL 45.92% 55,056 25,284 6,103 1320 $34,922
($12,890)
University of West AlabamaLivingston, AL 42.65% 2,729 1,164 389 930 $20,090
($10,990)
Oakwood UniversityHuntsville, AL 45.22% 1,873 847 255 - $22,512
Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AL 48.68% 11,632 5,663 787 - $25,386
University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR 41.18% 6,625 2,728 411 985 $17,955
($9,375)
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA 46.27% 83,967 38,854 6,482 - $19,974
($7,374)
University of California-DavisDavis, CA 41.83% 98,864 41,353 6,767 - $47,692
($15,804)
Casa Loma College-Los AngelesSherman Oaks, CA 42.55% 47 20 20 - $43,648
DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITYUkiah, CA 41.38% 29 12 7 - $21,000
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA 45.08% 23,089 10,409 1,541 1350 $61,867
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA 44.17% 6,461 2,854 509 1440 $66,274
Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, CA 47.30% 1,313 621 87 - $37,173
Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CA 48.00% 18,970 9,105 1,611 1420 $61,293
Delaware State UniversityDover, DE 46.58% 8,445 3,934 1,325 920 $20,634
($10,670)
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC 47.09% 27,016 12,723 2,459 1430 $67,710
Howard UniversityWashington, DC 41.34% 34,211 14,144 2,738 1210 $35,810
University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL 40.11% 61,456 24,653 8,259 1260 $22,467
($6,368)
Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL 47.54% 8,860 4,212 568 1260 $60,580
University of South FloridaTampa, FL 43.19% 68,576 29,621 6,904 1220 $17,324
($6,410)
The University of TampaTampa, FL 40.34% 37,954 15,311 2,544 - $34,408
Warner UniversityLake Wales, FL 42.81% 1,259 539 248 920 $29,992
Andrew CollegeCuthbert, GA 45.73% 1,581 723 257 - $19,604
Point UniversityWest Point, GA 44.26% 958 424 352 - $23,950
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA 43.96% 5,733 2,520 684 - $32,893
The College of IdahoCaldwell, ID 49.10% 3,650 1,792 263 1170 $37,845
Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL 43.26% 10,638 4,602 173 - $12,757
($12,757)
Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL 48.27% 2,944 1,421 239 - $12,004
($12,004)
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL 42.37% 73,742 31,247 9,008 1440 $40,096
($18,267)
Judson UniversityElgin, IL 47.59% 830 395 155 930 $30,297
Sterling CollegeSterling, KS 48.17% 820 395 120 - $33,700
Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA 41.86% 7,618 3,189 188 1050 $22,734
Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LA 44.86% 12,976 5,821 1,047 920 $16,706
($7,683)
Washington Adventist UniversityTakoma Park, MD 46.18% 2,765 1,277 119 980 $26,604
Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, MD 45.83% 8,946 4,100 482 975 $14,024
($7,100)
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD 44.79% 60,056 26,902 5,818 1465 $41,186
($11,809)
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA 45.05% 11,012 4,961 1,056 1350 $61,000
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA 43.53% 7,050 3,069 1,395 - $52,040
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA 40.50% 10,462 4,237 735 1470 $68,080
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA 50.00% 32 16 16 - $30,468
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA 41.10% 1,112 457 135 - $60,750
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, MN 48.48% 854 414 161 1220 $45,484
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, MN 48.32% 6,623 3,200 859 1380 $59,760
Alcorn State UniversityAlcorn State, MS 45.33% 6,532 2,961 610 840 $8,785
($8,785)
Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS 49.75% 2,637 1,312 243 1154 $30,250
Millsaps CollegeJackson, MS 43.12% 2,340 1,009 179 1060 $44,680
Rust CollegeHolly Springs, MS 48.67% 3,807 1,853 119 - $13,265
Summit Christian CollegeGering, NE 41.67% 12 5 4 - $7,928
College of Saint MaryOmaha, NE 44.65% 533 238 84 - $24,510
Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ 47.58% 10,673 5,078 1,055 1440 $63,462
Talmudical Academy-New JerseyAdelphia, NJ 43.48% 23 10 10 - $15,800
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM 44.49% 1,544 687 186 1205 $27,247
($9,476)
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY 47.52% 28,111 13,357 2,532 1280 $15,414
($7,464)
Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaNew York, NY 48.61% 144 70 41 1500 $71,910
Manhattan School of MusicNew York, NY 40.78% 1,405 573 145 - $57,050
Maria College of AlbanyAlbany, NY 44.48% 326 145 41 - $18,740
University of RochesterRochester, NY 40.08% 21,384 8,570 1,317 1490 $67,080
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY 49.04% 55,880 27,406 4,042 1420 $32,741
($10,931)
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY 45.92% 44,480 20,427 3,835 1360 $65,528
Union CollegeSchenectady, NY 43.92% 8,210 3,606 500 1390 $69,039
Brevard CollegeBrevard, NC 42.16% 2,699 1,138 308 1080 $32,280
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotte, NC 45.21% 6,820 3,083 396 - $21,300
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, NC 49.90% 36,496 18,212 2,736 1100 $20,673
($6,813)
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC 41.74% 44,047 18,385 5,839 1370 $32,847
($8,799)
Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH 45.88% 279 128 68 - $20,230
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH 47.31% 427 202 30 - $52,880
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH 47.55% 1,754 834 180 - $29,320
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH 45.74% 223 102 77 - $15,470
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH 40.50% 6,338 2,567 210 - $16,448
Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK 49.41% 3,653 1,805 374 1140 $35,570
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA 42.09% 7,258 3,055 646 1380 $65,650
Walnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA 42.72% 309 132 69 - $29,499
Furman UniversityGreenville, SC 42.95% 10,813 4,644 608 1340 $59,770
Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD 42.57% 1,750 745 170 - $34,600
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN 41.60% 59,764 24,863 6,804 1280 $33,256
($13,812)
Austin CollegeSherman, TX 47.65% 5,282 2,517 357 1200 $48,121
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, TX 44.37% 8,499 3,771 1,363 990 $19,454
($7,894)
Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, TX 40.28% 3,088 1,244 169 - $13,498
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX 43.05% 6,313 2,718 374 1210 $53,613
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX 44.49% 22,307 9,925 2,453 1250 $61,740
Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, HI 46.96% 1,020 479 360 1090 $6,630
Bennington CollegeBennington, VT 44.53% 2,996 1,334 154 1335 $66,262
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, VA 40.92% 3,177 1,300 296 1180 $54,550
University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA 43.01% 6,948 2,988 438 1125 $36,750
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI 45.20% 65,894 29,782 8,514 1460 $42,103
($11,603)
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, PR 42.48% 1,410 599 589 - $5,780
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR 41.76% 1,463 611 596 - $5,742
Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN 49.87% 78,745 39,272 11,467 1350 $28,794
($9,992)
Landmark CollegePutney, VT 49.44% 447 221 107 - $66,540
Nossi College of Art and DesignNashville, TN 46.31% 298 138 69 - $20,350
Beacon CollegeLeesburg, FL 43.47% 674 293 113 - $51,680
Soka University of AmericaAliso Viejo, CA 43.38% 634 275 126 1440 $38,728
American University of Health SciencesSignal Hill, CA 50.00% 2 1 1 - $24,575
Saint Joseph's University - LancasterLancaster, PA 41.21% 512 211 86 - $32,933
Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, FL 41.39% 2,689 1,113 365 - $30,198
SUM Bible College and Theological SeminaryEl Dorado Hills, CA 40.68% 59 24 24 - $10,460
GnomonNorth Hollywood, CA 41.82% 55 23 17 - $37,635
Yeshiva Toras ChaimLakewood, NJ 44.25% 113 50 50 - $12,750
The Chicago School at Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA 46.34% 82 38 25 - $21,780
Florida Institute of Technology-OnlineMelbourne, FL 40.18% 112 45 17 - $12,780
American College of the Building ArtsCharleston, SC 44.44% 126 56 53 1190 $21,500
Yeshiva Ohr YisraelBrooklyn, NY 50.00% 2 1 1 - $9,800
Evangel University-College of Online LearningSpringfield, MO 49.18% 61 30 15 - $8,175
Average 44.76%13,4565,9951,3231,230$34,185
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