List of U.S. Colleges with 50% - 60% Acceptance Rate

137 U.S. Colleges' acceptance rates are 50% - 60%. Of these, 35 are public schools and 102 are private schools. The notable colleges in this range by number of applicants are:

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U.S. Colleges with Acceptance Rate 50% - 60%
School NameAcceptance RateApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledSAT ScoreTuition & Fees
Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, AL 57.95% 23,406 13,564 1,968 910 $18,634
($10,024)
University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL 53.85% 6,280 3,382 559 - $26,968
($13,948)
University of Arkansas at Little RockLittle Rock, AR 58.78% 4,335 2,548 556 1030 $22,721
($9,911)
Hendrix CollegeConway, AR 55.65% 3,161 1,759 318 1240 $38,200
University of the OzarksClarksville, AR 59.51% 2,230 1,327 208 1060 $25,950
University of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA 51.18% 340 174 73 - $22,480
Latin American Bible InstituteLa Puente, CA 54.55% 22 12 11 - $14,050
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA 52.38% 17,008 8,908 1,104 - $59,486
San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco, CA 54.91% 428 235 64 - $56,150
Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical SeminaryLos Angeles, CA 58.21% 134 78 78 - $16,900
Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT 59.31% 3,485 2,067 226 - $41,908
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT 52.39% 55,479 29,065 4,478 1340 $43,712
($21,044)
Gallaudet UniversityWashington, DC 58.06% 403 234 142 890 $19,654
Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL 57.70% 17,295 9,979 940 1215 $45,900
Florida International UniversityMiami, FL 54.66% 32,855 17,957 5,238 1160 $18,964
($6,565)
Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL 56.94% 8,184 4,660 760 1190 $48,150
University of North FloridaJacksonville, FL 53.24% 21,778 11,594 1,908 1170 $19,407
($5,964)
Southeastern UniversityLakeland, FL 52.98% 4,581 2,427 1,180 - $32,950
Trinity College of JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL 53.28% 259 138 84 840 $15,100
University of West FloridaPensacola, FL 58.24% 10,201 5,941 1,552 1120 $18,658
($5,776)
Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA 55.44% 33,447 18,543 4,208 1060 $24,840
($8,664)
Wesleyan CollegeMacon, GA 59.10% 1,352 799 107 1070 $27,650
University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA 51.61% 8,860 4,573 1,423 1040 $17,800
($6,088)
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL 57.14% 14 8 7 - $15,150
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL 54.93% 12,216 6,710 519 1300 $52,202
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL 56.81% 5,356 3,043 415 1320 $56,402
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL 55.86% 5,789 3,234 791 1100 $38,900
Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL 50.93% 1,771 902 266 1080 $37,140
DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IN 57.19% 6,683 3,822 505 1315 $59,070
Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, IA 59.79% 194 116 74 1200 $20,800
William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA 51.88% 1,305 677 284 990 $29,750
Bethany CollegeLindsborg, KS 56.00% 1,550 868 192 - $33,000
Central Christian College of KansasMcPherson, KS 52.71% 719 379 131 - $21,000
Barclay CollegeHaviland, KS 50.98% 153 78 52 - $24,590
Friends UniversityWichita, KS 55.22% 1,025 566 253 1020 $34,192
Centre CollegeDanville, KY 54.36% 3,747 2,037 395 1360 $52,820
The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, KY 55.87% 605 338 189 1120 $11,046
Centenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LA 55.74% 1,715 956 232 1120 $41,200
Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, LA 50.55% 1,917 969 305 1090 $7,327
($7,327)
Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, ME 54.14% 1,365 739 242 1170 $31,102
($15,158)
St. John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD 55.24% 849 469 117 1370 $40,684
Washington CollegeChestertown, MD 56.89% 4,048 2,303 265 1260 $55,081
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA 50.30% 6,906 3,474 225 - $44,571
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA 51.31% 10,378 5,325 828 1340 $57,056
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA 59.73% 50,261 30,020 5,388 1420 $40,449
($17,772)
Alma CollegeAlma, MI 57.03% 5,208 2,970 285 - $49,552
Lawrence Technological UniversitySouthfield, MI 55.90% 3,943 2,204 392 - $44,760
University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, MI 55.61% 14,105 7,844 1,114 1110 $32,896
($15,640)
Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI 51.52% 2,527 1,302 215 1170 $34,014
Bemidji State UniversityBemidji, MN 55.98% 3,812 2,134 516 - $10,237
($10,237)
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MN 58.76% 3,751 2,204 602 - $10,428
($10,428)
Tougaloo CollegeTougaloo, MS 59.85% 2,334 1,397 143 - $12,407
Wesley Biblical SeminaryRidgeland, MS 57.14% 7 4 1 - $7,500
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and SciencesFayette, MO 56.87% 1,542 877 308 995 $28,620
Drury UniversitySpringfield, MO 57.58% 2,690 1,549 337 1200 $36,745
Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO 54.76% 1,125 616 216 - $44,550
Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO 56.84% 7,966 4,528 638 - $21,600
University of ProvidenceGreat Falls, MT 50.28% 352 177 89 - $30,448
York UniversityYork, NE 51.88% 613 318 135 980 $23,000
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ 58.15% 68,614 39,899 8,191 1410 $37,441
($17,929)
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbany, NY 52.69% 2,826 1,489 99 1240 $41,125
Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY 52.12% 7,583 3,952 505 1380 $66,436
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY 58.36% 30,224 17,639 1,782 1140 $15,402
($7,452)
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY 53.80% 32,271 17,362 2,897 1280 $15,332
($7,382)
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY 57.11% 19,238 10,987 2,128 1080 $15,420
($7,470)
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, NY 56.58% 22,347 12,643 1,545 970 $15,360
($7,410)
Five Towns CollegeDix Hills, NY 53.82% 537 289 124 - $30,250
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY 59.31% 43,364 25,719 2,492 1410 $64,470
Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY 56.51% 11,274 6,371 1,267 1280 $47,620
Mesivta of Eastern Parkway-Yeshiva Zichron MeilechBrooklyn, NY 55.56% 9 5 5 - $10,100
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of AmericaNew York, NY 60.00% 25 15 15 - $13,250
Davis CollegePottersville, NY 56.25% 16 9 9 - $18,000
Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY 53.26% 2,471 1,316 255 - $38,164
St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY 54.34% 6,089 3,309 424 1350 $65,900
State University of New York at CortlandCortland, NY 59.79% 17,571 10,505 1,394 - $18,784
($8,874)
Torah Temimah Talmudical SeminaryStaten Island, NY 55.56% 27 15 9 - $9,600
Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY 55.62% 1,665 926 566 1440 $51,800
Bennett CollegeGreensboro, NC 50.66% 608 308 32 925 $19,140
Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC 59.25% 6,721 3,982 343 - $18,296
University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH 59.67% 18,025 10,755 1,967 1040 $20,815
($13,135)
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH 58.94% 341 201 118 - $18,568
Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH 59.12% 2,084 1,232 303 1070 $38,150
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH 55.60% 6,144 3,416 432 - $54,248
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH 58.36% 2,968 1,732 723 1220 $34,100
The College of WoosterWooster, OH 59.53% 5,473 3,258 372 1330 $61,640
East Central UniversityAda, OK 58.15% 2,148 1,249 529 1040 $17,842
($8,032)
Randall UniversityMoore, OK 57.86% 159 92 64 - $17,714
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA 54.57% 5,758 3,142 326 1250 $56,550
Alvernia UniversityReading, PA 58.06% 5,715 3,318 442 1170 $45,000
Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA 55.89% 1,732 968 326 1180 $29,990
Moore College of Art and DesignPhiladelphia, PA 56.46% 1,541 870 144 1260 $52,674
Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA 54.17% 6,192 3,354 535 1180 $53,500
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA 58.08% 60,898 35,372 4,596 1360 $41,430
($21,926)
Providence CollegeProvidence, RI 50.89% 12,521 6,372 1,223 1330 $63,550
Anderson UniversityAnderson, SC 54.71% 4,548 2,488 809 1190 $34,970
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC 51.94% 4,459 2,316 427 1277 $56,005
Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN 59.68% 1,302 777 283 1020 $25,620
Rhodes CollegeMemphis, TN 50.35% 6,365 3,205 388 1385 $57,110
The University of the SouthSewanee, TN 56.90% 4,703 2,676 478 1330 $56,120
Baylor UniversityWaco, TX 51.28% 46,946 24,075 3,427 1300 $58,100
University of DallasIrving, TX 53.44% 3,664 1,958 395 1230 $53,930
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX 57.76% 1,759 1,016 354 - $30,680
Hallmark UniversitySan Antonio, TX 51.34% 224 115 113 - $44,260
McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX 57.04% 4,837 2,759 331 1040 $32,100
Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX 57.43% 54,669 31,397 12,530 1270 $40,124
($12,995)
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TX 55.96% 1,939 1,085 347 - $23,782
Averett UniversityDanville, VA 56.59% 2,573 1,456 263 1090 $38,550
Bluefield UniversityBluefield, VA 59.31% 1,386 822 152 - $26,770
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA 54.78% 52,498 28,758 7,289 1360 $37,764
($15,948)
Bethany CollegeBethany, WV 58.79% 1,359 799 218 - $36,102
Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI 58.93% 6,287 3,705 637 - $50,480
University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR 59.18% 1,416 838 647 - $5,324
($5,324)
University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaCarolina, PR 54.54% 1,764 962 678 932 $7,986
($7,986)
University of Puerto Rico at CayeyCayey, PR 53.00% 1,168 619 475 955 $5,324
($5,324)
University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, PR 54.80% 1,323 725 624 - $5,324
($5,324)
University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, PR 56.52% 4,446 2,513 1,775 - $5,274
($5,274)
University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, PR 52.45% 1,426 748 630 - $5,324
($5,324)
University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, PR 54.59% 4,799 2,620 1,867 - $5,324
($5,324)
Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, PR 58.02% 3,073 1,783 1,089 - $6,410
Universidad Central Del CaribeBayamon, PR 60.00% 10 6 6 - $7,313
St. John's CollegeSanta Fe, NM 53.15% 397 211 78 1420 $40,514
Pacific CollegeCosta Mesa, CA 56.00% 25 14 8 - $38,025
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, FL 57.91% 2,079 1,204 624 1115 $12,097
Carolinas College of Health SciencesCharlotte, NC 59.90% 207 124 72 1130 $18,882
($18,882)
American College of Healthcare SciencesPortland, OR 53.49% 129 69 41 - $13,040
Bais Medrash Toras ChesedLakewood, NJ 57.65% 85 49 35 - $8,100
Manna UniversityFayetteville, NC 52.69% 93 49 16 - $9,105
Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron LeymaUnion, NJ 56.67% 30 17 10 - $11,350
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate StudiesPortland, OR 59.35% 123 73 4 - $14,640
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser TorahMonsey, NY 52.38% 63 33 19 - $9,600
Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, FL 57.52% 4,110 2,364 477 1260 $21,004
($4,940)
Beth Medrash Meor YitzchokMonsey, NY 52.78% 180 95 93 - $12,600
Beth Medrash of Asbury ParkLakewood, NJ 53.85% 65 35 21 - $12,010
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei ShmuelLakewood, NJ 54.17% 120 65 58 - $10,600
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes YerachmielLakewood, NJ 51.47% 68 35 34 - $9,600
EDP University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoHumacao, PR 59.52% 84 50 38 - $14,125
The Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFort Worth, TX 57.71% 279 161 100 - $11,934
Average 55.72%7,7104,3228611,180$29,982
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