2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  New York, NY  • 

Barnard College is a private not-for-profit university based in New York, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 603 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 15%.

#133 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Hamilton, NY

Colgate University is a private not-for-profit university based in Hamilton, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 771 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 28%.

#134 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Davidson, NC

Davidson College is a private not-for-profit university based in Davidson, North Carolina. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 519 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 20%.

#135 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Clinton, NY

Hamilton College is a private not-for-profit university based in Clinton, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 480 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 24%.

#136 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Waterville, ME  • 

Colby College is a private not-for-profit university based in Waterville, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 552 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 15%.

#137 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Poughkeepsie, NY

Vassar College is a private not-for-profit university based in Poughkeepsie, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 624 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 23%.

#138 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  New York, NY  • 

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a private not-for-profit university based in New York, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 192 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 13%.

#139 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Grinnell, IA  • 

Grinnell College is a private not-for-profit university based in Grinnell, Iowa. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 447 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 28%.

#140 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Easton, PA

Lafayette College is a private not-for-profit university based in Easton, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 680 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 30%.

#141 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Claremont, CA

Scripps College is a private not-for-profit university based in Claremont, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 327 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 33%.

#142 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Wellesley, MA

Babson College is a private not-for-profit university based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 550 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 24%.

#143 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Gambier, OH  • 

Kenyon College is a private not-for-profit university based in Gambier, Ohio. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 453 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 33%.

#144 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America