2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University is a private not-for-profit university based in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 973 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 31%.

#145 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond is a private not-for-profit university based in University of Richmond, Virginia. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 801 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 32%.

#146 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Saint Paul, MN

Macalester College is a private not-for-profit university based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 543 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 40%.

#147 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Portland, OR  • 

Reed College is a private not-for-profit university based in Portland, Oregon. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 413 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 35%.

#148 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Saratoga Springs, NY

Skidmore College is a private not-for-profit university based in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 661 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 24%.

#149 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Walla Walla, WA

Whitman College is a private not-for-profit university based in Walla Walla, Washington. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 389 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 51%.

#150 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Los Angeles, CA

Occidental College is a private not-for-profit university based in Los Angeles, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 564 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 41%.

#151 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Oberlin, OH

Oberlin College is a private not-for-profit university based in Oberlin, Ohio. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 728 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 33%.

#152 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Waltham, MA

Bentley University is a private not-for-profit university based in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,018 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 44%.

#153 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Providence, RI  • 

Rhode Island School of Design is a private not-for-profit university based in Providence, Rhode Island. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 451 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 31%.

#154 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Northfield, MN  • 

St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit university based in Northfield, Minnesota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 786 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 43%.

#155 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  South Hadley, MA

Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit university based in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 529 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 50%.

#156 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America