2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university based in Middletown, Connecticut. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 761 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 16%.

#169 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Allentown, PA

Muhlenberg College is a private not-for-profit university based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. 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 48%.

#170 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Spartanburg, SC

Wofford College is a private not-for-profit university based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 452 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 69%.

#171 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph's University is a private not-for-profit university based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,076 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 77%.

#172 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Lewiston, ME

Bates College is a private not-for-profit university based in Lewiston, Maine. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 494 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 21%.

#173 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Indianapolis, IN

Butler University is a private not-for-profit university based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,054 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 65%.

#174 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Bloomington, IL

Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university based in Bloomington, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 378 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 60%.

#175 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Geneva, NY

Hobart William Smith Colleges is a private not-for-profit university based in Geneva, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 634 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 63%.

#176 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Claremont, CA

Pitzer College is a private not-for-profit university based in Claremont, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 262 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 16%.

#177 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado College is a private not-for-profit university based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 544 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 15%.

#178 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Wooster, OH

The College of Wooster is a private not-for-profit university based in Wooster, Ohio. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 568 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 56%.

#179 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Northampton, MA  • 

Smith College is a private not-for-profit university based in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 639 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 31%.

#180 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America