2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University is a private not-for-profit university based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 607 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 75%.

#253 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Saint Peter, MN

Gustavus Adolphus College is a private not-for-profit university based in Saint Peter, Minnesota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 588 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.

#254 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Wenham, MA

Gordon College is a private not-for-profit university based in Wenham, Massachusetts. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 417 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 88%.

#255 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Hanover, IN

Hanover College is a private not-for-profit university based in Hanover, Indiana. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 343 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 83%.

#256 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Erie, PA

Gannon University is a private not-for-profit university based in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 645 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 79%.

#257 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College is a private not-for-profit university based in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 411 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 74%.

#258 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Hattiesburg, MS

William Carey University is a private not-for-profit university based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 177 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 48%.

#259 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Tampa, FL

The University of Tampa is a private not-for-profit university based in Tampa, Florida. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 2,141 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 53%.

#260 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College is a private not-for-profit university based in Annville, Pennsylvania. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 466 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 72%.

#261 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Austin, TX

Saint Edward's University is a private not-for-profit university based in Austin, Texas. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 793 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 84%.

#262 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Helena, MT

Carroll College is a private not-for-profit university based in Helena, Montana. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 294 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 77%.

#263 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Abilene, TX

Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit university based in Abilene, Texas. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 972 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 58%.

#264 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America