2024 Best Private Colleges in America
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Roanoke College
4 Year • Salem, VA
Roanoke College is a private not-for-profit university based in Salem, Virginia. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 557 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.
#265 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Sewanee-The University of the South
4 Year • Sewanee, TN
Sewanee-The University of the South is a private not-for-profit university based in Sewanee, Tennessee. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 448 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 46%.
#266 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Birmingham Southern College
4 Year • Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Southern College is a private not-for-profit university based in Birmingham, Alabama. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 349 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 61%.
#267 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Mills College
4 Year • Oakland, CA
Mills College is a private not-for-profit university based in Oakland, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 179 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 87%.
#268 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Rollins College
4 Year • Winter Park, FL
Rollins College is a private not-for-profit university based in Winter Park, Florida. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 530 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 63%.
#269 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Kalamazoo College
4 Year • Kalamazoo, MI
Kalamazoo College is a private not-for-profit university based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 449 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 73%.
#270 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
St. Joseph's College-New York
4 Year • Brooklyn, NY
St. Joseph's College-New York is a private not-for-profit university based in Brooklyn, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 172 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.
#271 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Florida Southern College
4 Year • Lakeland, FL
Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit university based in Lakeland, Florida. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 722 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 51%.
#272 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Loyola University Maryland
4 Year • Baltimore, MD
Loyola University Maryland is a private not-for-profit university based in Baltimore, Maryland. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,021 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 75%.
#273 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Hamline University
4 Year • Saint Paul, MN
Hamline University is a private not-for-profit university based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 535 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 69%.
#274 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Northwestern College
4 Year • Orange City, IA
Northwestern College is a private not-for-profit university based in Orange City, Iowa. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 281 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 68%.
#275 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America
Franciscan University of Steubenville
4 Year • Steubenville, OH
Franciscan University of Steubenville is a private not-for-profit university based in Steubenville, Ohio. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 479 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 83%.
#276 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America