2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Berea, OH

Baldwin Wallace University is a private not-for-profit university based in Berea, Ohio. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 685 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 78%.

#289 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Findlay, OH

The University of Findlay is a private not-for-profit university based in Findlay, Ohio. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 598 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 75%.

#290 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Dallas, TX

Dallas Baptist University is a private not-for-profit university based in Dallas, Texas. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 540 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 39%.

#291 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College is a private not-for-profit university based in Portland, Oregon. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 526 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 71%.

#292 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner-Webb University is a private not-for-profit university based in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 381 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 52%.

#293 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Madison, WI

Edgewood College is a private not-for-profit university based in Madison, Wisconsin. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 284 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 71%.

#294 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College is a private not-for-profit university based in Ithaca, New York. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 1,622 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 70%.

#295 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit university based in Lake Forest, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 357 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 52%.

#296 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Saint Louis, MO

Webster University is a private not-for-profit university based in Saint Louis, Missouri. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 514 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 53%.

#297 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Pella, IA

Central College is a private not-for-profit university based in Pella, Iowa. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 322 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 70%.

#298 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Valencia, CA

California Institute of the Arts is a private not-for-profit university based in Valencia, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 235 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 24%.

#299 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  McMinnville, OR

Linfield College-McMinnville Campus is a private not-for-profit university based in McMinnville, Oregon. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 400 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 80%.

#300 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America