2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Atchison, KS

Benedictine College is a private not-for-profit university based in Atchison, Kansas. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 438 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 97%.

#529 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Toccoa Falls, GA

Toccoa Falls College is a private not-for-profit university based in Toccoa Falls, Georgia. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 217 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 58%.

#530 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Storm Lake, IA

Buena Vista University is a private not-for-profit university based in Storm Lake, Iowa. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 203 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 63%.

#531 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Detroit, MI

College for Creative Studies is a private not-for-profit university based in Detroit, Michigan. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 263 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 48%.

#532 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  River Forest, IL

Concordia University-Chicago is a private not-for-profit university based in River Forest, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 327 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 74%.

#533 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Sarasota, FL

Ringling College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit university based in Sarasota, Florida. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 367 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 63%.

#534 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Quincy, IL

Quincy University is a private not-for-profit university based in Quincy, Illinois. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 234 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 67%.

#535 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Laguna Beach, CA

Laguna College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit university based in Laguna Beach, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 91 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 33%.

#536 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Emmitsburg, MD

Mount St. Mary's University is a private not-for-profit university based in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 524 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 64%.

#537 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  San Diego, CA  • 

Alliant International University-San Diego is a private for-profit university based in San Diego, California. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 9 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 80%.

#538 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  Cedar Rapids, IA

Mount Mercy University is a private not-for-profit university based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 239 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 57%.

#539 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America

4 Year  •  North Manchester, IN

Manchester University is a private not-for-profit university based in North Manchester, Indiana. It is an institution with an enrollment of over 398 bachelor’s degree candidates. The admission criteria is somewhat competitive with the acceptance rate of 60%.

#540 in 2024 Best Private Colleges in America