Private universities in the United States

Privately funded American universities. Counter-intuitively these are often the better financial bet for an international student: a private university charges everyone the same tuition and many have real need-based aid, where a public one charges internationals a much higher rate than residents and rarely funds them.

250 universities listed. 250 of them publish acceptance rate; where a school does not publish one we say so rather than estimating it.

UniversityLocationAcceptance rate
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York City, New York, NY 2%
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Kalamazoo, Michigan, MI 2%
Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 4%
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY 4%
Columbia University in the City of New York New York City, New York, NY 4%
Kansas Health Science University Wichita, Kansas, KS 4%
Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts 4%
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Las Cruces, New Mexico 5%
Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, PA 5%
Rocky Vista University Parker, Colorado (also Ivins, Utah and Billings, Montana), CO 5%
Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts 6%
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA 6%
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Dothan, Alabama, AL 7%
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Blacksburg, Virginia, VA 8%
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Nutley, New Jersey, NJ 9%
A T Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville, Missouri (main campus); also Mesa, Arizona, MO 9%
The Juilliard School New York City, New York, NY 9%
Washington University of Science and Technology Alexandria, Virginia, VA 9%
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine Meridian, ID 10%
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Chicago, Illinois, IL 10%
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Missouri, MO 11%
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York City, New York 11%
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 12%
Marshall B Ketchum University Fullerton, California, CA 12%
The Rockefeller University New York City, New York, NY 12%
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, Missouri, MO 12%
Haverford College Haverford, PA 12%
Rush University Chicago, Illinois, IL 13%
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 14%
Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia, VA 14%
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY 14%
Midwestern University-Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL 15%
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center West Des Moines, Iowa, IA 16%
Ponce Health Sciences University Ponce, Puerto Rico, PR 16%
Ponce Health Sciences University-Centro Universitario de San Juan San Juan, PR 16%
American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, California, CA 17%
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, California 17%
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 17%
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Providence, Rhode Island 19%
University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida 19%
California Miramar University San Diego, CA 20%
RAND School of Public Policy Santa Monica, California (with additional campus in Arlington, Virginia), CA 20%
Southern College of Optometry Memphis, Tennessee, TN 21%
Central Penn College Summerdale, Pennsylvania, PA 22%
Crown College St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, MN 23%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, Massachusetts, MA 25%
Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale, North Dakota, ND 26%
Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 26%
Larkin University Miami, FL 26%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo Fajardo, PR 27%
University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 27%
AdventHealth University Orlando, FL 28%
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Jacksonville, Texas, TX 29%
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane, Washington, WA 29%
Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut, CT 29%
Visible Music College Memphis, Tennessee, TN 29%
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, Indiana, IN 30%
Appalachian College of Pharmacy Oakwood, VA 32%
Hope International University Fullerton, California 33%
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, Illinois, IL 33%
Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, NC 34%
New Hope Christian College-Eugene Eugene, Oregon, OR 34%
Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, California, CA 34%
The Chicago School at Chicago Chicago, IL 34%
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 34%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Optometry Bayamón, Puerto Rico, PR 35%
United States Sports University Daphne, Alabama, AL 35%
Baptist University of Florida Graceville, Florida, FL 36%
DeVry University-Texas Irving, Texas, TX 36%
Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, California 36%
Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah Monsey, New York, NY 36%
Albany Law School Albany, New York, NY 37%
Bais Medrash Elyon Monsey, NY 38%
Messenger College Bedford, TX 38%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, Puerto Rico, PR 38%
South Texas College of Law Houston Houston, TX 38%
Scripps College Claremont, California, CA 38%
Bethany Lutheran College Mankato, MN 39%
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Atlanta, GA 39%
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, California, CA 39%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR 39%
Methodist College Peoria, Illinois, IL 39%
Ohio Christian University Circleville, Ohio, OH 39%
Pacific Islands University Mangilao, GU 39%
Carolina University Winston-Salem, North Carolina, NC 40%
Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, MI 40%
Gnomon North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, CA 40%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamón, Puerto Rico, PR 40%
MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, Massachusetts, MA 40%
New England College of Optometry Boston, Massachusetts, MA 40%
Rochester University Rochester Hills, MI 40%
The Chicago School at Dallas Plano, Texas, TX 40%
The University of Tampa Tampa, FL 40%
Thomas University Thomasville, GA 40%
Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College Monsey, New York, NY 40%
Manhattan School of Music New York, NY 41%
The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA 41%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR 42%
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey Adelphia, New Jersey, NJ 42%
Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina, NC 42%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German San German, PR 42%
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio 43%
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, California, CA 43%
Ave Maria University Ave Maria, Florida, FL 44%
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn, NY 44%
College of Saint Mary Omaha, Nebraska, NE 44%
Florida Institute of Technology-Online Melbourne, Florida, FL 44%
Illinois College of Optometry Chicago, Illinois, IL 44%
Principia College Elsah, Illinois, IL 44%
Yeshiva Toras Chaim Lakewood, New Jersey, NJ 44%
DHARMA REALM BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY Ukiah, CA 45%
University of the Southwest Hobbs, New Mexico, NM 45%
Syracuse University Syracuse, New York 46%
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, Ohio, OH 46%
Mount Marty University Yankton, South Dakota, SD 46%
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Lancaster, Pennsylvania, PA 46%
Warner University Lake Wales, Florida, FL 46%
Washington Adventist University Takoma Park, MD 46%
Nossi College of Art and Design Nashville, Tennessee, TN 46%
The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 46%
American University Washington, DC 47%
Ave Maria School of Law Naples, Florida, FL 47%
California Western School of Law San Diego, California, CA 47%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY 47%
Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia, GA 47%
New York Law School New York, NY 47%
George Washington University Washington, DC 47%
Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio 47%
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, New Jersey 48%
Judson University Elgin, Illinois, IL 48%
Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California 48%
Sterling College Craftsbury Common, Vermont, KS 48%
St Olaf College Northfield, MN 48%
Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, IA 49%
University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, California, CA 49%
The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 49%
Evangel University-College of Online Learning Springfield, MO 49%
Landmark College Putney, VT 49%
American University of Health Sciences Signal Hill, California, CA 50%
Appalachian School of Law Grundy, Virginia, VA 50%
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park Lakewood, NJ 50%
California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA 50%
Charleston School of Law Charleston, South Carolina, SC 50%
Dallas Christian College Dallas, Texas, TX 50%
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, Illinois, IL 50%
Keck Graduate Institute Claremont, California, CA 50%
Presidio Graduate School San Francisco, California, CA 50%
Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ 50%
Research College of Nursing Kansas City, Missouri, MO 50%
Roseman University of Health Sciences Henderson, Nevada, NV 50%
Samuel Merritt University Oakland, California, CA 50%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary El Dorado Hills, California 50%
Thomas M Cooley Law School Lansing, Michigan (also Tampa, Florida), MI 50%
Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael Brooklyn, New York, NY 50%
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-School of Law San Juan, Puerto Rico, PR 51%
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul, Minnesota 51%
Massachusetts School of Law Andover, Massachusetts, MA 52%
Randall University Moore, OK 52%
Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, Michigan, MI 52%
Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY 52%
Touro University Nevada Henderson, Nevada, NV 52%
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY 53%
Barclay College Haviland, Kansas, KS 53%
Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson, KS 53%
DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, Arizona, AZ 53%
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY 53%
Southeastern University Lakeland, FL 53%
Hult International Business School Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA 54%
Moravian University Bethlehem, PA 54%
San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, California, CA 54%
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois 55%
Beacon College Leesburg, Florida, FL 55%
Central Baptist College Conway, Arkansas, AR 55%
Cleary University Howell, Michigan, MI 55%
Concordia Seminary St. Louis, Missouri, MO 55%
Ecclesia College Springdale, Arkansas, AR 55%
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, Iowa 55%
Five Towns College Dix Hills, New York, NY 55%
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Hartford, Connecticut 55%
Haven University Garden Grove, California, CA 55%
High Tech High Graduate School of Education San Diego, California, CA 55%
Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City, Missouri, MO 55%
New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick, New Jersey, NJ 55%
New York Academy of Art New York City, New York (Tribeca, Manhattan), NY 55%
Phillips Theological Seminary Tulsa, Oklahoma, OK 55%
St. John's College Annapolis, MD 55%
Thomas Jefferson School of Law San Diego, CA 55%
University of Providence Great Falls, Montana, MT 55%
William Penn University Oskaloosa, Iowa 55%
Fordham University New York City, New York 56%
Russell Sage College Troy, NY 56%
Averett University Danville, Virginia, VA 57%
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fayette, Missouri, MO 57%
Hebrew Theological College Skokie, Illinois, IL 57%
Marist University Poughkeepsie, New York, NY 57%
Rockford University Rockford, Illinois, IL 57%
The College of Wooster Wooster, Ohio, OH 57%
The University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee, TN 57%
Trinity Baptist College Jacksonville, Florida, FL 57%
Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY 58%
Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Ohio, OH 58%
Drury University Springfield, Missouri, MO 58%
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio, OH 58%
Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, Missouri 58%
Ponce Health Sciences University-East Ponce, Puerto Rico 58%
University of Silicon Valley San Jose, California, CA 58%
William Carey University Hattiesburg, MS 58%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts 58%
Vermont Law and Graduate School South Royalton, VT 59%
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing Saint Louis, MO 59%
Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, Massachusetts, MA 59%
Gordon College Wenham, MA 59%
Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia, PA 59%
Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, Ohio, OH 59%
Tennessee Wesleyan University Athens, Tennessee, TN 59%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH 59%
Wesleyan College Macon, Georgia, GA 59%
Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Connecticut 60%
American College of the Building Arts Charleston, South Carolina, SC 60%
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin, Texas 60%
Bank Street College of Education New York, NY 60%
Bluefield University Bluefield, Virginia 60%
Boston Architectural College Boston, Massachusetts, MA 60%
Calvin Theological Seminary Grand Rapids, Michigan, MI 60%
Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago, Illinois, IL 60%
Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, Indiana, IN 60%
Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, Tennessee, TN 60%
Johnson University Knoxville, TN 60%
Kentucky Christian University Grayson, Kentucky, KY 60%
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest, Illinois, IL 60%
Lakeview College of Nursing Danville, Illinois, IL 60%
Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem of America New York, NY 60%
Midwives College of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah, UT 60%
Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri 60%
Nashotah House Nashotah, Wisconsin, WI 60%
Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, California, CA 60%
Ottawa University-Surprise Surprise, AZ 60%
Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia 60%
Salus University Elkins Park, PA 60%
Sattler College Boston, Massachusetts 60%
Sherman College of Chiropractic Boiling Springs, South Carolina, SC 60%
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary Staten Island, New York, NY 60%
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island, Illinois, IL 60%
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies Los Angeles, California, CA 60%
William James College Newton, Massachusetts, MA 60%
Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh Far Rockaway, Queens, New York, NY 60%
International Institute for Restorative Practices Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, PA 61%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, Wisconsin, WI 61%
Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, Rhode Island, RI 61%
The King's University Southlake, TX 61%

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