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[Pages:22]The following list includes four-year colleges and universities as classified by their selectivity according to criteria developed Barron's Profile of American Colleges (2015). The list does not include schools designated as "competitive," "less competitive," "non-competitive," and "special." Please note that "plus" designations have been collapsed (i.e., schools designated as "highly competitive plus" are included with those designated as "highly competitive").

For selectivity categories, 1 indicates "most competitive," 2 is "highly competitive," and 3 is "very competitive."

College Name

City and State

Selectivity

ALABAMA

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

3

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

3

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

3

University of Mobile

Mobile, AL

3

ALASKA

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

3

ARIZONA

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Campus

Prescott, AZ

3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

3

ARKANSAS

Hendrix College

Conway, AR

2

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR

3

Lyon College

Batesville, AR

3

Ouachita Baptist University

Arkadelphia, AR

3

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Fayetteville, AR

3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR

3

CALIFORNIA

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

3

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

1

California Polytechnic State University Claremont McKenna College Concordia University - Irvine Harvey Mudd College La Sierra University Mills College Mount St. Mary's College/Chalon Campus Pacific Union College Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Pomona College San Diego State University Santa Clara University Stanford University University of California at Berkeley University of California at Davis University of California at Irvine University of California at Los Angeles University of California at San Diego University of California at Santa Barbara University of California at Santa Cruz University of La Verne University of Redlands University of San Diego University of San Francisco

San Luis Obispo, CA

2

Claremont, CA

1

Irvine, CA

3

Claremont, CA

1

Riverside, CA

3

Oakland, CA

2

Los Angeles, CA

3

Angwin, CA

3

Malibu, CA

2

Claremont, CA

1

San Diego, CA

3

Claremont, CA

1

San Diego, CA

3

Santa Clara, CA

1

Stanford, CA

1

Berkeley, CA

1

Davis, CA

2

Irvine, CA

3

Los Angeles, CA

1

La Jolla, CA

3

Santa Barbara, CA

2

Santa Cruz, CA

3

La Verne, CA

3

Redlands, CA

3

San Diego, CA

2

San Francisco, CA

3

University of Southern California University of the Pacific Vanguard University of Southern California Westmont College COLORADO Colorado Christian University Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University - Fort Collins United States Air Force Academy University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Colorado Boulder CONNECTICUT Connecticut College Fairfield University Quinnipiac University Sacred Heart University Trinity College United States Coast Guard Academy University of Connecticut Wesleyan University Yale University DELAWARE University of Delaware FLORIDA Eckerd College

Los Angeles, CA

1

Stockton, CA

3

Costa Mesa, CA

3

Santa Barbara, CA

2

Lakewood, CO

3

Colorado Springs, CO

1

Golden, CO

2

Fort Collins, CO

3

Colorado Springs, CO

1

Colorado Springs, CO

3

Boulder, CO

3

New London, CT

1

Fairfield, CT

3

Hamden, CT

3

Fairfield, CT

3

Hartford, CT

2

New London, CT

2

Storrs, CT

2

Middletown, CT

1

New Haven, CT

1

Newark, DE

3

St. Petersburg, FL

3

Flagler College Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State University New College of Florida Nova Southeastern University Rollins College Stetson University University of Central Florida University of Florida University of Miami University of North Florida University of South Florida/St. Petersburg University of Tampa GEORGIA

Agnes Scott College Berry College Covenant College Emory University Fort Valley State University Georgia College and State University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Kennesaw State University Mercer University

St. Augustine, FL

3

Melbourne, FL

3

Miami, FL

3

Lakeland, FL

3

Tallahassee, FL

2

Sarasota, FL

2

Fort Lauderdale, FL

3

Winter Park, FL

2

DeLand, FL

3

Orlando, FL

3

Gainesville, FL

2

Coral Gables, FL

1

Jacksonville, FL

3

St. Petersburg, FL

3

Tampa, FL

3

Decatur, GA

3

Mount Berry, GA

2

Lookout Mountain, GA

3

Atlanta, GA

1

Fort Valley, GA

3

Milledgeville, GA

3

Atlanta, GA

1

Atlanta, GA

3

Kennesaw, GA

3

Macon, GA

3

Oglethorpe University Southern Polytechnic State University Spelman College University of Georgia HAWAII Brigham Young University/Hawaii University of Hawaii at Manoa IDAHO

The College of Idaho ILLINOIS Augustana College Bradley University DePaul University Illinois College Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Knox College Lake Forest College Loyola University Chicago North Central College Northwestern University Roosevelt University Shimer College University of Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago

Atlanta, GA

3

Marietta, GA

3

Atlanta, GA

3

Athens, GA

3

Laie, HI

3

Honolulu, HI

3

Caldwell, ID

3

Rock Island, IL

2

Peoria, IL

3

Chicago, IL

3

Jacksonville, IL

3

Chicago, IL

2

Normal, IL

3

Bloomington, IL

3

Galesburg, IL

3

Lake Forest, IL

3

Chicago, IL

3

Naperville, IL

3

Evanston, IL

1

Chicago, IL

3

Chicago, IL

3

Chicago, IL

1

Chicago, IL

3

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Wheaton College INDIANA

Butler University DePauw University Earlham College Goshen College Hanover College Indiana University Bloomington Indiana Wesleyan University Manchester University Purdue University/West Lafayette Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Saint Mary's College Taylor University Trine University University of Evansville University of Notre Dame Valparaiso University Wabash College IOWA

Central College Coe College Cornell College Dordt College Drake University

Urbana, IL

2

Wheaton, IL

2

Indianapolis, IN

3

Greencastle, IN

3

Richmond, IN

3

Goshen, IN

3

Hanover, IN

3

Bloomington, IN

2

Marion, IN

3

North Manchester, IN

3

West Lafayette, IN

2

Terre Haute, IN

1

Notre Dame, IN

3

Upland, IN

3

Angola, IN

3

Evansville, IN

3

Notre Dame, IN

1

Valparaiso, IN

3

Crawfordsville, IN

3

Pella, IA

3

Cedar Rapids, IA

3

Mount Vernon, IA

2

Sioux Center, IA

3

Des Moines, IA

3

Grinnell College Loras College Luther College Maharishi University of Management Simpson College University of Iowa Wartburg College KANSAS Benedictine College Kansas State University Ottawa University KENTUCKY Asbury University Bellarmine University Berea College Brescia University Centre College Kentucky Wesleyan College Lindsey Wilson College Transylvania University University of Louisville LOUISIANA Dillard University Louisiana State University Loyola University New Orleans Tulane University

Grinnell, IA

2

Dubuque, IA

3

Decorah, IA

3

Fairfield, IA

3

Indianola, IA

3

Iowa City, IA

3

Waverly, IA

3

Atchison, KS

3

Manhattan, KS

3

Ottawa, KS

3

Wilmore, KY

3

Louisville, KY

3

Berea, KY

2

Owensboro, KY

3

Danville, KY

2

Owensboro, KY

3

Columbia, KY

3

Lexington, KY

3

Louisville, KY

3

New Orleans, LA

3

Baton Rouge, LA

3

New Orleans, LA

3

New Orleans, LA

1

University of New Orleans MAINE Bates College Bowdoin College Colby College College of the Atlantic MARYLAND Coppin State University Goucher College Johns Hopkins University Loyola University Maryland McDaniel College Morgan State University Salisbury University St. John's College-Annapolis St. Mary's College of Maryland Towson University United States Naval Academy University of Maryland University of Maryland/Baltimore County Washington College MASSACHUSETTS Amherst College Assumption College Babson College Bard College at Simon's Rock

New Orleans, LA

3

Lewiston, ME

1

Brunswick, ME

1

Waterville, ME

1

Bar Harbor, ME

2

Baltimore, MD

3

Baltimore, MD

3

Baltimore, MD

1

Baltimore, MD

3

Westminster, MD

3

Baltimore, MD

3

Salisbury, MD

3

Annapolis, MD

2

St. Mary's City, MD

2

Towson, MD

3

Annapolis, MD

1

College Park, MD

2

Baltimore, MD

3

Chestertown, MD

3

Amherst, MA

1

Worcester, MA

3

Babson Park, MA

2

Great Barrington, MA

2

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