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 San Luis Obispo, CA 2 Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 1 Concordia University - Irvine Irvine, CA 3 Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA 1 La Sierra University Riverside, CA 3 Mills College Oakland, CA 2 Mount St. Mary's College/Chalon Campus Los Angeles, CA 3 Pacific Union College Angwin, CA 3 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA 2 Pitzer College Claremont, CA 1 Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA 3 Pomona College Claremont, CA 1 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 3 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 1 Stanford University Stanford, CA 1 University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA 1 University of California at Davis Davis, CA 2 University of California at Irvine Irvine, CA 3 University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 1 University of California at San Diego La Jolla, CA 3 University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 2 University of California at Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 3 University of La Verne La Verne, CA 3 University of Redlands Redlands, CA 3 University of San Diego San Diego, CA 2 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA 3 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 1 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA 3 Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA 3 Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA 2 COLORADO Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO 3 Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO 1 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 2 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 3 United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO 1 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO 3 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 3 CONNECTICUT Connecticut College New London, CT 1 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT 3 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT 3 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT 3 Trinity College Hartford, CT 2 United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT 2 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 2 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 1 Yale University New Haven, CT 1 DELAWARE University of Delaware Newark, DE 3 FLORIDA Eckerd College St. Petersburg, FL 3 Flagler College St. Augustine, FL 3 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL 3 Florida International University Miami, FL 3 Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL 3 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 2 New College of Florida Sarasota, FL 2 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 Rollins College Winter Park, FL 2 Stetson University DeLand, FL 3 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 3 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 2 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 1 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL 3 University of South Florida/St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FL 3 University of Tampa Tampa, FL 3 GEORGIA Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA 3 Berry College Mount Berry, GA 2 Covenant College Lookout Mountain, GA 3 Emory University Atlanta, GA 1 Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA 3 Georgia College and State University Milledgeville, GA 3 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 1 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 3 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 3 Mercer University Macon, GA 3 Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA 3 Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, GA 3 Spelman College Atlanta, GA 3 University of Georgia Athens, GA 3 HAWAII Brigham Young University/Hawaii Laie, HI 3 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 3 IDAHO The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 3 ILLINOIS Augustana College Rock Island, IL 2 Bradley University Peoria, IL 3 DePaul University Chicago, IL 3 Illinois College Jacksonville, IL 3 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 2 Illinois State University Normal, IL 3 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL 3 Knox College Galesburg, IL 3 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL 3 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 3 North Central College Naperville, IL 3 Northwestern University Evanston, IL 1 Roosevelt University Chicago, IL 3 Shimer College Chicago, IL 3 University of Chicago Chicago, IL 1 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL 3 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL 2 Wheaton College Wheaton, IL 2 INDIANA Butler University Indianapolis, IN 3 DePauw University Greencastle, IN 3 Earlham College Richmond, IN 3 Goshen College Goshen, IN 3 Hanover College Hanover, IN 3 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN 2 Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, IN 3 Manchester University North Manchester, IN 3 Purdue University/West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN 2 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN 1 Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN 3 Taylor University Upland, IN 3 Trine University Angola, IN 3 University of Evansville Evansville, IN 3 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 1 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN 3 Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN 3 IOWA Central College Pella, IA 3 Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA 3 Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA 2 Dordt College Sioux Center, IA 3 Drake University Des Moines, IA 3 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA 2 Loras College Dubuque, IA 3 Luther College Decorah, IA 3 Maharishi University of Management Fairfield, IA 3 Simpson College Indianola, IA 3 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 3 Wartburg College Waverly, IA 3 KANSAS Benedictine College Atchison, KS 3 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 3 Ottawa University Ottawa, KS 3 KENTUCKY Asbury University Wilmore, KY 3 Bellarmine University Louisville, KY 3 Berea College Berea, KY 2 Brescia University Owensboro, KY 3 Centre College Danville, KY 2 Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, KY 3 Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY 3 Transylvania University Lexington, KY 3 University of Louisville Louisville, KY 3 LOUISIANA Dillard University New Orleans, LA 3 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 3 Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA 3 Tulane University New Orleans, LA 1 University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 3 MAINE Bates College Lewiston, ME 1 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME 1 Colby College Waterville, ME 1 College of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME 2 MARYLAND Coppin State University Baltimore, MD 3 Goucher College Baltimore, MD 3 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 1 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD 3 McDaniel College Westminster, MD 3 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 3 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD 3 St. John's College-Annapolis Annapolis, MD 2 St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary’s City, MD 2 Towson University Towson, MD 3 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD 1 University of Maryland College Park, MD 2 University of Maryland/Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 3 Washington College Chestertown, MD 3 MASSACHUSETTS Amherst College Amherst, MA 1 Assumption College Worcester, MA 3 Babson College Babson Park, MA 2 Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, MA 2 Bentley University Waltham, MA 2 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 1 Boston University Boston, MA 2 Brandeis University Waltham, MA 2 Clark University Worcester, MA 2 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 1 Elms College Chicopee, MA 3 Emerson College Boston, MA 2 Emmanuel College Boston, MA 3 Gordon College Wenham, MA 3 Hampshire College Amherst, MA 1 Harvard University/Harvard College Cambridge, MA 1 Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA 3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 1 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 2 Northeastern University Boston, MA 1 Simmons College Boston, MA 3 Smith College Northampton, MA 1 Stonehill College Easton, MA 3 Tufts University Medford, MA 1 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 3 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 1 Wheaton College Norton, MA 2 Williams College Williamstown, MA 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 2 MICHIGAN Albion College Albion, MI 3 Alma College Alma, MI 3 Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI 3 Concordia University, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 3 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 3 Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI 2 Hope College Holland, MI 3 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI 2 Kettering University Flint, MI 2 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI 3 Madonna University Livonia, MI 3 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 3 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 3 Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI 3 Oakland University Rochester, MI 3 University of Michigan/Ann