Tier I Admission policies similar to National Center for Home Education’s Recommended College Admission Policies: These colleges typically required a parent’s transcript, general standardized achievement testing, and/or the review of a portfolio of the potential student’s materials in place of an accredited diploma. Tier II GED required in place of, or in addition to, any of the Tier I requirements: Many of these colleges based this admission criterion of a GED on a federal requirement for financial aid in the Ability to Benefit. However, this federal requirement no longer applies since the passage of our home school amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1998. Tier III Standardized achievement test scores (i.e. SAT II) required from home school, but not traditional high school, graduates: Colleges who ask home schoolers to take extra standardized exams, and colleges requiring home schooled students to score higher than traditionally schooled students on standardized achievement tests or entrance exams. See Rankings Below

Tier I Colleges

Alabama Alabama A & M University‡ Normal,  AL Faulkner University† Montgomery,  AL Heritage Christian University† Florence,  AL Huntingdon College† Montgomery,  AL Jacksonville State University‡ Jacksonville,  AL Judson College† Marion,  AL Samford University† Birmingham,  AL Stillman College† Tuscaloosa,  AL Troy University‡ Troy,  AL University of Alabama at Birmingham‡ Birmingham,  AL University of Alabama Huntsville‡ Huntsville,  AL University of Mobile† Mobile,  AL University of Montevallo‡ Montevallo,  AL Alaska Alaska Bible College† Glennallen,  AK Arizona Arizona State University‡ Tempe,  AZ Grand Canyon University† Phoenix,  AZ Northern Arizona University‡ Flagstaff,  AZ Prescott College† Prescott,  AZ Southwestern College† Phoenix,  AZ University of Arizona‡ Tucson,  AZ Arkansas Arkansas State University‡ State University,  AR Central Baptist College† Conway,  AR Harding University† Searcy,  AR John Brown University† Siloam Springs,  AR Ouachita Baptist University† Arkadelphia,  AR Southern Arkansas University Magnolia‡ Magnolia,  AR University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff‡ Pine Bluff,  AR University of the Ozarks‡ Clarksville,  AR California Azusa Pacific University† Azusa,  CA Biola University† La Mirada,  CA California Christian College† Fresno,  CA California State University Dominguez Hills‡ Carson,  CA California State University, Bakersfield‡ Bakersfield,  CA California State University, Sacramento‡ Sacramento,  CA California State University, Stanilaus‡ Turlock,  CA DeVry Institute of Technology† Pomona,  CA Harvey Mudd College† Claremont,  CA Life Pacific College† San Dimas,  CA Pepperdine University† Malibu,  CA Pitzer College† Claremont,  CA Pomona College† Claremont,  CA Saint Mary's College of California† Moraga,  CA San Diego Christian College† El Cajon,  CA San Diego State University‡ San Diego,  CA Santa Clara University† Santa Clara,  CA Shasta Bible College† Redding,  CA Simpson College† Redding,  CA Stanford University† Stanford,  CA Thomas Aquinas College† Santa Paula,  CA University of California, Berkeley‡ Berkeley,  CA University of San Francisco† San Francisco,  CA Westmont College† Santa Barbara,  CA Colorado Adams State College‡ Alamosa,  CO Colorado College† Colorado Springs,  CO Colorado State University-Pueblo‡ Pueblo,  CO Colorado Technical University† Colorado Springs,  CO Mesa State College‡ Grand Junction,  CO United States Air Force Academy‡ Colorado Springs,  CO University of Colorado Denver‡ Denver,  CO University of Denver† Denver,  CO University of Northern Colorado‡ Greeley,  CO Connecticut Charter Oak State College‡ New Britain,  CT Yale University† Newhaven,  CT Delaware University of Delaware‡ Newark,  DE Wilmington University‡ New Castle,  DE District of Columbia Catholic University of America† Washington,  DC Gallaudet University† Washington,  DC George Washington University† Washington,  DC Georgetown University† Washington,  DC Trinity College† Washington,  DC Florida Barry University† Miami Shores,  FL Beacon College‡ Leesburg,  FL Eckerd College† St. Petersburg,  FL Florida Baptist Theological College† Graceville,  FL Florida Christian College† Kissimmee,  FL Florida Institute of Technology† Melbourne,  FL Florida State University‡ Talahassee,  FL Jacksonville University† Jacksonville,  FL New College of the University of South Florida‡ Sarasota,  FL Northwood University Florida Campus† West Palm Beach,  FL Palm Beach Atlantic College† West Palm Beach,  FL Pensacola Christian College† Pensacola,  FL Southeastern College† Lakeland,  FL Trinity College† Trinity,  FL University of Miami† Coral Gables,  FL University of North Florida‡ Jacksonville,  FL University of West Florida‡ Pensacola,  FL Warner Southern College† Lake Wales,  FL Georgia Atlanta Christian College† East Point,  GA Covenant College† Lookout Mountain,  GA DeVry Institute of Technology† Decatur,  GA Emory University† Atlanta,  GA Georgia College & State University‡ Milledgeville,  GA Georgia Southern University‡ Statesboro,  GA LaGrange College† La Grange,  GA Oglethorpe University† Atlanta,  GA Piedmont College† Demorest,  GA Shorter College† Rome,  GA Toccoa Falls College† Toccoa Falls,  GA Hawaii Brigham Young University, Hawaii Campus† Laie,  HI University of Hawaii at Manoa‡ Honolulu,  HI Idaho College of Southern Idaho‡ Twin Falls,  ID New Saint Andrews College† Moscow,  ID Northwest Nazarene University† Nampa,  ID University of Idaho‡ Moscow,  ID Illinois Augustana College† Rock Island,  IL Bradley University† Peoria,  IL Chicago State University‡ Chicago,  IL De Paul University† Chicago,  IL DeVry Institute of Technology† Oakbrook Terrace,  IL DeVry Institute of Technology† Addison,  IL DeVry Institute of Technology† Chicago,  IL Dominican University† River Forest,  IL Greenville College† Greenville,  IL Illinois Central College‡ East Peoria,  IL Lincoln Christian College and Seminary† Lincoln,  IL MacMurray College† Jacksonville,  IL North Park University† Chicago,  IL Olivet Nazarene University† Bourbonnais,  IL Shimer College† Chicago,  IL Trinity International University† Deerfield,  IL University of Illinois‡ Urbana,  IL Wheaton College (IL)† Wheaton,  IL Indiana Anderson University† Anderson,  IN Ball State University‡ Muncie,  IN Bethel College† Mishawaka,  IN Butler University† Indianapolis,  IN Goshen College† Goshen,  IN Grace College & Seminary† Winona Lake,  IN Huntington University† Huntington,  IN Indiana University South Bend‡ South Bend,  IN Indiana University-Purdue University Indiana (IUPUI) ‡ Indianapolis,  IN Indiana Wesleyan University† Marion,  IN Manchester College† North Manchester,  IN Marian College† Indianapolis,  IN Purdue University Calumet‡ Hammond,  IN Purdue University‡ West Lafayette,  IN Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology† Terre Haute,  IN Saint Mary's College† Notre Dame,  IN Taylor University† Upland,  IN The Telos Institute International† Indianapolis,  IN University of Evansville† Evansville,  IN University of Saint Francis† Fort Wayne,  IN Iowa Dordt College† Sioux Center,  IA Drake University† Des Moines,  IA Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary† Ankeny,  IA Iowa State University of Science and Technology‡ Ames,  IA Northwestern College† Orange City,  IA University of Iowa‡ Iowa City,  IA Waldorf College† Forest City,  IA Kansas Allen County Community College‡ Iola,  KS Barclay College† Haviland,  KS Benedictine College† Atchison,  KS Central Christian College† McPherson,  KS Cowley County Community College‡ Arkansas City,  KS Kansas State University‡ Manhattan,  KS Manhattan Christian College† Manhattan,  KS McPherson College† McPherson,  KS MidAmerica Nazarene University† Olathe,  KS Southwestern College† Winfield,  KS Sterling College† Sterling,  KS Tabor College† Hillsboro,  KS Kentucky Alice Lloyd College† Pippa Passes,  KY Asbury College† Willmore,  KY Berea College† Berea,  KY Centre College† Danville,  KY Georgetown College† Georgetown,  KY Kentucky Mountain Bible College† Vancleve,  KY Midway College† Midway,  KY Morehead State University‡ Morehead,  KY Murray State University‡ Murray,  KY Northern Kentucky University‡ Highland Heights,  KY Pikeville College† Pikeville,  KY Thomas More College† Crestview Hills,  KY Transylvanian University† Lexington,  KY University of Kentucky‡ Lexington,  KY University of Louisville‡ Louisville,  KY Western Kentucky University‡ Bowling Green,  KY Louisiana Louisiana Tech University‡ Ruston,  LA Loyola University New Orleans† New Orleans,  LA Maine Bates College† Lewiston,  ME Colby College† Watersville,  ME Saint Joseph's College† Standish,  ME Unity College† Unity,  ME University of New England† Biddeford,  ME Maryland College of Notre Dame of Maryland† Baltimore,  MD Frostburg State University‡ Frostburg,  MD Goucher College† Baltimore,  MD Johns Hopkins University† Baltimore,  MD Maryland Bible College and Seminary† Baltimore,  MD McDaniel College† Westminster,  MD Saint John's College† Annapolis,  MD University of Maryland Baltimore County‡ Baltimore,  MD Washington Bible College† Lanham,  MD Massachusetts Assumption College† Worcester,  MA Bay Path College† Longmeadow,  MA Boston College† Chestnut Hill,  MA Clark University† Worcester,  MA Framingham State College‡ Framingham,  MA Gordon College† Wenham,  MA Hampshire College† Amherst,  MA Harvard University† Cambridge,  MA Lesley College† Cambridge,  MA Regis College† Weston,  MA School of the Museum of Fine Arts† Boston,  MA Simon's Rock College of Bard† Great Barrington,  MA Smith College† Northhampton,  MA Springfield College† Springfield,  MA Suffolk University † Boston,  MA University of Massachusetts Amherst‡ Amherst,  MA Wheaton College† Norton,  MA Worcester Polytechnic Institute† Worcester,  MA Michigan Andrews University† Berrien Springs,  MI Baker College of Auburn Hills† Auburn Hills,  MI Baker College of Brighton† Brighton,  MI Baker College of Cadillac† Cadillac,  MI Baker College of Cass City† Cass City,  MI Baker College of Flint† Flint,  MI Baker College of Fremont† Fremont,  MI Baker College of Jackson† Jackson,  MI Baker College of Muskegon† Muskegon,  MI Baker College of Owosso† Owosso,  MI Baker College of Port Huron† Port Huron,  MI Baker College of West Branch† West Branch,  MI Baker College of Williamston† Williamston,  MI Calvin College† Grand Rapids,  MI Central Michigan University‡ Mount Pleasant,  MI Cornerstone University† Grand Rapids,  MI Grace Bible College† Grand Rapids,  MI Grand Valley State University‡ Allendale,  MI Hillsdale College† Hillsdale,  MI Hope College† Holland,  MI Kettering University† Flint,  MI Kuyper College† Grand Rapids,  MI Lake Superior State University‡ Sault Sainte Marie,  MI Michigan Technological University† Houghton,  MI Northern Michigan University‡ Marquette,  MI Saginaw Valley State University‡ University Center,  MI Saint Mary's College† Orchard Lake,  MI Siena Heights University† Adrian,  MI Minnesota Alexandria Technical College‡ Alexandria,  MN Augsburg College† Minneapolis,  MN Bemidji University‡ Bemidji,  MN Bethany College of Missions† Minneapolis,  MN Bethany Lutheran† Mankato,  MN Bethel College† St Paul,  MN College of Saint Benedict† St. Joseph,  MN Concordia University Saint Paul† St Paul,  MN Concordia University‡ Saint Paul,  MN Crown College† St. Bonifacius,  MN Macalester College† St. Paul,  MN North Central Bible College† Minneapolis,  MN Northwestern College† St Paul,  MN

Pillsbury Baptist Bible College† Owatonna,  MN Riverland Community College‡ Austin,  MN Saint John's University† Collegeville,  MN Saint Mary's University† Winona,  MN University of Minnesota Duluth‡ Duluth,  MN University of Minnesota Morris‡ Morris,  MN University of Minnesota, Crookston‡ Crookston,  MN University of Saint Thomas† St. Paul,  MN Mississippi Belhaven College† Jackson,  MS Delta State University‡ Cleveland,  MS Millsaps College† Jackson,  MS Mississippi College† Clinton,  MS William Carey College† Hattiesburg,  MS Missouri Baptist Bible College† Springfield,  MO Calvary Bible College and Theological Seminary† Kansas City,  MO Central Bible College† Springfield,  MO Central Christian College of the Bible† Moberly,  MO College of the Ozarks† Point Lookout,  MO Cottey College† Nevada,  MO Crowder College‡ Neosho,  MO DeVry Institute of Technology† Kansas City,  MO Evangel University† Springfield,  MO Hannibal-LaGrange College† Hannibal,  MO Ozark Christian College† Joplin,  MO Ozarks Technical Community College‡ Springfield,  MO Park University† Parkville,  MO Southwest Baptist University† Bolivar,  MO Stephens College† Columbia,  MO Truman State University‡ Kirksville,  MO University of Central Missouri‡ Warrensburg,  MO University of Missouri Columbia‡ Columbia,  MO University of Missouri Kansas City‡ Kansas City,  MO University of Missouri Rolla‡ Rolla,  MO Nebraska Bellevue University‡ Bellevue,  NE Dana College† Blair,  NE Grace University† Omaha,  NE Hastings College† Hastings,  NE Nebraska Christian College† Norfolk,  NE Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture‡ Curtis,  NE Peru State College‡ Peru,  NE Union College† Lincoln,  NE York College† York,  NE Nevada Heritage College † Las Vegas,  NV University of Nevada Reno‡ Reno,  NV New Hampshire Keene State College ‡ Keene,  NH Magdalen College† Warner,  NH Rivier College† Nashua,  NH Thomas More College of Liberal Arts† Merrimack,  NH New Jersey Kean University‡ Union,  NJ Richard Stockton College of New Jersey‡ Pomona,  NJ New Mexico College of the Southwest† Hobbs,  NM Eastern New Mexico University‡ Portales,  NM New Mexico State University‡ Las Cruces,  NM Saint John's College† Santa Fe,  NM New York Cornell University† Ithaca,  NY Houghton College† Houghton,  NY Nyack College† Nyack,  NY Pratt Institute† Brooklyn,  NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute† Troy,  NY Roberts Wesleyan College† Rochester,  NY Saint Bonaventure University† St. Bonaventure,  NY Sarah Lawrence College† Bronxville,  NY The King's College† New York,  NY University of Rochester† Rochester,  NY North Carolina Barber-Scotia College† Concord,  NC Campbell University† Buies Creek,  NC Elizabeth City State University‡ Elizabeth City,  NC Fayetteville State University‡ Fayetteville,  NC Mars Hill College† Mars Hill,  NC North Carolina School of the Arts‡ Winston-Salem,  NC Roanoke Bible College† Elizabeth City,  NC Univerisity of North Carolina Wilmington‡ Wilmington,  NC University of North Carolina Asheville‡ Asheville,  NC University of North Carolina Charlotte‡ Charlotte,  NC University of North Carolina Pembroke‡ Pembroke,  NC Warren Wilson College† Asheville,  NC North Dakota Jamestown College† Jamestown,  ND Trinity Bible College† Ellendale,  ND University of North Dakota‡ Grand Forks,  ND Ohio Bluffton College† Bluffton,  OH Capital University† Columbus,  OH Case Western Reserve University‡ Cleveland,  OH Cedarville University† Cedarville,  OH College of Mount Saint Joseph† Cincinnati,  OH College of Wooster† Wooster,  OH DeVry Institute of Technology† Columbus,  OH Franciscan University of Steubenville† Steubenville,  OH Heidelberg College† Tiffin,  OH Kenyon College† Gambier,  OH Malone College† Canton,  OH Marietta College‡ Marietta,  OH Notre Dame College of Ohio† South Euclid,  OH Ohio Christian University† Circleville,  OH Ohio Northern University† Ada,  OH Ohio Wesleyan University† Delaware,  OH Rosedale Bible College† Irwin,  OH Tiffin University† Tiffin,  OH University of Akron‡ Akron,  OH University of Dayton† Dayton,  OH Walsh University† North Canton,  OH Wittenburg University† Springfield,  OH Oklahoma East Central University‡ Ada,  OK Langston University‡ Langston,  OK Mid-America Bible College† Oklahoma City,  OK Northeastern State University‡ Tahlequah,  OK Northwestern Oklahoma State University‡ Alva,  OK Oklahoma Baptist University† Shawnee,  OK Oklahoma Christian University† Oklahoma City,  OK Oklahoma Panhandle State University‡ Goodwell,  OK Oklahoma State University‡ Stillwater,  OK Oklahoma Wesleyan University† Bartlesville,  OK Oral Roberts University† Tulsa,  OK Southern Nazarene University† Bethany,  OK University of Oklahoma‡ Norman,  OK University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma‡ Chickasha,  OK Oregon Corban College† Salem,  OR George Fox University† Newberg,  OR Gutenberg College† Eugene,  OR Lewis and Clark College† Portland,  OR Reed College† Portland,  OR Pennsylvania Allegheny College† Meadville,  PA Allentown College of Saint Francis de Sales† Center Valley,  PA Arcadia University† Glenside,  PA Baptist Bible College & Seminary† Clarks Summit,  PA Carnegie Mellon University† Pittsburgh,  PA Dickinson College† Carlisle,  PA Drexel University† Philadelphia,  PA Edinboro University of Pennsylvania‡ Edinboro,  PA Elizabethtown College† Elizabethtown,  PA Franklin and Marshall College† Lancaster,  PA Geneva College† Beaver Falls,  PA Grove City College† Grove City,  PA Keystone College† LaPlume,  PA King's College† Wilkes-Barre,  PA Lafayette College† Easton,  PA Messiah College† Grantham,  PA Misericordia University† Dallas,  PA Philadelphia Biblical University† Langhorne,  PA Rosemont College‡ Rosemont,  PA Saint Francis College† Loretto,  PA University of Pittsburgh‡ Pittsburgh,  PA Ursinus College† Collegeville,  PA Valley Forge Christian College† Phoenixville,  PA Wilson College† Chambersburg,  PA Rhode Island Brown University† Providence,  RI Salve Regina University† Newport,  RI South Carolina Bob Jones University† Greenville,  SC Claflin University† Orangeburg,  SC Columbia International University† Columbia,  SC Converse College† Spartanburg,  SC Erskine College† Due West,  SC North Greenville College† Tigerville,  SC University of South Carolina‡ Columbia,  SC South Dakota University of South Dakota‡ Vermillion,  SD Tennessee Bryan College† Dayton,  TN Christian Brothers University† Memphis,  TN Crichton College‡ Memphis,  TN East Tennessee State University‡ Johnson City,  TN Free Will Baptist Bible College† Nashville,  TN Hiwassee College† Madisonville,  TN Lee University† Cleveland,  TN Middle Tennessee State University‡ Murfreesboro,  TN Milligan College† Milligan College,  TN Roane State Community College‡ Harriman,  TN Southern Adventist University† Collegedale,  TN The University of the South† Sewanee,  TN Trevecca Nazarene University† Nashville,  TN Union University† Jackson,  TN Texas Angelo State University‡ San Angelo,  TX Arlington Baptist College† Arlington,  TX Baylor University† Waco,  TX Christian Institute of the West† Amarillo,  TX Dallas Baptist University† Dallas,  TX Dallas Christian College† Dallas,  TX DeVry Institute of Technology† Irving,  TX East Texas Baptist University† Marshall,  TX Houston Baptist University† Houston,  TX Howard Payne University† Brownwood,  TX Jacksonville College† Jacksonville,  TX LeTourneau University‡ Longview,  TX Lubbock Christian University† Lubbock,  TX Midwestern State University‡ Wichita Falls,  TX North Central Texas College‡ Gainesville,  TX Paul Quin College† Dallas,  TX Prairie View A&M University‡ Prairie View,  TX Rice University† Houston,  TX Saint Edward's University† Austin,  TX Sam Houston State University‡ Huntsville,  TX Southwestern University† Georgetown,  TX Stephen F. Austin State University‡ Nacogdoches,  TX Sul Ross State Univresity‡ Alpine,  TX Texas A&M University Corpus Christi‡ Corpus Christi,  TX Texas A&M University Galveston‡ Galveston,  TX Texas A&M University Kingsville‡ Kingsville,  TX Texas Christian University† Fort Worth,  TX Texas Tech University‡ Lubbock,  TX University of Houston‡ Houston,  TX University of North Texas‡ Denton,  TX University of Saint Thomas† Houston,  TX University of Texas San Antonio‡ San Antonio,  TX University of Texas, Austin‡ Austin,  TX Utah Brigham Young University† Provo,  UT Vermont Goddard College† Plainfield,  VT Marlboro College† Marlboro,  VT Middlebury College† Middlebury,  VT Saint Michael's College† Colchester,  VT Trinity College of Vermont† Burling,  VT Virginia Averett University† Danville,  VA Christendom College† Front Royal,  VA Christopher Newport University‡ Newport News,  VA College of William and Mary‡ Williamsburg,  VA Eastern Mennonite University† Harrisonburg,  VA Emory and Henry College† Emory,  VA George Mason University‡ Fairfax,  VA Hampden-Sydney College† Hampden-Sydney,  VA Hollins University† Roanoke,  VA Liberty University‡ Lynchburg,  VA Longwood College‡ Farmville,  VA Mary Baldwin College† Staunton,  VA Patrick Henry College† Purcellville,  VA Regent University† Virginia Beach,  VA University of Virginia‡ Charlottesville,  VA Virginia Military Institute‡‡ Lexington,  VA Virginia Wesleyan College† Norfolk,  VA Washington and Lee University‡† Lexington,  VA Washington Gonzaga University† Spokane,  WA Seattle Pacific University† Seattle,  WA University of Puget Sound† Tacoma,  WA Walla Walla College† College Place,  WA Western Washington University‡ Bellingham,  WA Whitman College† Walla Walla,  WA Whitworth College† Spokane,  WA West Virginia Concord College‡ Athens,  WV Davis and Elkins College† Elkins,  WV Glenville State College‡ Glenville,  WV Ohio Valley College† Vienna,  WV Potomac State College of West Virginia University‡ Keyser,  WV West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport† Bridgeport,  WV West Virginia Wesleyan College† Buckhannon,  WV Wisconsin Carroll College† Waukesha,  WI Lawrence University† Appleton,  WI Marquette University† Milwaukee,  WI Mount Mary College† Milwaukee,  WI Ripon College† Ripon,  WI Saint Norbert College† De Pere,  WI Silver Lake College† Manitowoc,  WI University of Wisconsin Green Bay‡ Green Bay,  WI University of Wisconsin Madison‡ Madison,  WI University of Wisconsin Milwaukee‡ Milwaukee,  WI University of Wisconsin Platteville‡ Platteville,  WI University of Wisconsin Stout‡ Menomonie,  WI University of Wisconsin, Superior‡ Superior,  WI