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U.S. Colleges Acceptance Rates Directory

Explore verified admissions metrics, applicant volumes, and 25th-75th test percentiles for 103 American universities. Filter by selectivity tier or search by institution name and state.

Showing 103 universities Sorted alphabetically
University Name Location Acceptance Rate Applicants Middle 50% SAT Middle 50% ACT Average GPA Tier / Category Profile
Amherst College Amherst, MA 7.3% 14,800 1480 - 1570 33 - 35 3.95 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 89.8% 69,000 1130 - 1350 21 - 28 3.54 Accessible Flagship View Guide →
Auburn University Auburn, AL 44% 48,000 1200 - 1360 25 - 30 3.85 Flagship Public View Guide →
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 15% 36,525 1440 - 1530 32 - 34 3.86 Top 50 National View Guide →
Boston University Boston, MA 10.7% 80,495 1410 - 1500 32 - 34 3.82 Top 50 National View Guide →
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME 7.7% 10,966 1440 - 1540 32 - 34 3.93 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Brigham Young University Provo, UT 67.5% 13,500 1260 - 1440 27 - 32 3.86 Selective Private View Guide →
Brown University Providence, RI 5.1% 51,316 1500 - 1570 34 - 36 3.95 Ivy League View Guide →
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA 2.7% 16,626 1530 - 1580 35 - 36 3.99 Ivy Plus View Guide →
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 29.8% 68,000 1330 - 1480 28 - 33 3.92 Regional Public Master's View Guide →
Carleton College Northfield, MN 16.6% 8,500 1440 - 1540 31 - 35 3.9 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 11.2% 34,261 1500 - 1570 34 - 35 3.91 Elite Private View Guide →
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 27.4% 38,701 1440 - 1540 32 - 35 3.89 Top 50 National View Guide →
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 10.4% 6,000 1470 - 1540 33 - 35 3.93 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Clemson University Clemson, SC 38% 58,000 1250 - 1400 27 - 31 3.86 Flagship Public View Guide →
Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 89.2% 34,000 1110 - 1310 23 - 29 3.63 Public University View Guide →
Columbia University New York, NY 3.9% 60,377 1490 - 1570 34 - 35 3.97 Ivy League View Guide →
Cornell University Ithaca, NY 7.3% 68,000 1470 - 1560 33 - 35 3.92 Ivy League View Guide →
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 6.2% 28,841 1480 - 1560 33 - 35 3.94 Ivy League View Guide →
Davidson College Davidson, NC 14.5% 6,800 1390 - 1510 31 - 34 3.89 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Duke University Durham, NC 5.9% 49,455 1500 - 1570 34 - 36 3.94 Elite Private View Guide →
Emory University Atlanta, GA 11.5% 33,179 1450 - 1540 32 - 34 3.89 Elite Private View Guide →
Florida International University Miami, FL 64% 38,000 1130 - 1290 22 - 27 3.7 Public University View Guide →
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 25% 74,000 1280 - 1390 28 - 32 3.82 Flagship Public View Guide →
Georgetown University Washington, DC 12% 26,670 1440 - 1550 32 - 35 3.9 Elite Private View Guide →
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 13.8% 52,354 1410 - 1540 32 - 35 3.91 Public Ivy View Guide →
Harvard University Cambridge, MA 3.4% 56,937 1490 - 1580 34 - 36 3.98 Ivy League View Guide →
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN 82.3% 49,000 1180 - 1380 25 - 31 3.65 Flagship Public View Guide →
Iowa State University Ames, IA 90.2% 22,000 1100 - 1330 21 - 27 3.68 Public University View Guide →
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 6.5% 38,200 1510 - 1570 34 - 35 3.94 Elite Private View Guide →
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70.9% 41,000 1130 - 1320 23 - 29 3.52 Flagship Public View Guide →
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 3.9% 33,767 1520 - 1580 35 - 36 3.99 Ivy Plus View Guide →
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 88% 58,000 1130 - 1340 23 - 29 3.58 Flagship Public View Guide →
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 11% 13,200 1450 - 1530 32 - 35 3.91 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
New York University New York, NY 8% 118,000 1470 - 1560 33 - 35 3.88 Top 50 National View Guide →
North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 39.7% 42,000 1300 - 1450 27 - 32 3.84 Flagship Public View Guide →
Northeastern University Boston, MA 5.6% 98,373 1470 - 1550 33 - 35 3.91 Top 50 National View Guide →
Northwestern University Evanston, IL 7% 52,225 1490 - 1560 33 - 35 3.93 Elite Private View Guide →
Ohio State University Columbus, OH 52.7% 65,000 1260 - 1420 27 - 32 3.76 Flagship Public View Guide →
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 82.5% 26,000 1110 - 1340 21 - 28 3.61 Public University View Guide →
Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 55.2% 85,000 1230 - 1400 26 - 32 3.65 Flagship Public View Guide →
Pomona College Claremont, CA 7% 12,117 1490 - 1560 33 - 35 3.95 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Princeton University Princeton, NJ 4.5% 39,644 1500 - 1580 34 - 35 3.98 Ivy League View Guide →
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 50.3% 72,800 1260 - 1460 27 - 34 3.74 Flagship Public View Guide →
Rice University Houston, TX 7.7% 31,049 1500 - 1570 34 - 36 3.93 Elite Private View Guide →
Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 65.3% 46,000 1280 - 1470 28 - 33 3.73 Public Ivy View Guide →
San Diego State University San Diego, CA 39.3% 83,000 1180 - 1360 23 - 29 3.77 Public University View Guide →
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 52.3% 17,200 1370 - 1500 31 - 34 3.73 Selective Private View Guide →
Stanford University Stanford, CA 3.7% 56,378 1500 - 1570 34 - 35 3.96 Ivy Plus View Guide →
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA 6.9% 14,200 1480 - 1560 33 - 35 3.94 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Texas A&M University College Station, TX 63.3% 61,250 1210 - 1390 26 - 31 3.68 Flagship Public View Guide →
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 67.9% 32,000 1100 - 1280 22 - 28 3.56 Public University View Guide →
Tufts University Medford, MA 10.1% 34,400 1460 - 1540 33 - 35 3.9 Top 50 National View Guide →
Tulane University New Orleans, LA 11.5% 43,890 1410 - 1510 31 - 34 3.75 Selective Private View Guide →
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 78.9% 54,000 1160 - 1380 22 - 31 3.71 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 86.8% 52,000 1140 - 1360 21 - 28 3.51 Accessible Flagship View Guide →
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 78.6% 28,000 1120 - 1320 22 - 29 3.73 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 11.6% 125,910 1410 - 1540 31 - 35 3.92 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of California, Davis Davis, CA 41.8% 94,609 1280 - 1460 26 - 32 3.82 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 25.7% 121,074 1330 - 1490 27 - 33 3.86 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 8.8% 145,910 1420 - 1550 31 - 35 3.94 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA 70.3% 56,000 1130 - 1330 21 - 28 3.76 Public University View Guide →
University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 24.7% 130,830 1360 - 1520 29 - 34 3.88 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 27.9% 110,860 1340 - 1500 28 - 34 3.86 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 65% 68,000 1200 - 1410 25 - 31 3.7 Public University View Guide →
University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 41% 55,000 1210 - 1370 25 - 30 3.81 Public University View Guide →
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 80.7% 55,000 1190 - 1390 26 - 31 3.66 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Florida Gainesville, FL 23.3% 66,200 1360 - 1490 30 - 34 3.9 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of Georgia Athens, GA 37% 43,500 1280 - 1430 28 - 33 3.88 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Houston Houston, TX 66.2% 34,000 1170 - 1340 22 - 28 3.62 Public University View Guide →
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 43.7% 67,398 1370 - 1520 29 - 34 3.81 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 85.8% 24,000 1130 - 1350 22 - 28 3.78 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 88% 19,000 1080 - 1330 21 - 28 3.66 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 94.9% 25,000 1110 - 1320 22 - 28 3.61 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD 44.6% 57,000 1380 - 1520 31 - 34 3.84 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 18.9% 49,000 1370 - 1490 30 - 33 3.8 Selective Private View Guide →
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 17.7% 87,632 1440 - 1540 32 - 35 3.9 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 74.9% 44,000 1310 - 1490 27 - 32 3.72 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Mississippi University, MS 97.4% 23,000 1050 - 1270 21 - 28 3.57 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Missouri Columbia, MO 79.1% 22,000 1130 - 1330 22 - 28 3.61 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 17.1% 56,222 1390 - 1510 30 - 34 3.88 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 11.9% 28,351 1440 - 1540 32 - 35 3.91 Elite Private View Guide →
University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 72.9% 24,000 1150 - 1350 23 - 29 3.66 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Oregon Eugene, OR 85% 38,000 1150 - 1360 22 - 29 3.6 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 5.8% 59,465 1500 - 1570 34 - 35 3.95 Ivy League View Guide →
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 49.1% 56,000 1280 - 1440 28 - 32 3.82 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 64% 47,000 1180 - 1350 25 - 30 3.7 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of South Florida Tampa, FL 44% 51,000 1220 - 1360 25 - 30 3.83 Public University View Guide →
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 9.9% 82,000 1450 - 1540 32 - 35 3.87 Elite Private View Guide →
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN 46% 50,000 1210 - 1360 25 - 30 3.75 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 28.7% 60,055 1320 - 1490 29 - 34 3.84 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 89.1% 27,000 1180 - 1380 22 - 30 3.66 Flagship Public View Guide →
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 16.3% 56,439 1420 - 1530 32 - 34 3.92 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of Washington Seattle, WA 47.9% 52,919 1300 - 1490 29 - 34 3.79 Public Ivy View Guide →
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 43.3% 63,537 1370 - 1500 28 - 32 3.86 Public Ivy View Guide →
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 5.6% 47,120 1500 - 1560 34 - 35 3.92 Elite Private View Guide →
Villanova University Villanova, PA 23.4% 23,813 1380 - 1490 31 - 34 3.86 Selective Private View Guide →
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 57% 47,000 1240 - 1420 26 - 32 3.79 Flagship Public View Guide →
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 21.6% 17,800 1390 - 1500 31 - 34 3.85 Top 50 National View Guide →
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO 11.8% 32,240 1500 - 1570 33 - 35 3.92 Elite Private View Guide →
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 13.6% 8,400 1450 - 1540 32 - 35 3.92 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Williams College Williamstown, MA 8.5% 15,321 1490 - 1560 33 - 35 3.96 Liberal Arts Flagship View Guide →
Yale University New Haven, CT 4.5% 52,303 1480 - 1580 33 - 35 3.96 Ivy League View Guide →