Getting in
Admissions figures for every university, guides to the application process, and answers from the students who were admitted.
Guides
The application timelineWhat happens when, from junior year to the May 1 reply date.Early decision, early action and regular decisionThe application plans, and which ones are binding.The SAT, the ACT and test-optional admissionsWhat the scores mean, and how to read a university’s middle 50% range.Paying for college: net price and financial aidWhy the published price is rarely what families pay, and how aid works.Choosing where to applyBuilding a balanced list, and what to look at beyond rankings.
Admissions data
1,933 schools
- California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · PrivateAcceptance2.6%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$16,075Graduation94%
- Minerva UniversitySan Francisco, CA · PrivateAcceptance3%SAT, mid 50%—Net price—Graduation—
- Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, CA · PrivateAcceptance3.6%SAT, mid 50%1510–1580Net price$13,807Graduation92%
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA · PrivateAcceptance3.7%SAT, mid 50%1510–1580Net price$19,066Graduation98%
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · PrivateAcceptance3.9%SAT, mid 50%1470–1570Net price$23,777Graduation96%
- Columbia UniversityNew York City, NY · PrivateAcceptance4%SAT, mid 50%1510–1580Net price$21,590Graduation96%
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · PrivateAcceptance4.5%SAT, mid 50%1510–1580Net price$14,860Graduation96%
- Curtis Institute of MusicPhiladelphia, PA · PrivateAcceptance4.6%SAT, mid 50%—Net price—Graduation96%
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · PrivateAcceptance4.6%SAT, mid 50%1520–1580Net price$20,111Graduation96%
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · PrivateAcceptance4.6%SAT, mid 50%1510–1580Net price$6,128Graduation98%
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · PrivateAcceptance5.2%SAT, mid 50%1440–1540Net price$30,915Graduation91%
- Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · PrivateAcceptance5.4%SAT, mid 50%1510–1580Net price$25,184Graduation96%
- Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH · PrivateAcceptance5.4%SAT, mid 50%1500–1570Net price$29,519Graduation96%
- University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · PrivateAcceptance5.4%SAT, mid 50%1510–1570Net price$28,699Graduation97%
- Duke UniversityDurham, NC · PrivateAcceptance5.7%SAT, mid 50%1500–1570Net price$29,612Graduation97%
- Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · PrivateAcceptance5.9%SAT, mid 50%1500–1570Net price$15,846Graduation94%
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · PrivateAcceptance6.4%SAT, mid 50%1520–1570Net price$18,809Graduation94%
- Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME · PrivateAcceptance7.1%SAT, mid 50%1470–1550Net price$14,398Graduation95%
- Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · PrivateAcceptance7.1%SAT, mid 50%1460–1550Net price$17,180Graduation89%
- Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateAcceptance7.1%SAT, mid 50%1490–1560Net price$19,285Graduation93%
- Washington University of Science and TechnologyAlexandria, VA · PrivateAcceptance7.3%SAT, mid 50%—Net price—Graduation67%
- Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · PrivateAcceptance7.5%SAT, mid 50%1490–1560Net price$23,149Graduation92%
- Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · PrivateAcceptance7.7%SAT, mid 50%1510–1570Net price$29,167Graduation95%
- Rice UniversityHouston, TX · PrivateAcceptance8%SAT, mid 50%1510–1570Net price$13,370Graduation95%
- Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA · PrivateAcceptance8.3%SAT, mid 50%1490–1570Net price$17,716Graduation94%
- Barnard CollegeNew York City, NY · PrivateAcceptance8.8%SAT, mid 50%1470–1560Net price$28,800Graduation93%
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · PrivateAcceptance8.8%SAT, mid 50%1500–1570Net price$28,690Graduation95%
- Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA · PrivateAcceptance9%SAT, mid 50%1490–1580Net price$23,367Graduation94%
- University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · PublicAcceptance9%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$12,548Graduation93%
- New York UniversityNew York City, NY · PrivateAcceptance9.2%SAT, mid 50%1480–1560Net price$37,050Graduation88%
- The Juilliard SchoolNew York City, NY · PrivateAcceptance9.2%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$43,571Graduation93%
- United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MD · PublicAcceptance9.3%SAT, mid 50%1210–1410Net price—Graduation93%
- Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateAcceptance9.6%SAT, mid 50%1470–1560Net price$28,849Graduation91%
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · PrivateAcceptance9.8%SAT, mid 50%1450–1550Net price$32,740Graduation92%
- Stanbridge UniversityIrvine, CA · PrivateAcceptance10%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$45,372Graduation62%
- Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · PrivateAcceptance11%SAT, mid 50%1470–1550Net price$22,585Graduation91%
- Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · PrivateAcceptance11%SAT, mid 50%1445–1550Net price$31,483Graduation91%
- University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · PublicAcceptance11%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$13,481Graduation93%
- Boston UniversityBoston, MA · PrivateAcceptance11%SAT, mid 50%1420–1530Net price$24,402Graduation89%
- University of Notre DameSouth Bend, IN · PrivateAcceptance11%SAT, mid 50%1455–1560Net price$26,780Graduation95%
- Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · PrivateAcceptance12%SAT, mid 50%1470–1560Net price$39,998Graduation94%
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA · PrivateAcceptance12%SAT, mid 50%1500–1570Net price$31,944Graduation94%
- College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO · PrivateAcceptance12%SAT, mid 50%1050–1220Net price$6,100Graduation64%
- Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO · PrivateAcceptance12%SAT, mid 50%1500–1570Net price$21,786Graduation94%
- Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA · PrivateAcceptance12%SAT, mid 50%1460–1550Net price$25,314Graduation90%
- United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · PublicAcceptance13%SAT, mid 50%1200–1430Net price—Graduation87%
- Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateAcceptance13%SAT, mid 50%1500–1570Net price$35,924Graduation92%
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · PrivateAcceptance13%SAT, mid 50%1390–1550Net price$40,815Graduation95%
- Bates CollegeLewiston, ME · PrivateAcceptance13%SAT, mid 50%1420–1530Net price$29,351Graduation90%
- Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC · PrivateAcceptance13%SAT, mid 50%1400–1530Net price$17,379Graduation91%
- Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · PrivateAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1450–1550Net price$28,985Graduation91%
- Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · PrivateAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1430–1540Net price$28,786Graduation91%
- Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA · PrivateAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1400–1520Net price$39,949Graduation86%
- Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA · PrivateAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1430–1540Net price$23,781Graduation94%
- Webb InstituteGlen Cove, NY · PrivateAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1430–1530Net price$73,043Graduation88%
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA · PublicAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1370–1540Net price$12,116Graduation94%
- United States Air Force AcademyUSAF Academy, CO · PublicAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1230–1440Net price—Graduation88%
- Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · PrivateAcceptance14%SAT, mid 50%1460–1560Net price$25,496Graduation92%
- Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, IA · PrivateAcceptance15%SAT, mid 50%1410–1540Net price$17,648Graduation88%
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · PublicAcceptance15%SAT, mid 50%1390–1530Net price$11,655Graduation91%
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI · PublicAcceptance16%SAT, mid 50%1360–1530Net price$13,138Graduation93%
- Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA · PrivateAcceptance16%SAT, mid 50%1440–1540Net price$41,704Graduation91%
- Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT · PrivateAcceptance17%SAT, mid 50%1415–1540Net price$30,177Graduation93%
- Northeastern University OaklandOakland, CA · PrivateAcceptance17%SAT, mid 50%1420–1520Net price$25,181Graduation—
- University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA · PublicAcceptance17%SAT, mid 50%1410–1540Net price$21,565Graduation96%
- Babson CollegeWellesley, MA · PrivateAcceptance17%SAT, mid 50%1390–1530Net price$40,514Graduation93%
- Denison UniversityGranville, OH · PrivateAcceptance17%SAT, mid 50%1320–1490Net price$40,007Graduation79%
- College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA · PrivateAcceptance18%SAT, mid 50%1240–1410Net price$38,782Graduation87%
- California Miramar UniversitySan Diego, CA · PrivateAcceptance19%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$12,480Graduation50%
- Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO · PrivateAcceptance19%SAT, mid 50%1230–1460Net price$33,375Graduation88%
- Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · PrivateAcceptance19%SAT, mid 50%1450–1550Net price$39,343Graduation91%
- Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI · PrivateAcceptance19%SAT, mid 50%1396–1530Net price$50,507Graduation89%
- University of MiamiMiami, FL · PrivateAcceptance19%SAT, mid 50%1320–1480Net price$37,244Graduation84%
- Berea CollegeBerea, KY · PrivateAcceptance19%SAT, mid 50%1156–1335Net price$6,106Graduation58%
- Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN · PrivateAcceptance20%SAT, mid 50%1450–1560Net price$25,407Graduation90%
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, FL · PublicAcceptance21%SAT, mid 50%1030–1180Net price$13,739Graduation53%
- Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI · PrivateAcceptance21%SAT, mid 50%1320–1490Net price—Graduation90%
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtNew York City, NY · PrivateAcceptance21%SAT, mid 50%1295–1501Net price$13,269Graduation81%
- Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · PrivateAcceptance21%SAT, mid 50%1420–1540Net price$27,579Graduation89%
- Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, NY · PrivateAcceptance21%SAT, mid 50%1340–1480Net price$32,297Graduation83%
- Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · PrivateAcceptance22%SAT, mid 50%1410–1520Net price$28,719Graduation89%
- Dallas Christian CollegeDallas, TX · PrivateAcceptance22%SAT, mid 50%788–1088Net price$22,960Graduation29%
- University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, VA · PrivateAcceptance22%SAT, mid 50%1410–1530Net price$31,309Graduation85%
- United States Coast Guard AcademyNew London, CT · PublicAcceptance22%SAT, mid 50%1240–1400Net price—Graduation93%
- Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · PublicAcceptance23%SAT, mid 50%1085–1285Net price$20,723Graduation75%
- Crown CollegeSaint Bonifacius, MN · PrivateAcceptance23%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$26,672Graduation45%
- Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · PublicAcceptance24%SAT, mid 50%1270–1410Net price$11,297Graduation86%
- University of FloridaGainesville, FL · PublicAcceptance24%SAT, mid 50%1320–1480Net price$6,541Graduation91%
- Reed CollegePortland, OR · PrivateAcceptance25%SAT, mid 50%1290–1520Net price$33,013Graduation72%
- Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · PrivateAcceptance25%SAT, mid 50%1108–1320Net price$38,967Graduation79%
- Yeshiva Zichron AryehFar Rockaway, NY · PrivateAcceptance25%SAT, mid 50%—Net price—Graduation50%
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · PrivateAcceptance25%SAT, mid 50%1493–1558Net price$25,171Graduation96%
- Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA · PrivateAcceptance25%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$34,191Graduation83%
- Trinity Bible College and Graduate SchoolEllendale, ND · PrivateAcceptance26%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$19,359Graduation46%
- Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · PrivateAcceptance26%SAT, mid 50%1370–1500Net price$36,931Graduation88%
- Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX · PrivateAcceptance26%SAT, mid 50%1340–1500Net price$23,464Graduation84%
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, PR · PrivateAcceptance27%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$9,230Graduation38%
- University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · PublicAcceptance27%SAT, mid 50%1250–1510Net price$19,857Graduation89%
- University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, CA · PublicAcceptance27%SAT, mid 50%—Net price$12,470Graduation86%
- Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · PrivateAcceptance27%SAT, mid 50%1395–1510Net price$43,756Graduation92%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Middle 50% is the range between the 25th and 75th percentile of enrolled students who submitted scores. Net price is the average annual cost after grants.