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Admission Comparison Between Best Education Schools

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Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics

The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Education schools. The average acceptance rate of best Education schools is 11.94% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 45.38%.
Harvard University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.24% and Stanford University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 83.66% among best Education schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Education Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
1 Columbia University in the City of New York 60,879 (24,499/34,973) 2,404 (1,151/1,199) 1,540 (742/761) 4% (5%/3%) 64% (64%/2%)
2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 84,289 (42,285/42,004) 14,914 (6,434/8,480) 7,050 (3,069/3,981) 18% (15%/20%) 47% (48%/9%)
3 Northwestern University 51,261 (23,535/27,725) 3,695 (1,652/2,043) 2,038 (919/1,119) 7% (7%/7%) 55% (56%/4%)
4 University of Pennsylvania 54,588 (25,055/29,533) 3,549 (1,627/1,922) 2,409 (1,071/1,338) 7% (6%/7%) 68% (66%/5%)
5 University of Wisconsin-Madison 60,214 (29,555/30,659) 29,539 (13,386/16,153) 8,628 (3,918/4,710) 49% (45%/53%) 29% (29%/15%)
5 Vanderbilt University 46,377 (20,388/25,989) 3,093 (1,411/1,682) 1,619 (739/880) 7% (7%/6%) 52% (52%/3%)
7 Stanford University 56,378 (28,379/27,999) 2,075 (948/1,127) 1,736 (794/942) 4% (3%/4%) 84% (84%/3%)
8 University of California-Los Angeles 149,801 (68,595/81,206) 12,845 (5,096/7,749) 6,462 (2,410/4,052) 9% (7%/10%) 50% (47%/5%)
8 Harvard University 61,221 (28,024/33,197) 1,984 (908/1,076) 1,646 (740/906) 3% (3%/3%) 83% (81%/3%)
10 New York University 100,662 (38,481/62,181) 12,539 (4,743/7,796) 6,184 (2,419/3,765) 12% (12%/13%) 49% (51%/6%)
Average72,567 (32,880/32,880)8,664 (3,736/4,923)3,931 (1,682/2,245)11.94% (11.4%/15.0%)45.38% (45.0%/45.6%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Education schools is 1518. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 742 and the average SAT Math score is 776.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest SAT scores of 1,430 among best Education schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Education schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
SAT Score Comparison Between Best Education Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1Columbia University in the City of New York 44%
(672)		1530750780
2University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 54%
(3,829)		1470720750
3Northwestern University 47%
(965)		1530750780
4University of Pennsylvania 48%
(1,153)		1540750790
5University of Wisconsin-Madison 17%
(1,457)		1430690740
5Vanderbilt University 29%
(468)		1530750780
7Stanford University 49%
(855)		1550760790
8University of California-Los Angeles Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
8Harvard University 55%
(903)		1550760790
10New York University 26%
(1,627)		1530750780
Average41.00% 1518742776

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of best Education schools is 34. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 33.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Education schools for academic year 2022-2023.
ACT Score Comparison Between Best Education Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		CompositeEnglishMath
1Columbia University in the City of New York 23%
(356)		353534
2University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 24%
(1,692)		333532
3Northwestern University 31%
(638)		343534
4University of Pennsylvania 23%
(545)		353535
5University of Wisconsin-Madison 40%
(3,440)		292928
5Vanderbilt University 32%
(519)		353534
7Stanford University 23%
(405)		353535
8University of California-Los Angeles Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
8Harvard University 28%
(466)		353534
10New York University 11%
(688)		3400
Average26.11% 343433

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

Application Requirements

The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Education schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Education Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
1 Columbia University in the City of New York ✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
3 Northwestern University ✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
4 University of Pennsylvania ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
5 University of Wisconsin-Madison ✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
5 Vanderbilt University ✔✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
7 Stanford University ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
8 University of California-Los Angeles ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔
8 Harvard University ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
10 New York University ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✓

✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended

  • HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
  • HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
  • HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
  • Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
  • Rec.: Recommendations
  • Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.