Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between Top 100 Colleges by Niche. The average acceptance rate of Top 100 Colleges by Niche is 24.21% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 31.69%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 2.69% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among Top 100 Colleges by Niche. 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.
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| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University | 50,060 (21,108/28,952) | 2,289 (1,118/1,171) | 1,554 (759/795) | 5% (5%/4%) | 68% (68%/3%) | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 61,221 (28,024/33,197) | 1,984 (908/1,076) | 1,646 (740/906) | 3% (3%/3%) | 83% (81%/3%) | |
| 5 | Princeton University | 38,019 (18,422/19,597) | 2,167 (1,045/1,122) | 1,499 (736/763) | 6% (6%/6%) | 69% (70%/4%) | |
| 6 | 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%) | |
| 7 | 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%) | |
| 8 | Dartmouth College | 28,336 (13,323/15,013) | 1,808 (906/902) | 1,124 (564/560) | 6% (7%/6%) | 62% (62%/4%) | |
| 9 | Rice University | 31,443 (15,807/15,636) | 2,730 (1,354/1,376) | 1,203 (604/599) | 9% (9%/9%) | 44% (45%/4%) | |
| 10 | Brown University | 50,649 (18,939/31,710) | 2,562 (1,275/1,287) | 1,717 (828/889) | 5% (7%/4%) | 67% (65%/3%) | |
| 11 | Harvey Mudd College | 4,440 (2,931/1,509) | 593 (271/322) | 237 (116/121) | 13% (9%/21%) | 40% (43%/8%) | |
| 12 | Georgetown University | 26,638 (10,345/16,055) | 3,257 (1,325/1,907) | 1,586 (625/949) | 12% (13%/12%) | 49% (47%/6%) | |
| 13 | Duke University | 50,016 (23,211/26,805) | 3,174 (1,437/1,737) | 1,745 (793/952) | 6% (6%/6%) | 55% (55%/4%) | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt University | 46,377 (20,388/25,989) | 3,093 (1,411/1,682) | 1,619 (739/880) | 7% (7%/6%) | 52% (52%/3%) | |
| 15 | 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%) | |
| 16 | Washington University in St Louis | 32,014 (14,754/17,260) | 3,764 (1,795/1,969) | 1,813 (827/986) | 12% (12%/11%) | 48% (46%/6%) | |
| 17 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 448 (211/237) | 224 (116/108) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) | |
| 18 | Pomona College | 10,666 (4,254/6,407) | 749 (340/409) | 413 (174/239) | 7% (8%/6%) | 55% (51%/4%) | |
| 19 | 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%) | |
| 20 | Carnegie Mellon University | 34,261 (20,471/13,790) | 3,873 (1,842/2,031) | 1,716 (839/877) | 11% (9%/15%) | 44% (46%/6%) | |
| 21 | 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%) | |
| 22 | Cornell University | 69,195 (34,671/34,524) | 5,168 (2,317/2,851) | 3,491 (1,570/1,921) | 7% (7%/8%) | 68% (68%/6%) | |
| 23 | University of Chicago | 37,522 (16,830/20,670) | 2,039 (1,064/975) | 1,729 (936/793) | 5% (6%/5%) | 85% (88%/4%) | |
| 24 | Johns Hopkins University | 37,844 (16,330/21,496) | 2,745 (1,238/1,501) | 1,406 (632/773) | 7% (8%/7%) | 51% (51%/4%) | |
| 25 | Claremont McKenna College | 5,709 (2,545/3,164) | 591 (266/325) | 322 (157/165) | 10% (10%/10%) | 54% (59%/5%) | |
| 26 | University of Southern California | 69,062 (30,701/38,330) | 8,304 (3,869/4,424) | 3,420 (1,571/1,840) | 12% (13%/12%) | 41% (41%/5%) | |
| 27 | University of Notre Dame | 26,509 (12,958/13,551) | 3,421 (1,789/1,632) | 2,037 (1,058/979) | 13% (14%/12%) | 60% (59%/7%) | |
| 28 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 50,610 (33,820/16,790) | 8,672 (4,847/3,825) | 3,647 (2,111/1,536) | 17% (14%/23%) | 42% (44%/9%) | |
| 29 | Bowdoin College | 9,376 (3,994/5,382) | 862 (392/470) | 508 (232/276) | 9% (10%/9%) | 59% (59%/5%) | |
| 30 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 50,926 (23,195/27,731) | 9,503 (4,116/5,387) | 4,022 (1,735/2,287) | 19% (18%/19%) | 42% (42%/8%) | |
| 31 | Davidson College | 6,479 (3,066/3,413) | 1,098 (508/590) | 542 (249/293) | 17% (17%/17%) | 49% (49%/9%) | |
| 32 | Williams College | 15,321 (6,870/7,974) | 1,302 (607/653) | 577 (264/294) | 8% (9%/8%) | 44% (43%/4%) | |
| 33 | Swarthmore College | 14,707 (6,047/8,660) | 1,019 (489/530) | 433 (204/229) | 7% (8%/6%) | 42% (42%/3%) | |
| 34 | Tufts University | 34,882 (13,900/19,732) | 3,381 (1,374/1,873) | 1,695 (696/929) | 10% (10%/9%) | 50% (51%/5%) | |
| 35 | Barnard College | 12,009 (0/12,009) | 1,056 (0/1,056) | 697 (0/697) | 9% (0%/9%) | 66% (0%/6%) | |
| 36 | Emory University | 33,179 (13,161/20,018) | 3,767 (1,653/2,114) | 1,424 (636/788) | 11% (13%/11%) | 38% (38%/4%) | |
| 37 | Wellesley College | 8,491 (0/8,491) | 1,152 (0/1,152) | 585 (0/585) | 14% (0%/14%) | 51% (0%/7%) | |
| 38 | Boston University | 80,796 (31,328/49,468) | 11,607 (5,061/6,546) | 3,635 (1,475/2,160) | 14% (16%/13%) | 31% (29%/4%) | |
| 39 | University of Florida | 64,473 (28,248/36,225) | 15,054 (6,358/8,696) | 6,612 (2,730/3,882) | 23% (23%/24%) | 44% (43%/11%) | |
| 40 | Middlebury College | 12,952 (5,404/7,548) | 1,644 (745/899) | 639 (291/348) | 13% (14%/12%) | 39% (39%/5%) | |
| 41 | Washington and Lee University | 7,224 (3,575/3,649) | 1,225 (545/680) | 476 (228/248) | 17% (15%/19%) | 39% (42%/7%) | |
| 42 | The University of Texas at Austin | 60,055 (28,507/31,260) | 18,830 (7,598/11,172) | 9,109 (3,617/5,482) | 31% (27%/36%) | 48% (48%/18%) | |
| 43 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 56,341 (23,412/32,929) | 9,639 (3,863/5,776) | 4,435 (1,679/2,756) | 17% (17%/18%) | 46% (43%/8%) | |
| 44 | Boston College | 40,494 (15,887/24,459) | 6,748 (2,964/3,765) | 2,335 (1,079/1,253) | 17% (19%/15%) | 35% (36%/5%) | |
| 45 | 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%) | |
| 46 | Northeastern University | 91,000 (39,035/51,965) | 6,191 (2,259/3,932) | 2,519 (903/1,616) | 7% (6%/8%) | 41% (40%/3%) | |
| 47 | University of California-Berkeley | 128,209 (61,188/67,021) | 14,523 (5,357/9,166) | 6,728 (2,701/4,027) | 11% (9%/14%) | 46% (50%/6%) | |
| 48 | Wake Forest University | 16,857 (7,697/9,160) | 3,602 (1,607/1,995) | 1,370 (621/749) | 21% (21%/22%) | 38% (39%/8%) | |
| 49 | University of Georgia | 39,320 (16,218/23,087) | 16,729 (6,149/10,574) | 6,273 (2,362/3,909) | 43% (38%/46%) | 37% (38%/17%) | |
| 50 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 63,257 (36,223/27,010) | 28,354 (13,926/14,418) | 7,957 (4,076/3,879) | 45% (38%/53%) | 28% (29%/14%) | |
| 51 | Amherst College | 14,864 (6,260/7,845) | 1,079 (451/582) | 467 (210/243) | 7% (7%/7%) | 43% (47%/3%) | |
| 52 | University of Miami | 49,169 (20,268/28,901) | 9,312 (4,480/4,832) | 2,371 (1,159/1,212) | 19% (22%/17%) | 25% (26%/4%) | |
| 53 | Florida State University | 78,088 (31,200/46,872) | 19,552 (7,829/11,718) | 6,033 (2,415/3,618) | 25% (25%/25%) | 31% (31%/8%) | |
| 54 | Hamilton College | 9,899 (4,108/5,791) | 1,166 (451/715) | 478 (199/279) | 12% (11%/12%) | 41% (44%/5%) | |
| 55 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 45,321 (26,376/18,831) | 25,825 (13,843/11,919) | 7,166 (3,954/3,196) | 57% (52%/63%) | 28% (29%/17%) | |
| 56 | Villanova University | 23,835 (10,834/13,000) | 5,576 (2,767/2,809) | 1,779 (871/908) | 23% (26%/22%) | 32% (31%/7%) | |
| 57 | University of California-Irvine | 119,191 (55,549/63,642) | 25,212 (10,064/15,148) | 5,664 (2,176/3,488) | 21% (18%/24%) | 22% (22%/5%) | |
| 58 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 31,615 (11,132/20,483) | 3,621 (1,150/2,471) | 1,843 (619/1,224) | 11% (10%/12%) | 51% (54%/6%) | |
| 59 | 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%) | |
| 60 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 52,488 (22,714/29,774) | 24,942 (9,469/15,473) | 7,386 (3,030/4,356) | 48% (42%/52%) | 30% (32%/15%) | |
| 61 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 43,422 (22,007/21,415) | 27,203 (14,043/13,160) | 12,490 (6,718/5,772) | 63% (64%/61%) | 46% (48%/27%) | |
| 62 | Macalester College | 8,434 (3,455/4,979) | 2,397 (911/1,486) | 552 (213/339) | 28% (26%/30%) | 23% (23%/7%) | |
| 63 | Babson College | 7,607 (4,790/2,817) | 1,700 (884/816) | 656 (365/291) | 22% (18%/29%) | 39% (41%/10%) | |
| 64 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 1,500 (818/682) | 337 (162/175) | 183 (73/110) | 22% (20%/26%) | 54% (45%/16%) | |
| 65 | University of California-San Diego | 131,197 (61,341/69,856) | 31,103 (12,945/18,158) | 6,546 (2,790/3,756) | 24% (21%/26%) | 21% (22%/5%) | |
| 66 | William & Mary | 18,087 (6,841/11,246) | 6,059 (2,661/3,398) | 1,642 (725/917) | 33% (39%/30%) | 27% (27%/8%) | |
| 67 | University of South Florida | 65,568 (26,545/39,023) | 28,801 (11,661/17,140) | 6,800 (2,850/3,950) | 44% (44%/44%) | 24% (24%/10%) | |
| 68 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 65,189 (30,930/34,259) | 34,370 (15,801/18,569) | 8,060 (3,771/4,289) | 53% (51%/54%) | 23% (24%/13%) | |
| 69 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 110,995 (50,599/60,396) | 28,688 (11,643/17,045) | 4,967 (2,089/2,878) | 26% (23%/28%) | 17% (18%/5%) | |
| 70 | Haverford College | 5,657 (2,569/3,088) | 804 (341/463) | 362 (149/213) | 14% (13%/15%) | 45% (44%/7%) | |
| 71 | Lehigh University | 15,163 (7,744/7,419) | 5,607 (2,713/2,894) | 1,511 (804/707) | 37% (35%/39%) | 27% (30%/10%) | |
| 72 | Wesleyan University | 14,521 (5,458/9,063) | 2,096 (1,010/1,086) | 743 (366/377) | 14% (19%/12%) | 35% (36%/4%) | |
| 73 | Vassar College | 11,412 (3,283/8,129) | 2,129 (849/1,280) | 681 (278/403) | 19% (26%/16%) | 32% (33%/5%) | |
| 74 | Case Western Reserve University | 38,701 (19,838/18,863) | 10,607 (5,357/5,250) | 1,553 (818/735) | 27% (27%/28%) | 15% (15%/4%) | |
| 75 | University of California-Davis | 94,747 (44,180/50,567) | 35,377 (14,117/21,260) | 6,399 (2,495/3,904) | 37% (32%/42%) | 18% (18%/8%) | |
| 76 | University of Central Florida | 54,977 (22,985/31,991) | 22,560 (9,534/13,026) | 7,515 (3,536/3,979) | 41% (41%/41%) | 33% (37%/12%) | |
| 77 | Colgate University | 21,109 (9,386/11,723) | 2,624 (1,076/1,548) | 812 (343/469) | 12% (11%/13%) | 31% (32%/4%) | |
| 78 | Trinity University | 11,463 (4,923/6,540) | 3,497 (1,526/1,971) | 655 (298/357) | 31% (31%/30%) | 19% (20%/5%) | |
| 79 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 68,582 (42,068/26,514) | 36,146 (19,147/16,999) | 9,447 (5,229/4,218) | 53% (46%/64%) | 26% (27%/16%) | |
| 80 | Colby College | 16,890 (7,552/9,338) | 1,286 (582/704) | 673 (323/350) | 8% (8%/8%) | 52% (55%/4%) | |
| 81 | Carleton College | 8,583 (4,092/4,491) | 1,427 (679/748) | 532 (268/264) | 17% (17%/17%) | 37% (39%/6%) | |
| 82 | Bates College | 8,273 (3,757/4,516) | 1,137 (510/627) | 518 (236/282) | 14% (14%/14%) | 46% (46%/6%) | |
| 83 | Grinnell College | 9,997 (4,758/5,104) | 1,076 (450/617) | 437 (194/243) | 11% (9%/12%) | 41% (43%/5%) | |
| 84 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 53,072 (22,670/30,402) | 26,079 (10,295/15,784) | 4,390 (1,587/2,803) | 49% (45%/52%) | 17% (15%/9%) | |
| 85 | Brigham Young University | 10,559 (4,723/5,836) | 7,040 (2,758/4,282) | 5,565 (2,230/3,335) | 67% (58%/73%) | 79% (81%/57%) | |
| 86 | Michigan State University | 53,341 (24,979/28,362) | 46,914 (21,668/25,246) | 9,829 (4,730/5,099) | 88% (87%/89%) | 21% (22%/18%) | |
| 87 | Florida International University | 17,343 (6,980/10,363) | 11,075 (4,369/6,706) | 4,424 (1,877/2,547) | 64% (63%/65%) | 40% (43%/25%) | |
| 88 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 35,568 (17,461/18,107) | 16,779 (7,434/9,345) | 5,627 (2,727/2,900) | 47% (43%/52%) | 34% (37%/16%) | |
| 89 | Smith College | 7,269 (0/7,269) | 1,662 (0/1,662) | 619 (0/619) | 23% (0%/23%) | 37% (0%/9%) | |
| 90 | National University | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||
| 91 | Clemson University | 52,819 (20,644/32,170) | 22,704 (8,497/14,207) | 4,588 (1,912/2,676) | 43% (41%/44%) | 20% (23%/8%) | |
| 92 | University of Richmond | 14,364 (6,304/8,060) | 3,501 (1,523/1,978) | 851 (384/467) | 24% (24%/25%) | 24% (25%/6%) | |
| 93 | University of Maryland-College Park | 56,761 (27,774/28,987) | 25,320 (11,325/13,995) | 5,849 (2,881/2,968) | 45% (41%/48%) | 23% (25%/10%) | |
| 94 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 38,050 (17,665/20,336) | 28,504 (12,637/15,848) | 6,737 (2,967/3,761) | 75% (72%/78%) | 24% (23%/18%) | |
| 95 | Southern Methodist University | 16,150 (7,542/8,608) | 8,439 (3,764/4,675) | 1,639 (740/899) | 52% (50%/54%) | 19% (20%/10%) | |
| 96 | George Washington University | 27,266 (9,424/17,842) | 13,354 (4,882/8,472) | 2,941 (1,101/1,840) | 49% (52%/47%) | 22% (23%/10%) | |
| 97 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 19,117 (8,134/10,983) | 13,503 (5,986/7,517) | 4,643 (2,197/2,446) | 71% (74%/68%) | 34% (37%/22%) | |
| 98 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 41,654 (19,448/22,206) | 27,612 (12,593/15,019) | 7,780 (3,830/3,950) | 66% (65%/68%) | 28% (30%/18%) | |
| 99 | Colorado College | 7,846 (3,195/4,651) | 1,279 (534/745) | 534 (231/303) | 16% (17%/16%) | 42% (43%/7%) | |
| 100 | Colorado School of Mines | 10,886 (7,498/3,388) | 6,314 (4,090/2,224) | 1,512 (1,034/478) | 58% (55%/66%) | 24% (25%/14%) | |
| Average | 40,344 (18,413/18,452) | 9,768 (4,296/5,466) | 3,192 (1,439/1,751) | 24.21% (23.3%/29.6%) | 31.69% (32.5%/31.1%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of Top 100 Colleges by Niche is 1451. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 715 and the average SAT Math score is 736.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Oklahoma State University-Main Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 1,130 among Top 100 Colleges by Niche. The following table compares SAT Scores between Top 100 Colleges by Niche for the academic year 2022-2023.
Compare Selected Schools
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University | 59% (913) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 55% (903) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 5 | Princeton University | 59% (890) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 6 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 44% (672) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 8 | Dartmouth College | 42% (475) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 9 | Rice University | 53% (635) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 10 | Brown University | 54% (923) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 11 | Harvey Mudd College | 43% (102) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 12 | Georgetown University | 72% (1,149) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 13 | Duke University | 49% (859) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt University | 29% (468) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 15 | Northwestern University | 47% (965) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 16 | Washington University in St Louis | 27% (492) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 17 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 18 | Pomona College | 35% (145) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 19 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 20 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 21 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 22 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 23 | University of Chicago | 52% (891) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 24 | Johns Hopkins University | 44% (625) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 25 | Claremont McKenna College | 28% (90) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 26 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,173) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 27 | University of Notre Dame | 36% (731) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 28 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 29 | Bowdoin College | 36% (183) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 30 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 50% (2,001) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 31 | Davidson College | 33% (181) | 1430 | 710 | 720 | |
| 32 | Williams College | 41% (235) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 33 | Swarthmore College | 42% (180) | 1520 | 750 | 770 | |
| 34 | Tufts University | 37% (631) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 35 | Barnard College | 30% (210) | 1505 | 745 | 760 | |
| 36 | Emory University | 41% (587) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 37 | Wellesley College | 38% (224) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 38 | Boston University | 23% (823) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 39 | University of Florida | 81% (5,358) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 40 | Middlebury College | 29% (183) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 41 | Washington and Lee University | 28% (133) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 42 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 43 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 26% (1,169) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 44 | Boston College | 34% (800) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 45 | New York University | 26% (1,627) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 46 | Northeastern University | 33% (827) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 47 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 48 | Wake Forest University | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | ||||
| 49 | University of Georgia | 46% (2,875) | 1310 | 660 | 650 | |
| 50 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 51 | Amherst College | 40% (185) | 1510 | 740 | 770 | |
| 52 | University of Miami | 35% (838) | 1390 | 690 | 700 | |
| 53 | Florida State University | 68% (4,107) | 1290 | 650 | 640 | |
| 54 | Hamilton College | 37% (175) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 55 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 39% (2,795) | 1330 | 660 | 670 | |
| 56 | Villanova University | 28% (492) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 57 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| 58 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 16% (293) | 1450 | 720 | 730 | |
| 59 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 17% (1,457) | 1430 | 690 | 740 | |
| 60 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 61 | Texas A & M University-College Station | 78% (9,745) | 1270 | 630 | 640 | |
| 62 | Macalester College | 33% (183) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
| 63 | Babson College | 32% (212) | 1440 | 690 | 750 | |
| 64 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 49% (89) | 1470 | 710 | 760 | |
| 65 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 66 | William & Mary | 52% (860) | 1460 | 730 | 730 | |
| 67 | University of South Florida | 76% (5,158) | 1230 | 620 | 610 | |
| 68 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 15% (1,241) | 1400 | 680 | 720 | |
| 69 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 70 | Haverford College | 43% (157) | 1500 | 740 | 760 | |
| 71 | Lehigh University | 37% (552) | 1410 | 690 | 720 | |
| 72 | Wesleyan University | 52% (384) | 1420 | 710 | 710 | |
| 73 | Vassar College | 33% (227) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 74 | Case Western Reserve University | 42% (650) | 1490 | 720 | 770 | |
| 75 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 76 | University of Central Florida | 72% (5,373) | 1278 | 645 | 633 | |
| 77 | Colgate University | 31% (252) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 78 | Trinity University | 42% (275) | 1380 | 690 | 690 | |
| 79 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 | |
| 80 | Colby College | 42% (282) | 1490 | 730 | 760 | |
| 81 | Carleton College | 37% (197) | 1490 | 740 | 750 | |
| 82 | Bates College | 17% (89) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 83 | Grinnell College | 28% (121) | 1480 | 730 | 750 | |
| 84 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 47% (2,072) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 85 | Brigham Young University | 13% (702) | 1360 | 680 | 680 | |
| 86 | Michigan State University | 39% (3,834) | 1260 | 630 | 630 | |
| 87 | Florida International University | 90% (3,969) | 1150 | 590 | 560 | |
| 88 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 25% (1,432) | 1360 | 670 | 690 | |
| 89 | Smith College | 33% (201) | 1440 | 730 | 710 | |
| 90 | National University | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| 91 | Clemson University | 45% (2,050) | 1320 | 660 | 660 | |
| 92 | University of Richmond | 22% (190) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 93 | University of Maryland-College Park | 53% (3,078) | 1460 | 710 | 750 | |
| 94 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 8% (521) | 1378 | 676 | 702 | |
| 95 | Southern Methodist University | 17% (272) | 1450 | 710 | 740 | |
| 96 | George Washington University | 31% (904) | 1410 | 710 | 700 | |
| 97 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 25% (1,142) | 1130 | 570 | 560 | |
| 98 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 50% (3,906) | 1370 | 670 | 700 | |
| 99 | Colorado College | 34% (180) | 1370 | 690 | 680 | |
| 100 | Colorado School of Mines | 45% (686) | 1400 | 690 | 710 | |
| Average | 41.88% | 1451 | 715 | 736 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of Top 100 Colleges by Niche is 32. By subject, the average ACT English score is 33 and the ACT math score is 31.
The following table compares ACT Scores between Top 100 Colleges by Niche for academic year 2022-2023.
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*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 Top 100 Colleges by Niche based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
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✔: 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.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.