Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking. The average acceptance rate of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 16.62% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 35.08%.
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 US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Harvard University | 61,221 (28,024/33,197) | 1,984 (908/1,076) | 1,646 (740/906) | 3% (3%/3%) | 83% (81%/3%) | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) | |
| 6 | California Institute of Technology | 16,626 (11,352/5,274) | 448 (211/237) | 224 (116/108) | 3% (2%/4%) | 50% (55%/2%) | |
| 7 | Princeton University | 38,019 (18,422/19,597) | 2,167 (1,045/1,122) | 1,499 (736/763) | 6% (6%/6%) | 69% (70%/4%) | |
| 8 | 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%) | |
| 9 | Yale University | 50,060 (21,108/28,952) | 2,289 (1,118/1,171) | 1,554 (759/795) | 5% (5%/4%) | 68% (68%/3%) | |
| 11 | 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%) | |
| 13 | University of Chicago | 37,522 (16,830/20,670) | 2,039 (1,064/975) | 1,729 (936/793) | 5% (6%/5%) | 85% (88%/4%) | |
| 14 | 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%) | |
| 15 | 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%) | |
| 20 | 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%) | |
| 21 | 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%) | |
| 23 | 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%) | |
| 24 | 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%) | |
| 25 | Duke University | 50,016 (23,211/26,805) | 3,174 (1,437/1,737) | 1,745 (793/952) | 6% (6%/6%) | 55% (55%/4%) | |
| 26 | 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%) | |
| 26 | 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%) | |
| 28 | 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%) | |
| 32 | 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%) | |
| 38 | 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%) | |
| 48 | 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%) | |
| 50 | 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%) | |
| 57 | 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%) | |
| 61 | Brown University | 50,649 (18,939/31,710) | 2,562 (1,275/1,287) | 1,717 (828/889) | 5% (7%/4%) | 67% (65%/3%) | |
| 63 | 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%) | |
| 64 | 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%) | |
| 65 | 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%) | |
| 69 | 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%) | |
| 71 | 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%) | |
| 81 | 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%) | |
| 82 | Emory University | 33,179 (13,161/20,018) | 3,767 (1,653/2,114) | 1,424 (636/788) | 11% (13%/11%) | 38% (38%/4%) | |
| 95 | 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%) | |
| Average | 66,042 (30,873/30,873) | 10,974 (4,678/6,292) | 3,850 (1,671/2,177) | 16.62% (15.2%/20.4%) | 35.08% (35.7%/34.6%) | ||
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking is 1510. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 740 and the average SAT Math score is 771.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest SAT scores of 1,370 among US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking. The following table compares SAT Scores between US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking for the academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Harvard University | 55% (903) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 | |
| 6 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 7 | Princeton University | 59% (890) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 8 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 9 | Yale University | 59% (913) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 44% (672) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 13 | University of Chicago | 52% (891) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 14 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 15 | Johns Hopkins University | 44% (625) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 20 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 21 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 23 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 | |
| 24 | New York University | 26% (1,627) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 25 | Duke University | 49% (859) | 1550 | 760 | 790 | |
| 26 | Northwestern University | 47% (965) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 26 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 28 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 | |
| 32 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 38 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 | |
| 48 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 | |
| 57 | Washington University in St Louis | 27% (492) | 1530 | 750 | 780 | |
| 61 | Brown University | 54% (923) | 1540 | 760 | 780 | |
| 63 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 64 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 65 | University of Southern California | 34% (1,173) | 1520 | 740 | 780 | |
| 69 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 26% (1,169) | 1460 | 720 | 740 | |
| 71 | Boston University | 23% (823) | 1440 | 700 | 740 | |
| 81 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 17% (1,457) | 1430 | 690 | 740 | |
| 82 | Emory University | 41% (587) | 1500 | 730 | 770 | |
| 95 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| Average | 46.20% | 1510 | 740 | 771 | ||
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking 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 US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking for academic year 2022-2023.
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| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Harvard University | 28% (466) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 3 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 6 | California Institute of Technology | Test Score is NOT considered for California Institute of Technology admission. | ||||
| 7 | Princeton University | 25% (376) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 8 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | ||||
| 9 | Yale University | 29% (455) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 23% (356) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 13 | University of Chicago | 32% (546) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 14 | University of Pennsylvania | 23% (545) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 15 | Johns Hopkins University | 15% (217) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 20 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 21 | University of California-Los Angeles | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission. | ||||
| 23 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 | |
| 24 | New York University | 11% (688) | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Duke University | 37% (638) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 26 | Northwestern University | 31% (638) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 26 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | ||||
| 28 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 32 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | ||||
| 38 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 | |
| 48 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 | |
| 50 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 | |
| 57 | Washington University in St Louis | 33% (597) | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
| 61 | Brown University | 27% (456) | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
| 63 | University of California-Davis | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Davis admission. | ||||
| 64 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Santa Barbara admission. | ||||
| 65 | University of Southern California | 16% (559) | 34 | 35 | 33 | |
| 69 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 32% (1,398) | 32 | 33 | 30 | |
| 71 | Boston University | 12% (448) | 33 | 34 | 31 | |
| 81 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 40% (3,440) | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
| 82 | Emory University | 24% (335) | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | University of California-Irvine | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Irvine admission. | ||||
| Average | 25.24% | 34 | 34 | 33 | ||
*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 US Colleges In Top 100 World Ranking 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.