Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Cybersecurity schools. The average acceptance rate of best Cybersecurity schools is 22.01% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 34.24%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.68% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among best Cybersecurity 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.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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%) |
| 2 | 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%) |
| 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 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
| 5 | 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%) |
| 6 | 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%) |
| 7 | 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%) |
| 8 | 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%) |
| 9 | 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%) |
| 10 | 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%) |
| 11 | 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%) |
| 12 | Princeton University | 38,019 (18,422/19,597) | 2,167 (1,045/1,122) | 1,499 (736/763) | 6% (6%/6%) | 69% (70%/4%) |
| 13 | 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%) |
| Average | 67,275 (35,134/35,134) | 14,806 (6,799/8,002) | 5,070 (2,384/2,685) | 22.01% (19.4%/22.8%) | 34.24% (35.1%/33.6%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Cybersecurity schools is 1479. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 724 and the average SAT Math score is 755.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest SAT scores of 1,330 among best Cybersecurity schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Cybersecurity schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 6 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
| 8 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 63% (5,720) | 1370 | 680 | 690 |
| 11 | University of Maryland-College Park | 53% (3,078) | 1460 | 710 | 750 |
| 12 | Princeton University | 59% (890) | 1540 | 760 | 780 |
| 13 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | |||
| Average | 57.18% | 1479 | 724 | 755 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Cybersecurity schools is 33. By subject, the average ACT English score is 34 and the ACT math score is 33.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Cybersecurity schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 6 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| 8 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 22% (1,983) | 30 | 32 | 28 |
| 11 | University of Maryland-College Park | 2% (90) | 33 | 34 | 31 |
| 12 | Princeton University | 25% (376) | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| 13 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | |||
| Average | 22.64% | 33 | 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 best Cybersecurity schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ |
| 4 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 6 | Purdue University-Main Campus | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 8 | Cornell University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 11 | University of Maryland-College Park | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 12 | Princeton University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 13 | University of California-San Diego | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
✔: 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.