Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Data Science schools. The average acceptance rate of best Data Science schools is 16.88% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 36.30%.
Harvard University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.24% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among best Data Science 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 | 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%) |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) |
| 3 | 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%) |
| 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 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%) |
| 6 | 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%) |
| 7 | 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%) |
| 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 | Harvard University | 61,221 (28,024/33,197) | 1,984 (908/1,076) | 1,646 (740/906) | 3% (3%/3%) | 83% (81%/3%) |
| 10 | 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%) |
| 11 | 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%) |
| 12 | 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%) |
| Average | 68,813 (34,600/34,600) | 11,612 (5,067/6,540) | 4,215 (1,920/2,291) | 16.88% (14.6%/18.9%) | 36.30% (37.9%/35.0%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Data Science schools is 1517. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 741 and the average SAT Math score is 776.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the lowest SAT scores of 1,440 among best Data Science schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Data Science schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| 5 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | |||
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 1480 | 720 | 760 |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
| 8 | Cornell University | 37% (1,281) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
| 9 | Harvard University | 55% (903) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 44% (672) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | |||
| 12 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 44% (3,485) | 1440 | 700 | 740 |
| Average | 54.00% | 1517 | 741 | 776 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Data Science schools is 34. By subject, the average ACT English score is 35 and the ACT math score is 34.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Data Science schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission. | |||
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 5 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | Test Score is NOT considered for University of Washington-Seattle Campus admission. | |||
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 33 | 34 | 33 |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
| 8 | Cornell University | 14% (490) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| 9 | Harvard University | 28% (466) | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 23% (356) | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-San Diego admission. | |||
| 12 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 20% (1,560) | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| Average | 24.67% | 34 | 35 | 34 | |
*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 Data Science schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 4 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 5 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 6 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 8 | Cornell University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ |
| 9 | Harvard University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 10 | Columbia University in the City of New York | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| 12 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: 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.