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Admission Comparison Between Best Marketing 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 Marketing schools. The average acceptance rate of best Marketing schools is 9.60% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 54.97%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 3.61% and University of Chicago has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 88.29% among best Marketing 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 2024-2025.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Marketing Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
1 Northwestern University
49,474 (23,774/25,686) 3,806 (1,735/2,070) 2,105 (977/1,127) 8% (7%/8%) 55% (56%/4%)
2 University of Pennsylvania
65,226 (30,339/34,887) 3,523 (1,634/1,889) 2,395 (1,108/1,287) 5% (5%/5%) 68% (68%/4%)
3 Stanford University
57,326 (29,602/27,724) 2,067 (1,015/1,052) 1,693 (835/858) 4% (3%/4%) 82% (82%/3%)
4 Harvard University
54,008 (25,613/28,372) 1,970 (920/1,050) 1,647 (767/880) 4% (4%/4%) 84% (83%/3%)
5 University of Chicago
43,612 (19,195/23,636) 1,955 (1,070/885) 1,726 (955/771) 4% (6%/4%) 88% (89%/3%)
5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
98,310 (48,101/50,209) 15,373 (6,684/8,689) 7,278 (3,199/4,079) 16% (14%/17%) 47% (48%/8%)
7 Duke University
51,795 (24,298/27,497) 2,957 (1,388/1,569) 1,740 (824/916) 6% (6%/6%) 59% (59%/3%)
8 Columbia University in the City of New York
60,115 (26,607/32,507) 2,400 (1,122/1,226) 1,558 (795/736) 4% (4%/4%) 65% (71%/2%)
9 New York University
110,807 (45,074/65,681) 10,232 (4,093/6,131) 5,666 (2,351/3,311) 9% (9%/9%) 55% (57%/5%)
10 The University of Texas at Austin
72,885 (35,912/36,750) 19,417 (8,101/11,264) 9,210 (3,847/5,343) 27% (23%/31%) 47% (47%/15%)
Average66,356 (30,852/30,852)6,370 (2,776/3,583)3,502 (1,566/1,931)9.60% (9.0%/11.6%)54.97% (56.4%/53.9%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Marketing schools is 1520. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 747 and the average SAT Math score is 773.
University of Pennsylvania has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and The University of Texas at Austin has the lowest SAT scores of 1,390 among best Marketing schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Marketing schools for the academic year 2024-2025.
SAT Score Comparison Between Best Marketing Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1Northwestern University
46%
(963)		1540760780
2University of Pennsylvania
50%
(1,204)		1550760790
3Stanford University
51%
(857)		1550760790
4Harvard University
54%
(892)		1550760790
5University of Chicago
49%
(850)		1550760790
5University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
51%
(3,697)		1460720740
7Duke University
48%
(824)		1540760780
8Columbia University in the City of New York
45%
(680)		1550760790
9New York University
28%
(1,598)		1520740780
10The University of Texas at Austin
56%
(5,189)		1390690700
Average47.80% 1520747773

*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 Marketing 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 Marketing schools for academic year 2024-2025.
ACT Score Comparison Between Best Marketing Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		CompositeEnglishMath
1Northwestern University
23%
(488)		343534
2University of Pennsylvania
17%
(416)		353535
3Stanford University
19%
(324)		353535
4Harvard University
19%
(321)		353535
5University of Chicago
27%
(460)		353534
5University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
18%
(1,274)		333533
7Duke University
30%
(526)		353535
8Columbia University in the City of New York
18%
(267)		353535
9New York University
10%
(583)		34
10The University of Texas at Austin
18%
(1,686)		313229
Average19.90% 343534

*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 Marketing schools based on academic year 2024-2025 data.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Marketing Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
1 Northwestern University
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
2 University of Pennsylvania
✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
3 Stanford University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
4 Harvard University
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓
5 University of Chicago
✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
5 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✓✔
7 Duke University
✔✗ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✗
8 Columbia University in the City of New York
✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
9 New York University
✔✗ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✔
10 The University of Texas at Austin
✓✓ ✔✔ ✓✓ ✓✔

✔: 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)
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