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Admission Comparison Between Best Finance 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 Finance schools. The average acceptance rate of best Finance schools is 7.76% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 55.46%.
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 Finance 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.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Finance Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
1 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%)
2 University of Chicago 37,522 (16,830/20,670) 2,039 (1,064/975) 1,729 (936/793) 5% (6%/5%) 85% (88%/4%)
3 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%)
4 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%)
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 Stanford University 56,378 (28,379/27,999) 2,075 (948/1,127) 1,736 (794/942) 4% (3%/4%) 84% (84%/3%)
7 Harvard University 61,221 (28,024/33,197) 1,984 (908/1,076) 1,646 (740/906) 3% (3%/3%) 83% (81%/3%)
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 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%)
10 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%)
Average73,429 (33,617/33,617)5,699 (2,321/3,373)3,161 (1,331/1,826)7.76% (6.9%/10.0%)55.46% (57.4%/54.1%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Finance schools is 1541. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 755 and the average SAT Math score is 786.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and New York University has the lowest SAT scores of 1,530 among best Finance schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Finance schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
SAT Score Comparison Between Best Finance Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
1University of Pennsylvania 48%
(1,153)		1540750790
2University of Chicago 52%
(891)		1540760780
3New York University 26%
(1,627)		1530750780
4Columbia University in the City of New York 44%
(672)		1530750780
5Massachusetts Institute of Technology 78%
(883)		1560760800
6Stanford University 49%
(855)		1550760790
7Harvard University 55%
(903)		1550760790
8University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
9Northwestern University 47%
(965)		1530750780
10University of California-Los Angeles Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
Average49.88% 1541755786

*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 Finance schools is 35. By subject, the average ACT English score is 35 and the ACT math score is 34.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Finance schools for academic year 2022-2023.
ACT Score Comparison Between Best Finance Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)		CompositeEnglishMath
1University of Pennsylvania 23%
(545)		353535
2University of Chicago 32%
(546)		343534
3New York University 11%
(688)		3400
4Columbia University in the City of New York 23%
(356)		353534
5Massachusetts Institute of Technology 32%
(362)		353535
6Stanford University 23%
(405)		353535
7Harvard University 28%
(466)		353534
8University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Berkeley admission.
9Northwestern University 31%
(638)		343534
10University of California-Los Angeles Test Score is NOT considered for University of California-Los Angeles admission.
Average25.38% 353534

*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 Finance schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Finance Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
1 University of Pennsylvania ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
2 University of Chicago ✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✔
3 New York University ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✔ ✓✓
4 Columbia University in the City of New York ✔✔ ✔✔ ✔✓ ✓✓
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✗ ✔✓
6 Stanford University ✔✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
7 Harvard University ✓✓ ✔✓ ✔✓ ✓✓
8 University of California-Berkeley ✔✗ ✔✓ ✓✗ ✗✔
9 Northwestern University ✓✓ ✔✔ ✔✗ ✓✔
10 University of California-Los Angeles ✔✗ ✔✔ ✗✗ ✗✔

✔: 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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