Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Production / Operations schools. The average acceptance rate of best Production / Operations schools is 20.03% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 34.57%.
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 Production / Operations 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 |
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1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,337 (661/676) | 1,136 (582/554) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) |
2 | 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%) |
3 | 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%) |
4 | 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%) |
5 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,075 (948/1,127) | 1,736 (794/942) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
6 | 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%) |
7 | 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%) |
8 | 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%) |
8 | Harvard University | 61,221 (28,024/33,197) | 1,984 (908/1,076) | 1,646 (740/906) | 3% (3%/3%) | 83% (81%/3%) |
10 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 50,080 (23,646/26,434) | 41,272 (19,322/21,950) | 9,736 (4,887/4,849) | 82% (82%/83%) | 24% (25%/18%) |
Average | 55,531 (27,955/27,955) | 11,125 (5,369/5,750) | 3,845 (1,887/1,955) | 20.03% (19.2%/20.6%) | 34.57% (35.1%/34.0%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of best Production / Operations schools is 1489. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 729 and the average SAT Math score is 760.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest SAT scores of 1,560 and Indiana University-Bloomington has the lowest SAT scores of 1,290 among best Production / Operations schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Production / Operations schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
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1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 1560 | 760 | 800 |
2 | Carnegie Mellon University | 51% (867) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
3 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 1540 | 750 | 790 |
4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 54% (3,829) | 1470 | 720 | 750 |
5 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
6 | Northwestern University | 47% (965) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 67% (6,319) | 1330 | 650 | 680 |
8 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 44% (672) | 1530 | 750 | 780 |
8 | Harvard University | 55% (903) | 1550 | 760 | 790 |
10 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 38% (3,721) | 1290 | 640 | 650 |
Average | 53.10% | 1489 | 729 | 760 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of best Production / Operations schools 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 best Production / Operations schools for academic year 2022-2023.
Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
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1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
2 | Carnegie Mellon University | 20% (338) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
3 | University of Pennsylvania | 23% (545) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 24% (1,692) | 33 | 35 | 32 |
5 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 35 | 35 | 35 |
6 | Northwestern University | 31% (638) | 34 | 35 | 34 |
7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 29% (2,702) | 31 | 31 | 30 |
8 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 23% (356) | 35 | 35 | 34 |
8 | Harvard University | 28% (466) | 35 | 35 | 34 |
10 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 21% (2,059) | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Average | 25.40% | 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 best Production / Operations schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
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1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ |
2 | Carnegie Mellon University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
3 | University of Pennsylvania | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
4 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
5 | Stanford University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
6 | Northwestern University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
7 | Purdue University-Main Campus | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
8 | Columbia University in the City of New York | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
8 | Harvard University | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
10 | Indiana University-Bloomington | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
✔: 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.